A special preferences file, called herein a "super preferences file" is formed by automatically monitoring the user's actions when that user is connected to the Internet. That super preferences file can indicate information about the users actions when connected to the Internet, including the amount of time that the user has spent on said specified Internet sites. The super preferences file is then usable to obtain off-line content when the user is not connected to the Internet. In different aspects, this can be done while the user is on multiple different computers. Another aspect monitors dick stream. The super preferences file can be protected by encrypting. According to another aspect, the indication of time, in received off-line content, can be changed.