Preferences are found by selecting File/Preferences on the menu.In the General settings, there are the following preferences:
This is where internet owl stores all it's information about what web pages it's monitoring.
This allows Internet Owl to startup but not show it's window. Internet Owl displays as a small icon in the system tray.
Normally, when you click on the X in a window, the program closes.
With this option enabled, Internet Owl won't close - instead it hides in the tray.
When you double click on a monitored web page, Internet Owl can show the web page in a browser, or display details of the web page.
This preference lets you decide what happens.