tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post5816728926883534195..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Tests Card-Style Search Interface for DesktopAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-44753355629080378862017-02-16T19:24:34.424-08:002017-02-16T19:24:34.424-08:00bad fontbad fontAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577119818741810819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-64130335521694072512017-02-11T12:24:28.228-08:002017-02-11T12:24:28.228-08:00Go to your Google profile, settings, personal info...Go to your Google profile, settings, personal information/privacy, manage google activity, activity controls, web and app activity, pause. Still working for me.Cant stand the boxes!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10680853696807414152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-55767957354560582452017-02-10T18:00:00.670-08:002017-02-10T18:00:00.670-08:00That worked!!! (for now at least) Thank you!!!That worked!!! (for now at least) Thank you!!!Cant stand the boxes!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10680853696807414152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-80035354905187969442017-02-07T15:07:24.609-08:002017-02-07T15:07:24.609-08:00When using the Search Preview option, this messes ...When using the Search Preview option, this messes up the results, so it's often impossible to reed the returned search matches. And generally very bad UI experience.Alek Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436676606581042455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-55851400554014938832017-02-07T13:32:47.951-08:002017-02-07T13:32:47.951-08:00Not my favorite by a long shot. This one goes in t...Not my favorite by a long shot. This one goes in the dumpster.sprocket_3https://www.blogger.com/profile/16780501497377722603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-86951672256119862502017-02-06T08:29:14.269-08:002017-02-06T08:29:14.269-08:00You can disable the boxes: Go to profile - my acti...You can disable the boxes: Go to profile - my activities - activity settings - pause.<br />Sorry these may not be the exact english button labels.mei lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296283440287853183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-53115630898557900452017-02-04T07:49:26.860-08:002017-02-04T07:49:26.860-08:00I noticed the change a couple of days ago, and I&#...I noticed the change a couple of days ago, and I've been trying to get rid of it immediately. It's ugly, uses up too much space and I don't like the additional promotion of certain contents. I hate it!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373591296359734562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-55962473032878347252017-01-31T14:16:04.955-08:002017-01-31T14:16:04.955-08:00please get rid of the boxes. they are awful and m...please get rid of the boxes. they are awful and make reading down lists impossible. I have tried for several days but it is not working for me. I am switching search engine providers. Goodbye google, it has been fun!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033035838163244807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-10384363089367126982017-01-30T18:40:11.527-08:002017-01-30T18:40:11.527-08:00Go away all of youGo away all of youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14969824493541796707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-66556109617304508832017-01-23T05:51:35.422-08:002017-01-23T05:51:35.422-08:00Some years ago, McDonalds made a major change in t... Some years ago, McDonalds made a major change in the way they pre-pared their food. Before the change you could walk in, order a cheeseburger, the cashier would turn around and retrieve one out of a "Hot box," place it in a bag and complete the transaction by handing it to you for your Epicurean Delight. Then, someone in upper management got an idea: "Food-On-Demand" is what I think they called it. With the new system, you would walk in, order a cheeseburger, the cashier would enter your request into the computer, that entry would show-up on a screen to the "Cook" in the back who would then prepare your cheeseburger. I'm sure this worked Great on paper and/or "McDonald's University" but it didn't exactly translate to the real world. Now, that same burger would take 4 minutes (or more if you were second in line) to make its way to you. I won't bore you with the ensuing test-runs of the system but for a short version: It didn't work. Still, they decided to keep the new system- 1). The tests weren't succeeding because the "cooks" were slow; they weren't used to the system yet and/or they were trying to sabotage it for they didn't want/like it. 2). It was such a good Idea!!! Why was it such a good idea? Because it came from an upper level manager!<br /> I can't help but wonder if this same type of managerial Dis-function isn't at play here! As I pointed out in an earlier post, people have been complaining about these boxes for almost a year but they're still here! The Googles are still "Testing" the boxes and people are annoyed enough to come here to complain, yet, those complaints seem to be falling on deaf ears. Since "They" are holding on to the Boxes idea for so hard and so long, they must have decided to keep them. Why? 1). Because not everybody is complaining! 2). It's the idea of an upper-level manager and 3). It's such a good Idea!!!<br /> ...Of course, there could also be nefarious reasons we haven't considered/figured out yet, but I'm not too eager to wear the tin-foil hat quite yet. ...though I do have it in easy access!<br /><br />Note:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> I'm not dissatisfied with "duckduckgo.com" though truthfully, I never heard of them until yesterday. Still, it is my new FireFox Homepage. If I get in a bind, I'll link over to google to see if I can get a better search result. ...haven't needed to do that yet, though.Wickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207387053918654713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-49739068988407418182017-01-23T05:41:39.088-08:002017-01-23T05:41:39.088-08:00Just last week I was being struck with this new ex...Just last week I was being struck with this new experimental design. Without being notified, no way of switching it on or off. Since I'm powerusing a regular PC without touch, my search result pages are big white windows with some actual content here and there.<br />Geez Google Inc... First you took away Android-Chrome's app/tab-merge, then forced Ampproject for the news app, now this. Well, guess you have to be the guineapig if you get Google services for free. Sighmei lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296283440287853183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-51799398540858359382017-01-23T05:34:11.891-08:002017-01-23T05:34:11.891-08:00Hmmm... To reply here, google is addressing me by ...Hmmm... To reply here, google is addressing me by a nickname I have used a few times to sign-off in some of my emails on g-mail! Geeeee. ...Interesting!<br /><br />Stop this Google! Wickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207387053918654713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-68596102232530091762017-01-20T15:54:49.500-08:002017-01-20T15:54:49.500-08:00I switched back to firefox so I could get away fro...I switched back to firefox so I could get away from this interface.<br />Not a good move google. Light grey text on a white background, now with blocks around everything so it looks like I'm on facecrap.<br />You've already messed up G+ with some of this, don't do it to search.<br />n7ipbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893779386297536694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-50177025495034645022017-01-20T11:17:01.515-08:002017-01-20T11:17:01.515-08:00GOOGLE, WHY U DID IT TO ME??? THIS IS AWFUL! AND I...GOOGLE, WHY U DID IT TO ME??? THIS IS AWFUL! AND I CANT SWITCH IT BACK, WTF...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099236486836198057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-7517646820927681402017-01-20T10:23:39.636-08:002017-01-20T10:23:39.636-08:00Also hate this "experiment" -- both the ...Also hate this "experiment" -- both the user-hostile design and the user-hostile arrogance of Google not giving us a choice. Bing now my default search engine. I'll switch back when Google fires the fools behind this monstrosity.Danton60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08651202321155148941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-22841881698587667502016-10-04T19:46:16.938-07:002016-10-04T19:46:16.938-07:00Seconded, thirded and fourthed! This 'experi...Seconded, thirded and fourthed! This 'experimental' format is awful on a desktop. I've been using duckduckgo, which I don't love but it's better than this google search atrocity. <br /><br />Like everyone else, I want to get BACK to the traditional results format. Give me another couple of weeks and I won't even bother to check google search to see if it's reverted. <br /><br />CAN'T YOU GUYS AT GOOGLE HEAR US? How many positive reactions have you seen (for desktop)? ANY???? Deep-six this disaster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879754994103166447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-3665796002180469872016-09-28T10:07:24.300-07:002016-09-28T10:07:24.300-07:00No sir, I don't like it. Too much white space...No sir, I don't like it. Too much white space, not enough search results. Harder to read each entry with so much space between - jarring to the eye to switch from text to white space so many times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587100046902126264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-35202875591263361792016-09-24T08:44:50.986-07:002016-09-24T08:44:50.986-07:00This may be the largest encouragement for me to sw...This may be the largest encouragement for me to switch to using Bing. I tried killing my cookies, which resolves it, but logging back into my account reverted it back.<br /><br />I also noticed the results themselves changed - which is a more serious concern. It appears there is more prioritization of paid content, as I have been finding the relevancy of search results diminishing since this change. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131675280361923791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-3476769919085385522016-09-22T08:02:53.353-07:002016-09-22T08:02:53.353-07:00Download stylebot extension. I have created a soci...Download stylebot extension. I have created a social style called "Get Rid of Google boxes". It helps clean it up a bit.Jpojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544533832649101942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-61920209433369057362016-09-22T07:53:01.907-07:002016-09-22T07:53:01.907-07:00My chrome just got the disease yesterday. I have b...My chrome just got the disease yesterday. I have been using Google search as my homepage since 2002 and I have liked that it stays the same and not overly cluttered. The boxy feel is terrible and makes me feel like I am on a table or phone while on my desktop. Might be time to find a new search engine.Jpojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544533832649101942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-12320219354122119472016-09-21T21:04:38.380-07:002016-09-21T21:04:38.380-07:00It's difficult to understand how this can be A...It's difficult to understand how this can be A/B testing when there's no feedback mechanism and no way to revert. This is a terrible, terrible UI design that ruins what had previously been a great UX. Even on my huge monitor, only 8 results appear - so I have to scroll. Why? I have a shrewd suspicion that this is designed to reduce the difference between paid search results and honest search results. If anyone from Google's design team reads this blog, please go back to the awesome UI/UX you had before. You might recall the Windows Metro fiasco as Microsoft went to 'cards'. It didn't work for them; it won't work for you!David Swannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332366388478072159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-78512149836646945812016-09-21T12:53:57.624-07:002016-09-21T12:53:57.624-07:00PS Someone somewhere else said we are involuntary ...PS Someone somewhere else said we are involuntary beta testers, that the only way out of this miasma is to wait for Google to end the experiment. Of course that's not the only way out. Switching to another search engine is another. But why make that necessary, Google?Arturiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522329960829292622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-27294895864290752982016-09-21T12:52:30.905-07:002016-09-21T12:52:30.905-07:00Also dislike this "innovation." More de...Also dislike this "innovation." More designy-ness for its own sake. Less functionality and reduced ability to compare search returns for their relative value. And way less respect for economizing on the desktop. Maybe enough to drive me to another search engine, if Google can't revert to a more sensible display.Arturiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522329960829292622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-50589040352105804422016-09-19T10:27:57.794-07:002016-09-19T10:27:57.794-07:00And BTW clearing cookies does not seem to help. As...And BTW clearing cookies does not seem to help. As soon as I login I get this again. Am I stuck with this. Please get me out.srikantkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779181489316066139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-50893616400912930522016-09-19T10:26:20.518-07:002016-09-19T10:26:20.518-07:00For some reason I am getting this on my account. I...For some reason I am getting this on my account. I absolutely do not like the new style. Makes me feel like I am getting limited search results each time. How can I restore this? I spent a lot of time thinking I am getting mobile results and wasted a lot of time trying to disable it. Please get rid of this.srikantkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779181489316066139noreply@blogger.com