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Title: Your Homepage?
Post by: Magicman on February 23, 2018, 10:40:49 PM
My new Laptop came with MS Edge which automatically comes with their homepage.  It's news, etc. content is informative but I feel like they are trying to spoon feed me with what they want me to read.  I have zero interest in anyone that considers themselves a "celebrity".

I recently loaded Firefox and installed ATT Yahoo Homepage, but I am liking it even less. 

Google Homepage looks promising and even has a section containing our local news, etc.

What do you use?
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Jeff on February 23, 2018, 10:43:11 PM
That's a silly question!
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Southside on February 23, 2018, 10:44:56 PM
You honestly posted that here??
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Magicman on February 23, 2018, 10:52:58 PM
Yup, and I am sooo embarrassed.  The only Homepage gots to be the Forestry Forum Home Page.   ::)
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Southside on February 23, 2018, 11:23:44 PM
You must have gotten into the Purple Drank!!! (https://forestryforum.com/board/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Runningalucas on February 23, 2018, 11:26:20 PM
I'm weening myself away from Google, as it seems rife with political correctness; which is also invading their 'balanced' search results.

duckduckgo.com is at least for now, my new search engine.  I've noticed though, after leaving google, a lot of these search engines have wide variances in search hits.
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 23, 2018, 11:29:31 PM
All I do is open my laptop and BAM!......The forestry forum.

Magic, try dumping your cache and deleting your cookies.  :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 23, 2018, 11:31:06 PM
Quote from: Magicman on February 23, 2018, 10:40:49 PM
  I have zero interest in anyone that considers themselves a "celebrity".


Then why do you respond to my threads?  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 23, 2018, 11:32:28 PM
Quote from: Magicman on February 23, 2018, 10:40:49 PM
I feel like they are trying to spoon feed me 
Well you are 74.  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 23, 2018, 11:33:05 PM
I'm running with this one.... :D :D :D
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on February 23, 2018, 11:39:10 PM
Got me 1 on the hook now!  fishin-smiley
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Southside on February 23, 2018, 11:58:28 PM
You are on a roll!!
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Ljohnsaw on February 24, 2018, 12:02:43 AM
MM,
I use FireFox as well.  Hate Edge - it is so slow.  As for Home Page - mine is About:Blank.  That way, FireFox loads fast.  The first page I hit is CL Free 'cause you never know.  Then I'm on FF for about an hour...  Eventually I get to my email.
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Ianab on February 24, 2018, 02:02:34 AM
I'm running Linux Mint as an operating system, with Chrome as my browser. It's stable, fairly secure, and "just works". Start page is Google, and my all my favourites are on the shortcut bar above with FF, local news, weather, email etc. 

I try not to get my political news from a search engine (which may be biased in who knows which direction?) Also one news site isn't the answer. If you only read pages that you agree with, how do you know they are the "slanted" ones?  Read various, you will find things you agree with and things you don't, and them make up your mind with a bit more info.
Title: Re: Your Homepage?
Post by: Kbeitz on February 24, 2018, 07:20:12 AM
I used to have a home page but for the last 10 years I never shut off my computer. I have about 3 tabs open all the time. One is always stuck here.