The thing I hate the most about new computers is the amount of crapware that they have installed on them. Generally demo (or cutdown / timebombed) versions of various applications that you’ll never use. Now, I understand the business case from the manufacturers point of view for preinstalling these (essentially, they subsidise the cost of the machine), but that doesn’t mean I like them there..!

So, here’s an easy way to get rid of it quickly… (more…)

Alot of my clients have recently been implementing an application called WebMarshal, which is essentially a HTTP proxy that monitors staff Internet usage, and can permit / block access based on content.

Anyway, it has all sorts of intermittent issues with IE7’s Phishing Filter. The easiest way to disable this network-wide is… (more…)