I have the exact same problem. I work from home administering a database. Several times a day I need to check my email at work which means I need to open a browser because the IT Director prefers that I keep my email on a Citrix server and that I use the web client. Sooooooooo once the browser is open that's when the trouble starts! Now I have it down to only 10 sites that are in my "Good Stuff" folder on my Favorites. BTW this site is one of the 10. Having less sites that I'm allowed to check for updates helps a lot. I'm gonna try that stopwatch thing too. Great idea :-)