Wired.com’s article mentioned another kind of tracking cookies used by many sites which we may have overlooked. Many sites (like Google and eBay) are storing their local tracking objects with Flash plug-in. When you clear the cookies in your browsers, these objects is not removed. You need to manually delete these items, or if you are using Firefox, there is an extension to help.
Wired article: You Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again
When I try to shut down windows of my netbook, it just try to install updates which stops me from closing it and put it into my bag. Therefore I did some googling and found the solution.
Source: http://www.tipsfor.us/2009/06/22/disable-the-install-updates-and-shut-down-option-in-windows/
You can keep up with your friends in facebook in no time with this wonderful piece of software, the John’s Background switcher. It helps you by refreshing your desktop’s background with photos of your friends’ albums, just like the screenshot my desktop.