HTML5 offers a standardized way to store data on a local machine that is better than web cookies — for one thing, there is a lot more room using HTML5 local storage. And before you turn away from this tutorial because you're not using HTML5 yet, you should know that the HTML5 localstorage attribute is supported by Internet Explorer 8.

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What is Local Storage? originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 06:07:04.

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