Seeing When a Web Page Was Last Updated

You can easily determine when a web page was last updated.

1. Open up the page you want.
2. Enter javascript:alert(document.lastModified) in the Address bar

Note: You only need a java capable browser

Updated 12/21/02

This can be done with a single click by adding it to the Links toolbar.

1. While javascript:alert(document.lastModified) is in the Address bar, click on the "E" logo next to the page title in the address bar and drag and drop it onto the Links bar.
2. To rename it just right-click on the title in the Links toolbar.

To use this without all the typing each time:

1. Open C:\Windows\Favorites folder in Explorer
2. Copy (you must copy, NOT make a new shortcut) any existing shortcut in that folder.
3. Paste it back to the same (C:\windows\favorites) directory
4. Right click it, click properties, in the URL: box put in your tip javascript:alert(document.lastModified)
5. Then rename it, I named it Date Info.
6. That's it, it's always there in Favorites when you want it.