title: Alternative to cookies
body: <p>I build portable HTML/Javscript prototypes, which are intended to be Zipped up and shared via email/sharepoint.  The key word here is 'portable' - no server is required to run these prorotypes - just a javascript enabled browser. And there is no database.</p>
  
  <p>Some of the prototypes require that I persist data (just to show off potential functionality).  I do this currently by using cookies.  This seems to work fine for Firefox, Chrome, etc, but Internet Explorer appears to work differently.</p>
  
  <p>Once the maximum size of 4096 bytes for all cookies from a domain is hit in IE6 and 7 (I haven't tested 8 yet) the cookies stop working. Once this limit is hit, then even reading from the cookie appears to stop happening and the prototype breaks.</p>
  
  <p>Are there any other ways that I can persist data without having to use a server and a database?</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.</p>