on 10/4/01 4:05 AM, Ron Darlington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I came across what sounds like a cool utility tonight called Evidence > Eliminator. It is a windows only software program that erases history, > hidden data files, and generally any and all records pc computers keep on > where you've been etc. but can't actually be accessed or erased by the user. > I'm not up to anything evil in particular, but mainly resent any kind of big > brother record keeping in general. I've never used resedit but hear it can > make invisible files visible, but this windows program sounds like it does > much more. So..........does anyone know if a) do our macs keep this kind of > info stashed somewhere as pcs apparently do, and b) is there a mac program > that does what Evidence Eliminator does.
No, the mac is nothing like the PC in the way its apps handle this kind of data. Although I think that program is using a bit of fear mongering... Microsoft seems intent on putting registry's in EVERYTHING to the point where it's a joke, ie windows explorer is much more customizable because of it, but scary stuff happens also... So, sooo many sites just download garbage to your machine or modify your registry with Active X, etc. An example would be of how much easier it is in the PC world to go to a site, and suddenly have it appear in your bookmarks at the top as if by magic... And the site can even set itself to be your homepage, or install plugins... Its goofy. Macs don�t hve active X, and the mac browser is built around a different design philosophy, so it doesn't work the same way. If you really want to get rid of your browsing trail on the mac, deleting the history files, etc will pretty much do it. Unfortunately, if anyone is so inclined they could just subpoena your ISP, figure out what IP you were on during different times, then start following your trail everywhere (unless you go through an anonymizing server). You do have lots of invisible files on your mac, but for the most part they are temp files, used by applications that are working and if the app misbehaves or you crash, they can still be there. I have some utilities to automatically dump them if you're interested, but 9.1 really takes care of most of it... And its more of a space issue than anything (ie, lets say you crash working in photoshop... You can have 90+meg temp files hanging around... Sucks. There are also easier utilities for finding invisible files such as "filegeek" -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
