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Didn't ask.com implement this feature a while back?
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I've been using the Firefox add-on Google Previews for a long time to accomplish what this article is saying is now built into Google searches itself.
Also, Norton displays an icon next to search results in IE and FF which tells you if a site is safe or not. FF can intercept if you try to go to a known phishing web site as well.
Also, Norton displays an icon next to search results in IE and FF which tells you if a site is safe or not. FF can intercept if you try to go to a known phishing web site as well.
Personally, I can't stand the instant anything they keep throwing at us. I won't switch to any other search engine, however, so it becomes an issue of "Ok, how do I get past this crap they keep shoving down my throat" and so, having said that here's how to get rid of Google Instant anything if you happen to use Firefox - it's only for Firefox, however.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7190054_disable-instant-search-permanently-firefox.html
I just applied it and restarted Firefox. Before I was using a Greasemonkey script to get that instant crap gone, but the new Instant Previews was still in there, and I had added several lines to try and keep it out with ABP's element hiding helper to no avail. I followed the simple instructions in that article and now the only thing I get is the suggestion fill which I can deal with, but anything else related to their instant stuff - instant search, instant preview - is now dead as in doornail dead.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7190054_disable-instant-search-permanently-firefox.html
I just applied it and restarted Firefox. Before I was using a Greasemonkey script to get that instant crap gone, but the new Instant Previews was still in there, and I had added several lines to try and keep it out with ABP's element hiding helper to no avail. I followed the simple instructions in that article and now the only thing I get is the suggestion fill which I can deal with, but anything else related to their instant stuff - instant search, instant preview - is now dead as in doornail dead.
When you do work that requires you to do hundreds if not thousands of searches a day (like me) speed is of the essence. Also, I have my search preferences to show 100 hits on a page, not the piddly default of 10 that most everyone just leaves that way forever.
Google is turning into everything but the simple clean search it originally was founded to become. I can understand that things change, but not even offering people an opt-out this time (they did for Instant Search but they're going to remove that opt-out soon) is a bit aggravating.
I want search results, not previews which don't do me any good at all since I'm going to go to a given link anyway. Even on a 50 Mbps line, those previews are just irritating from start to finish.
There was all this talk about Flash sucking down battery power on laptops nowadays; now a lot of that will be used by Google's constant background data moving where it used to be basically idle in between each individual search. Hell, just scrolling the page with instant search/previews now causes more data to flow without even clicking.
That's just a bit unacceptable to me (and others, I'm sure).
Google is turning into everything but the simple clean search it originally was founded to become. I can understand that things change, but not even offering people an opt-out this time (they did for Instant Search but they're going to remove that opt-out soon) is a bit aggravating.
I want search results, not previews which don't do me any good at all since I'm going to go to a given link anyway. Even on a 50 Mbps line, those previews are just irritating from start to finish.
There was all this talk about Flash sucking down battery power on laptops nowadays; now a lot of that will be used by Google's constant background data moving where it used to be basically idle in between each individual search. Hell, just scrolling the page with instant search/previews now causes more data to flow without even clicking.
That's just a bit unacceptable to me (and others, I'm sure).
Ack, missed the edit...
As for the instant suggestions, I keep that enabled since it can help with mistyped/misspelled search keywords or phrases.
Instant suggestions != instant search/previews, they work completely different. The trick I did with that link above that disabled the instant search and previews had no effect on instant suggestions since they aren't coupled technologies - I actually prefer the suggestions. It's the search/previews that I won't tolerate and now I don't have to.
As for the instant suggestions, I keep that enabled since it can help with mistyped/misspelled search keywords or phrases.
Instant suggestions != instant search/previews, they work completely different. The trick I did with that link above that disabled the instant search and previews had no effect on instant suggestions since they aren't coupled technologies - I actually prefer the suggestions. It's the search/previews that I won't tolerate and now I don't have to.