GOOGLE SIDE BAR - UPDATED SOLUTION (CURRENTLY BEST!)
Stan Starinski
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1) Currently best solution is:
Modify your Google URL to:
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all
This brings back previous version of Google which we all love. This link
has been working for a long while, including today; but you never know
when/if it may stop working, if it stops working use one of the 3 extra
soltuions below:. Again change your Default Search Engine to this URL
instead of Google.com:.
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all
It activates "Hide All" option, which gets rid of annoying left-side bar
along w/other nonsense Google added since January2010.
Other solutions:
2) Change Google "Search Settings" to a different interface language - try
"PIRATE". Take it seriously despite a funny name, it's a legitimate
language selection in Google preferences, and in NO WAY affects search
results which are still in English. It only changes a few words used by
Google interface. But also gets rid of the new horrible Left-Side bar
people worldwide are trying to get rid of since 6 May 2010
3) Try the Black-background version of Google
http://www.blackle.com/
Also eliminates Left-Side bar, but some people may not like blakc background
4) Try Google Mobile at:
http://www.google.com/m
This solution is the worst, so consider the three above instead. You can
experiment with this 4th solution though, the problem is it's optimized for
mobile devices so everything/images come out small.
As of today, the best soltuion is #1 above, use it, change Google address in
your Web browser instead of Google.com to this:
http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all
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Stan Starinski
Consulting Engineer (EE+ME, ECAD+MCAD [3D/2D]), R&D + Prototype,
Embedded/Firmware ["C" or ASM for Microcontrollers], computers).