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    Whats your homepage?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by canada16, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey

    Been having problems with my homepage thats yahoo, it takes ages to load up, and I want to change.

    What are you guys using?

    Thanks
     
    canada16, Oct 14, 2008
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  2. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Google.
    ...​
     
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  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    about:blank

    :D
     
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That's even better.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 14, 2008
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  5. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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  6. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Google.... :)


    Cin ;) :)
     
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  7. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    I've been using about:blank on any of my PCs for years.

    I just don't like websites start to load on its own, maybe that's just me.

    :D
     
    stewie, Oct 14, 2008
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  8. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Actually, you're right - it's annoying, and can slow things down unnecessarily, and who knows what's actually being loaded. I use google on the system I'm on now (shh! don't tell, it's work :cool: ), but at home I use the same thing - about:blank; I was using a self-written html page stored on the local drive, but I got tired of it. Somehow, there's just something a little comforting about a nice pane of quiet white at start-up.
     
    Shyster1, Oct 14, 2008
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  9. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Simultaneous loading of BBC, Wired, Gmail, NBR :D :p j/k

    Me is with about:bank (in my laptop) and at work, on the desktop, I have my institute' home page..
     
    fonduekid, Oct 14, 2008
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  10. Tugstein

    Tugstein Notebook Enthusiast

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    Google. :D
     
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  11. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    Really Shyster?
    I thought it would be something like this. :D
     
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  12. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    about:blank, 3 tabs with it... :D in Mozzila..
    I have about 55 tabs on Opera though...if you can call those Home pages...
     
    eleron911, Oct 14, 2008
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  13. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey

    Thanks for the feedback guys.

    Maybe I was looking for a little more eye candy than google or Blank:

    Thanks for the sugestions though
     
    canada16, Oct 14, 2008
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  14. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    lol > may be you could chose one from here... and set it as your home page... http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/colorful-websites/ :D :p
     
    fonduekid, Oct 14, 2008
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  15. canada16

    canada16 Notebook Evangelist

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    Well that Virgin Vie Cosmetics does catch the eye lol.

    But they are a bit OTT.

    Was just thinking along the lines of msn, or other stuff.

    I like looking at news and entertainment.

    I think Yahoo and msn and virgin media are my only options I guess.

    They are all just so full of garbage and usless stuff ya know.

    Thanks guys
     
    canada16, Oct 14, 2008
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  16. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Hey, at one point, I had 333 tabs opened in opera, and the thing would take up half the screen.
    kudos to 4 Gb of RAM and fast CPU/hdds :D
     
    eleron911, Oct 14, 2008
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  17. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    :eek: :eek: :eek:

    You are kidding, right?
     
    fonduekid, Oct 14, 2008
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  18. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    Google .
     
    chipmoney, Oct 14, 2008
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  19. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    No, I am not kidding.
    I actually want to do something else one day, Open as many tabs as possible to see how many Opera handles with 4 Gb of ram. :)
    I will post my results soon.

    EDIT :I just realised that when I had 333 tabs, I was using a smaller DPI. Right now at 120DPI, I don`t think I can hit 333 tabs.
    Oh well, let`s see how many it takes to fill my 17 inch 1920x1200 screen :D
     
    eleron911, Oct 14, 2008
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  20. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Hmm, judging by the ammount of tabs, I`d say I can hit 300 before running out of space haha
    :D
    160 tabs so far...

    Granted, it takes a long time to open them, but closing the tabs is super fast, just takes 160 click :D
     

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  21. araharja

    araharja Notebook Consultant

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    igoogle XD
     
    araharja, Oct 14, 2008
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  22. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    www.blackle.com because black is badass :)

    LMAO!
     
    Thund3rball, Oct 14, 2008
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  23. Mark Larson

    Mark Larson Notebook Evangelist

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    I use Speed Dial with my Firefox after tasting it on Opera and on Chrome. Works great! Very customizable too. Just set it to never update any forums because it goes in and resets your "new posts" link after that with some forum software.

    The Speed Dial and the Tree Style Tabs extensions are great for Firefox.
     
    Mark Larson, Oct 14, 2008
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  24. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    LOL.... :D dude.... don't stop, get us the max results.. :D :p
     
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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  26. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I will give you the max results another day, after I reduce the DPI to 50% and fill the **** screen with tabs.
    I will not have rest until OPERA will use all of my RAM!
    I spoke!


    LOL.
     
    eleron911, Oct 14, 2008
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    eesh72 Notebook Consultant

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  28. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Technically, Google. But I have both FF and Chrome set to "show my tabs and windows from last time".
     
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  29. nu_D

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    Surprised more people don't use iGoogle.

    I love it. I have my fall theme currently which updates itself throughout the day.... shows my gmail account, si headlines, cnn headlines, top news headlines, quotes of the day, live feed of Detroit's river skyline.... it's pretty sweet.

    http://www.google.com/ig

    Check it out.. :)
     
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  30. -Amadeus Excello-

    -Amadeus Excello- Notebook Evangelist

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    The HuffingtonPost; WSJ; BusinessWeek; NYT; NewRepublic;The Atlantic; NPR; Bloomberg
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Oct 14, 2008
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  31. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    Opera speed dial
     
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  32. soldier0316

    soldier0316 Notebook Evangelist

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    Pageflakes
     
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  33. catbuster

    catbuster Notebook Enthusiast

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    goodle too :D
     
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  34. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    hmm. I used to have a certain homepage a long time ago, but I forgot the name. It was an animation welcoming me to Mozilla etc etc..
    Blast my memory...
     
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  35. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    iGoogle. Much cooler than regular Google... ;)
     
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  36. lyrplc

    lyrplc Newbie

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    google ftw! :D
     
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  37. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    my.yahoo.com
     
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  38. roytse

    roytse Notebook Evangelist

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    hk.yahoo.com

    Yahoo! Hong Kong ;)
     
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  39. xTank Jones16x

    xTank Jones16x PC Elitist

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    Firefox Google :D

    EDIT: BOOYA! First one to post Firefox Google. All you peopel with Google are boring, Firefox Google is SOOOO much cooler! :D :D :D
     
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  40. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Blank white page. OWNED YOU ALL. :rolleyes:
     
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  41. The Morningstar

    The Morningstar Notebook Guru

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    At work it's the company page. At home, in a hold-over from student-dom, it's my old college home-page.
     
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  42. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lol. Never seen that before. That's even more simple than google.com :eek:
     
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  44. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Desktop: I have no idea. I never close the browser. I _Think_ its still a custom page i made. Laptop: Blank Page. Cell Phone: iGoogle Mobile.
     
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  45. icecubez189

    icecubez189 Notebook Deity

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    i use cnn.com for all of my homepages. even my ipod touch! i guess i like current events...
     
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    crash NBR Assassin

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  47. Tugstein

    Tugstein Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can you say liberal? :]
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, there is a bit of tempering there, given that the WSJ is included - but only if the poster reads the op-eds in the WSJ and uses the NYT op-ed page to line the bird-cage, or pick up after a dog on the sidwalk. :p
     
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  49. Crimson Roses

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    Google, it seems to be a popular answer. :D
     
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  50. nu_D

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    Lol @ P.e.t.a

    Haha
     
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