Re: Google checking my system?
On 17/08/07, Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have noticed for a while that as I type into the IW / FF Google
> search box, a drop down list of suggestions (separate from a list of my
> previous searches) appears. I don't get the impression that the
> browser is downloading it on the fly, so when is that being pulled in?
> Is that included in the application installation, or is it also
> something the browser is doing on its own?
>
> > Krzysztof Lubanski
>
It's AJAX, it's done in real time as you type.
AJAX is also used in Gmail, and Gmail will periodically check for new
mail without refreshing the page. That's another potential source of
the connections.
For more on AJAX:
http://what-is-what.com/what_is/ajax.html
For more on Gmail:
http://what-is-what.com/what_is/gmail.html
Dotan Cohen
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