It was once believed that the registry is the central database of Windows that stores and maintains the OS configuration information. Well, this is wrong. Apparently, it also maintains a bunch of other information that has absolutely nothing to do with the configuration. I won’t get into the other stuff, but for one, your typed URLs are stored in the registry.
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These “Typed URLs” come from MSIE’s autocomplete feature. It records all URLs that you’ve typed in manually in order to save you some time filling out the address field. By typing “ama” the autocomplete feature might bring up “amazon.com” for you. Although I find it annoying, some people prefer this feature. One thing is for sure, however — it’s an obvious privacy risk. You wouldn’t want a guest to type “ama” and have it autocomplete to “amateurmudwrestlers.com,” would you?
Day: August 22, 2005
Jargon Bingo
This is a script that lets you play online bingo for those long conference calls where the business folks drone on with the latest buzzwords.
David Antram
David Antram was born in Brighton, England, in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist.
He now illustrates children’s nonfiction books like Across America.
In particular, he’s the illustrator for a really fun series of “You wouldn’t want to be” books.