Remove Taskbar XP

Taskbar - Context Menus - Disable Taskbar Context Menus

This setting removes the context menus (right click on the taskbar) for the system tray, including the Start button, Tab control, and Clock. Open your registry (Start/Run/Regedit) and find the key below. You may need to create the key if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoTrayContextMenu' and edit the value according to the settings below.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: NoTrayContextMenu
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Taskbar - Hide Clock (Notification Area)

This setting allows you to remove the clock from the system tray on the taskbar. Open your registry (Start/Run/Regedit) and find the key below. You may need to create the key if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'HideClock' and edit the value according to the settings below.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: HideClock
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = Show Clock, 1 = Hide Clock)

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Taskbar - Remove the Toolbars on the Taskbar

This restriction is used to remove all the toolbars, including Quick Launch, from the taskbar. It also restricts the ability to re-enable them. Open your registry (Start/Run/Regedit) and find the key below. You may need to create the key if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoToolbarsOnTaskbar' and edit the value according to the settings below.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: NoToolbarsOnTaskbar
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Taskbar - Remove Notification Tray Items from Taskbar

This setting removes and restricts access to the tray icons normally found next to the clock on the taskbar. Open your registry and find the key below. You may need to create the key if it does not already exist.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'NoTrayItemsDisplay' and edit the value according to the settings below.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

Value Name: NoTrayItemsDisplay
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect

40 Year Anniversary Mouse

The mouse celebrates its 20th Aanniversary today. So just thought I would include a brief little post to say how happy I am.

The computer mouse has helped shape modern technology and most importantly the UI. It is really weird how things just develop like the mouse. I wonder what the future holds for such a device will it be taken over or will it carry on like the lightbulb I guess it will be extremely hard to replace. According to many though touch control and gesture control is the next way to operate UI.

Interestingly enough the mouse was developed by Douglas Engelbart from you guessed it Stanford University. 

More information here.

Observer Top 50 Potential

The observer published a magazine listing the top 50 potentials. Interestingly enough asuitthatfits.com were listed. I really love their concept and have bought a few suits from there and I can safely say that the guys are spot on with not only their business model but the whole package.

Some others listed were quite interesting, but being a bit of an internet guy I only have eyes for concepts similar to these. 

There was also one about a NewYork hotel that was really oldschool, infact I really liked it although it was mega expensive, I still love concepts like these really refreshing.

Woolworths Goes Down The Pan

The news that Woolworths has gone down the drain came of no real surprise to me. They've been stuck in the dark ages since the development of the Internet. Their business model was fundamentally weak. Their big stores throughout the country were a completely useless business model. As they were not selling items of stock, their stores looked more like the local pound shop than the Woolworths that the traditional brand used to represent.

Why didnt they just take advantage of e-commerce when it was all kicking off?