Internet Explorer Security Zone Manager
Posted on July 9th, 2007 by kushal
If you ever wanted to see a fantastic example of a bad UI, have a look at IE’s Securty Zone management dialog. (Accessed via Tools->Internet Options -> Security(tab), then click on a Security Zone (like Restricted sites) -> Sites button.
This is especially annoying if you use Spybot – Search & Destroy which shoves in ever increasing hoards of scum into this bottomless pit of doom.
That of course, is Spybot S & D’s job. Trouble is, the IE dialog wasn’t designed for this. (From the looks of things, the IE developers didn’t expect you to add any more than … say 10 sites to this list)
The dialog isn’t resizable, (Yes, no matter how long and how hard you hover your mouse at the bottom right hand corner, the resize icon just will not appear)
the scrolling area is frustratingly tiny.
See for yourself:
So if you happen to accidentally add a legitimate site in this list, good luck pulling it out of there – you’re doomed to scrolling around the thing for days.
Thats where a tool like ZonedOut from the boys at FunkyToad comes in really handy. Its nothing really fancy, just useful. Not only is it easier to use than IE’s own dialog, it also comes with a search function.
Incidentally googling for such a tool seems to bring you to some degenerate crowd who actually charge for the same sort of tool.