A method for operating a computer network to preload the content of web
addresses on the local memory. The network comprises at least one device,
a web cache memory, and internet access apparatus to connect a device on
the network to internet using a web browser, relevant devices on the
network being accessible to a network administrator and defined network
users, a method whereby one of the defined network users uses a modified
web browser to define a set of web addresses to be accessed, the set of
web addresses being stored in the network, and operates the network to
cause the content of the set of web addresses to be stored on the web
cache memory. Limits or quotas may be set up for the amount of memory
space usable by each user and users may be limited to access web pages
defined by one or more preload tasks.