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DESCRIPTION

Jar makes sure the only cookies kept on your Mac are from sites in your history, bookmarks or top sites. No sites to block or unblock, "Remove" buttons to click or maintenance to perform.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.1:
  • Now supports Firefox!
REQUIREMENTS
  • Mac OS X v10.5 or later
  • Safari 3.0 or Firefox 3.0 or later

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Developer:Ross Tulloch
Downloads:832
  - Version d/l:484
Internet:Internet Utilities
License:Commercial
Date:05 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$9.95
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Sep 2 2009
*****

DRDUL  I like this. So much so that I've uninstalled Safari Cookies, and will be buying a licence for Jar.

My first reaction when reading the description was that it didn't give me enough control over my cookies, the way other cookie managers do. Then I stopped and thought about how I use Safari Cookies. After installing it, I took the (not inconsiderable) time to go through all the cookies on my Mac and flag those which I wanted to keep, before removing the rest. Since then, I haven't re-reviewed my selected favorites, as it's too tedious, and because it must be done manually, I was only cleaning out unwanted cookies every month or so.

In comparison, Jar does it all automatically. I have Safari set to remove items from my history after a month, so Jar will nuke the cookies sooner than I would have using Safari Cookies. If a site remains in my history, or I've bookmarked it, then it automatically becomes a favorite, saving me effort of flagging it as such. All in all, Jar is a simple and effective way to manage cookies.

The only improvement I'd like to see is support for other browsers. I use Camino occasionally when Safari chokes on a website (like MU Promo, of all things), and it would be nice to know that my Camino cookies are being nuked, too.  
(Version 1.0)

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Sep 2 2009
*****

MACTECHHEAD  Finally someone get's it right.

This handy little prefpane tool is exactly what I've been bugging the alternative cookie manager developer's about. I finally have complete control of my cookies and no more manually deleting them on hours upon hours of sorting.

Keep up the great job Ross Tulloch , you earned my $10!  
(Version 1.0)

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