Google Home Page

[sparky]

What have they done!   

How do you turn this damm image thingy off!

[sobranie]

Only on for 24 hours, that's 24 hours too long!!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2010/06/10/google-background-picture-search-engine-switches-on-new-feature-by-default-115875-22323466/

[sparky]

Phew!

Well lets hope they stick to that and turn it off again!

[Rik]

We should have a mass action day against Google, don't use any of the services for 24 hours and remind them where their money comes from.

[kinmel]

You should use a proper Google landing page 

[Rik]

 

[pctech]

Personally I think its an improvement, background I just saw was a freight terminal at night, I did like what they did a couple of weeks back too by turning the logo into a playable Pac-Man game.



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[DorsetBoy]

Use a proper browser like Opera and you don't get that garbage on the Google pages.

[pctech]

Nah, Firefox FTW.

[Gary]

Nah, Firefox FTW.

Oddly enough a lot of hackers use Opera because of its tiny market share.

[john]

Use a proper browser like Opera and you don't get that garbage on the Google pages.

I#m using IE6 at work and the Google home page looks normal to me, i.e. no images just the normal Google Logo a search box and the usual links 

[pctech]

just checked from work and now got sand dune on Google page.

If you have a customised landing page it is unlikely you will see it

[quandam]

Personally I think its an improvement, background I just saw was a freight terminal at night, I did like what they did a couple of weeks back too by turning the logo into a playable Pac-Man game.

pctech

Agree! I think it is an improvement, there are many acceptable choices available especially the ones via 'Editor's Choice'

[sparky]

Yep. Great if you have a nice flashy PC.

Not what you want if you have something older, slower or even a netbook.

Google has lost sight of what made it what it is. A light fast search engine with no overheads.

Just changed my homepage to Alta Vista.

[pctech]

Yes agreed on a low spec machine it isn't a good idea.

[JB]

If I wanted to look at pictures I would go to an appropriate site.

[pctech]

Use another search engine,

[JB]

I use several.

[Niall]

What's everyone on about? I see a normal google page

[Gary]

What's everyone on about? I see a normal google page

Its back to normal today as it said, not sure why you did not see it Niall, I had apples for ages on it

[pctech]

To be honest my web destinations are limited so I tend to just type the addresses I want into the address bar,

[Rik]

www.idnetters.co.uk - who could ask for more.

[Gary]

www.idnetters.co.uk - who could ask for more.

Someone looking for cinema  

[Rik]

[Niall]

To be honest my web destinations are limited so I tend to just type the addresses I want into the address bar,

I have mine set to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00shh96/Im_in_a_Rock_n_Roll_Band!_The_Drummer/ at the moment as I keep forgetting to watch it

[Rik]

You need Digiguide, Niall.

[Niall]

I've got a fair few TV guide sites in my favourites, I just forget to check them. Another thing I ALWAYS forget is that they moved Dr Who to 6pm so I always have to watch it on iplayer

[pctech]

Ah well least you can pause it.

[esh]

I think you only got a background image if you had an active (logged in) google account. Which I didn't, it seems. Does anyone actually use the google home page anymore and not that little search widget thing in the corner of the browser?

[Rik]

Not I, I'm definitely a widget person (it helps Mozilla).