I love the idea of people taking control of their PC - it's cool using a computer when you know whats going on under the hood. Its even cooler when you configure your computer to take care of a task more intelligently. And cooler yet when you can show off your new knowledge to someone! Or maybe thats just me...

There's often some confusion about cookies, so here's quick run down on what they are (and aren't), the different kind of cookies the average web surfer should be aware of and how you can configure your browser to deal with them. The information below is by no means exhaustive - if you want to read more, a great place to start is Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

What is a cookie?