Hmm

Maybe the next time someone at work gets the impression that I’m just a control-freak, mean, nasty IT guy who won’t let then use their PC the way they want to, I’ll point them to this Wired article on spyware.

Maybe then they’ll get why things like Real are not allowed on our network? Yeah, right. I’ll hold my breath for that!

Thanks to Joy for the pointer.

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