Is there an app that can trace your steps on the web?

spiralgirl · May 13th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Hi,

I use Firefox all the time as my browser and I went on this site for a digital camera I bought and wrote a great review. The problem was I minimized the screen and walked away for awhile and you guessed it I came back and it was all gone. Now I remember the jist of what I wrote but don't feel like trying to recreate it from scratch. Also I don't have the view history for the past few days enabled on Firefox which I regret. So I was wondering if there is an app that allows you to view sites you have been on during the day. There seems to be an app for everything so thought I would ask.

Since this I have enabled the view history for the past nine enabled now on Firefox.

Thanks,

S.

Demosthenes X · May 13th, 2007, 10:14 PM

I keep seeing somthing on my Google Accounts about tracking web use... look into that?

idiot · May 14th, 2007, 12:33 AM

I like Safari's history better because of the way it's sorting, it's very easy to go back to a page from a few days ago.

However, I don't know any app that will trace your web browsing history, maybe because it's supposed to be built-in the browser?

live4ever · May 14th, 2007, 12:52 AM

BrowseBack is one I've heard of but don't use personally.
BrowseBack: Visual Web History You Can Search

spiralgirl · May 14th, 2007, 02:15 AM

Demosthenes X,

I also have a google e-mail but wasn't sure where to find what you mentioned.

S.

spiralgirl · May 14th, 2007, 02:17 AM

Idiot,

Yes, Firefox has a built in search history but you have to enable it which I have done now so this won't happen again.

S.

spiralgirl · May 14th, 2007, 02:17 AM

Live4ever,

Thanks so much for a name and a link. This is what I was looking for.

S.

Carl · May 14th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Actually, history wont help you here. You wrote a review in a text box and I assume did not submit it. No browser will remember text in the clipboard.

vacuvox · May 14th, 2007, 11:51 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Carl
	No browser will remember text in the clipboard.

This is something I learned early on with webmail. Sometimes I would type out an email but, if I spent too much time over it, when I hit the send button I might get a time-out alert and that would be it. I'd lose my work. Paging back or using the history was not effective in retrieving the text I had laboured over. So I got into the habit of doing a "Select All" and copying text to the clipboard before hitting the send, post or submit button. For lengthier essays I compose in Text Edit and copy&paste my work into the text box.

select all and copy,
P.

Demosthenes X · May 15th, 2007, 12:09 AM

I got into that same habit when long forum posts would be lost for a variety of reasons...

If you still want to check out it, go here for Google History:
https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...1&service=hist

It sounds rather easy... I've never used Firefox's history search, so I've no idea how it compares.