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Old 07-05-2010, 11:26 AM   #1
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Thumbs down Googles new sidebar
Anyone else hate this?

I spend probably 60% of my day on google, and after 10 mins I was searching for a solution..

Instead of using http://google.com.au use www.google.com.au/webhp?hl=all

It disables the stupid side bar...

It seems I am not the only one... Sidebar haters..

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Old 07-05-2010, 11:34 AM   #2
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Your not the old one, just irritates me. I like the old style.
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Old 07-05-2010, 11:37 AM   #3
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I reckon it will be great.... I havent used the features yet, but I do like the idea of being able to refine my search like this.
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Old 07-05-2010, 11:43 AM   #4
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I just dont like how it makes the seach results look all cluttered. With the old one you can choose to show "more options" if you need / want them, why force me to see them?
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Old 07-05-2010, 12:16 PM   #5
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yeah I hate the new style, feels very bingy
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Old 07-05-2010, 02:14 PM   #6
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it sucks :(
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Old 07-05-2010, 04:02 PM   #7
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why muck around with it when it didnt need to be mucked around with in the firstplace
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Old 07-05-2010, 04:08 PM   #8
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So they have a side bar and a top bar.

I'm guessing they are working on a bottom bar and the other side bar.

I know everything when I have Google.
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Old 07-05-2010, 05:48 PM   #9
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Anyone else hate this?

I spend probably 60% of my day on google, and after 10 mins I was searching for a solution..

Instead of using http://google.com.au use www.google.com.au/webhp?hl=all

It disables the stupid side bar...
it lasted about 2 seconds before I went searching lol that link you posted is good but I just search in the address bar and it takes me to the normal google. I installed this script and it hides the sidebar and makes the page look old school again with just the normal google address http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/76065
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Old 07-05-2010, 08:34 PM   #10
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Old 08-05-2010, 08:31 AM   #11
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it lasted about 2 seconds before I went searching lol that link you posted is good but I just search in the address bar and it takes me to the normal google. I installed this script and it hides the sidebar and makes the page look old school again with just the normal google address http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/76065
Yeah I am using the same one, works a treat!

Dunno what google were thinking..
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:30 PM   #12
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It's bloody annoying!!!
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Old 08-05-2010, 11:03 PM   #13
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Its most annoying because it cuts into the search results screen on the left where if it was on the right hand side of the page it wouldn't be so bad but that would ruin there advertising space and cant have that lol
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hmm, I dont have this sidebar.
have they taken it off or am i using a different version?
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Old 11-05-2010, 04:22 PM   #15
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how can I do a search now and only get results from Australia? They seem to have ditched that option from under the search box??
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Googles simplicity and accuracy was why I started using it in the first place....call me old fashioned but I just just seeing that search box.
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Old 11-05-2010, 04:41 PM   #17
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how can I do a search now and only get results from Australia? They seem to have ditched that option from under the search box??
That option is in the sidebar now, it's a link to click.
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Old 11-05-2010, 08:25 PM   #18
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i wonder if the sidebar comes up in chrome as its pretty much there already.
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are we talking about i google ? if we are i quite like it , and the option to select a mood thing or background is pretty cool, i have an xy gt for my background(well a partial one anyway .
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Not sure what you mean.
I do use google chrome though, so it may be different.
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Old 16-05-2010, 07:20 PM   #21
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google have also been playing with youtube recently, theyve ruined a good thing
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google have also been playing with youtube recently, theyve ruined a good thing
indeed, it was much better the way it was.
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