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What's Your Browser Start Page?

Posted by Cliff on from the internet-starting-lines dept.

prostoalex asks: "I was just reading an Associated Press story on the most popular Web destinations, where it's noted how the companies are vying for user's attention to become an access point to the Internet. Slashdot's readership is probably not the one to stick to the start page provided by their ISP or their browser manufacturer. What's your browsers start page? A third-party site like Google or Yahoo!? A customized page like My Yahoo! or My MSN? Personal Web site or local HTML file with your favorite bookmarks? about:blank?"

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  1. about:blank by Peartree · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nuthin better. Good & fast...

    1. Re:about:blank by Foolhardy · · Score: 5, Insightful

      When I start my browser, I already have a page I want to go to in mind; why bother to load another first?

  2. I have two start pages by titaniam · · Score: 5, Informative

    I use firefox, you insensitive clod. I have as many start pages as I like! I actually use only two: drpa.us and peter-a-andrews.com/links.html, both of which are my personal pages.

  3. Wikipedia! by E1ven · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Randompage

    Gives me a Random Wikipedia entry each time I open a browser window. I've buckets of information that I would never otherwise have any inclination to research, but have found very interesting..

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    Colin Davis
  4. This should be a poll by shadowbearer · · Score: 4, Insightful



    Inaccurate or no, it would be better that way.

    SB

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    It's old. The more humans I meet, the more I like my cats. At least they are honest.
  5. MyWay by ziggles · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://my.myway.com/

    Basically a portal like yahoo, but more customizable. And their whole purpose is to run a site with no ads and no popups so that's a nice bonus.