Disable Macromedia Flash in Browser(s)
(Aug 9, 2006)

Some webpages, such as manager.co.th, have so many Flash components that our computer is overloaded. It is a good idea to play only Flash (or Shockwave) that we want. Firefox has an extension for this feature, and this extension can be downloaded at http://flashblock.mozdev.org/.

Note: when we are going to install the extension by clicking at some links in flashblock page, Firefox may block the attempt. Please look at the top of the page and unblock it.

I'm not sure about IE solution but some propose a registry modification (using a script). Better solutions are discussed in http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=4745. On this page, it links to some softwares which may have high potential to handle Flash conveniently: TurnFlash (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/tflash2.html) and No! Flash (http://www.bbshare.com/noflash/). I do not try them yet because my primary browser is Firefox, not IE.

References:
http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/disable_flash.asp
http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/tflash2.html
http://www.bbshare.com/noflash/