-=PCTechTalk=- Re: PC Remote Control

Back when everybody branded IE (and other products) word spread rather 
freely around FidoNet and the "new" internet thingy about how to hack that 
out and put your own name or anything else in to replace the branding.  I 
wish I remembered how to do that and if it is still possible to do in IE6 or 
7 or 8.

Google - brought to you by the benevolent efforts of Don101


reads pretty nice to me.

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:19 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: PC Remote Control


> IF that wasn't so sad, it would be really funny.
>
> I used to have Earthlink as my dial-up ISP about 10 years ago.  When they
> updated their software from 2.x to 3.0, it was about 5 times the size of 
> the
> older version.  Rather than install it, I entered the connection settings
> manually and never turned back.  Well, I once allowed version 5.0 to 
> install
> on a system I was about to wipe and redo from scratch.  It blew my mind 
> how
> much junk basically took over the system.  A browser bar, replacement of 
> my
> carefully crafted home page portal, the words "Brought to you by 
> Earthlink"
> (or something like that) at the top of every browser window, an Earthlink
> branded version of one of the instant messenger apps, etc.  I will NEVER 
> do
> that to another human being.  So, unless it also installs the only browser
> that the ISP allows, I do everything by hand, regardless of the ISP's 
> desire
> to infest their lives.
>
> All it really needs is the dial-up phone number, the username/password and 
> a
> couple of networking protocols to handle the rest.  And most of the
> networking software automatically installs when you install a modem.
> :O)
>


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