Another google privacy change to view and to be honest i cannot be bothered so i have temporarily switched to DuckDuckGo, which search engine do members use?
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Google but I may give duckduckgo a whirl after the change of the layout and what appears to be more ads at the start and end of search results on Google and the introduction of teeny weeny logos so I can't tell the difference on mobile!
Bing is pants
Others I've never really given a proper go
Gulpitdarn
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Same here... I'm using Google...but I'm getting tired of the ads.... I've heard of Duck Duck go for a while now.. must give it a try sometime. :thumba:
Things i like so far -
[1] - Search results seem more relevant.
[2] - After the first search you can tick "UK only" which probably helps [1]
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[1] - Search results seem more relevant.
[2] - After the first search you can tick "UK only" which probably helps [1]
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Gulpitdarn
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If that actually works then I'm converted! Just wish there was something like this in Ebay... sick of having to trail through US search results that are not relevant to me. Clicking on the search UK only doe's NOT work. Grrrrrrr!
Working well so far -
https://duckduckgo.com/
Try searching "mobile phone" then switching to and from "UK only" to see the results change.
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https://duckduckgo.com/
Try searching "mobile phone" then switching to and from "UK only" to see the results change.
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Gulpitdarn
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Certainly I'll try this another day... got to prepare for my brew day tomorrow. 
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I use ask jeeves
I remember using that a while ago, i see its now called ASK.
Some eye-watering figures in the chart below -
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/search-engines
Update.
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I used to switch between Firefox and Opera browsers years ago then switched to Chrome when it came out as i was impressed with the extra speed but lately i have been having issues with slow page loading and when i paste text into a post it take ages to appear so as i have been messing about i thought i would give Firefox and Opera atry to see how they have changed over the years, long story short i am now using Opers again its much faster than chrome and my page loading and paste issues have gone.
Opera Reborn 3 Web Browser with Web 3, VPN, AdBlocker Built In
https://filehippo.com/download_opera/
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Gulpitdarn
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I've not tried Opera... can you import bookmarks from Chrome and use tabs?
Is altavista still on the go? 
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I did the same for the same reason i am now giving https://www.bing.com/ a try and prefer it to google, you can turn all the eye candy off if you prefer a plain screen.
Gulpitdarn
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Been using this Opera browser and it really is GOOD! so thanks for posting about it.
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