>>>>>>Once in a while I come across a blog where I can't copy the text because I can't select it. For example, the following blog:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://esmadridnomadriz.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If you try to click and drag mouse over the text under the picture, you can't select the text. What is the reason for it? Must be something to do the way the information is presented in frames.
>>>>>
>>>>>That page has script to override (and disregard) the mousedown event e.g::

document.onmousedown=disabletext
>>>>>function disabletext(e){return false}

>>>>
>>>>Yet another great reason to be using FireFox with NoScript.
>>>
>>>You can disable scripting in IE as well.......
>>
>>Hmm, just took a look in IE8, couldn't see how (but I don't use it very often). How do you do that?
>
>Tools/Internet Options/Security/Internet : Custom Level button then towards the bottom : Active Scripting : Disable.....
>Simple huh :-}

No kidding. Looks like that's global for the whole Internet Zone, as well...

NoScript is way better.