http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ the rantings and musings of James Collett en-us Matthew1471's BlogX / BlogX.co.uk Content © 2005 - 2014 James Collett http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.blogrant.co.uk/RSS/Image.jpg http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ 100 100 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:17 +0100 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:18 +0100 Computing%20and%20Internet http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 This morning when I unlocked my workstation I was greeted with a bizarre background image:-<br><br><p align="center"><img src="http://www.blogrant.co.uk//Images/Articles/Entry55_5709.jpg" style="border:none" width="40%"></p><br><br>At first I thought I was the victim of a prank by my workmates, but no - it was a browser window that I must have left open yesterday. It was the Google homepage. I guess it must have refreshed all by itself. It's quite a cool picture, actually, even though it does a complete 180 on the famous Clean Homepage ethos.<br><br>There was a message and link, asking:-<br><!-- Quote Snippit 1.0 (Edit the TEXT to what your quoting) --><br><div style="background:white; color:blue;">Curious about today's homepage? Add your own background image now</div><br><!-- End Of BlogX Snippit --><br>I'll let the lack of a full stop slide for now. The link takes you to a page where you are invited to create your own background image for your Google homepage. It announces:-<br><!-- Quote Snippit 1.0 (Edit the TEXT to what your quoting) --><br><div style="background:white; color:blue;">Google has more to offer when you sign in to your Google Account. You can customise pages, view recommendations and get more relevant search results.</div><br><!-- End Of BlogX Snippit --><br>All you have to do is:-<br><!-- Quote Snippit 1.0 (Edit the TEXT to what your quoting) --><br><div style="background:white; color:blue;">Sign in to personalise your Google experience. </div><br><!-- End Of BlogX Snippit --><br>Oh, I get it. If I do not like this new background image, I can put my own on there but only if I sign in.<br>As I write, the background image has changed. I suppose they have it set to refresh with a new image every so often.<br><p align="center"><img src="http://www.blogrant.co.uk//Images/Articles/Entry56_7639.jpg" style="border:none"width="40%"></p><br>I actually find this one distracting and it obscures what text thereis on the page. But it's okay - I can change it, if I let Google track my every movement.<br><br>I'm not opposed to sharing information that Google can use for marketing in return for an optional piece of functionality or an enhanced user experience. Not in principle, anyway.<br><br>But when it is forced on me like this, I don't like it.<br><br>==<br>Related article at the Guardian:-<br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/oct/28/google-mobilephones?CMP=twt_gu" target="_New">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/oct/28/google-mobilephones?CMP=twt_gu</a>... <a href="http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55">Read More (2 Characters)</a> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:45 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 What opinionated twaddle! <br><br>Yours always,<br>ted x Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:04 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 Hilarious! What a carefully considered response that is, and identified as a real source. I love discourse like this.<br><br>Not. And not. And not.<br> <br><hr><br>James Collett's Homepage : <a href="http://www.blogrant.co.uk">http://www.blogrant.co.uk</a> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:30 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 mwa mwa mwa... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:19 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 Yo ho ho. <br><hr><br>James Collett's Homepage : <a href="http://www.blogrant.co.uk">http://www.blogrant.co.uk</a> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:17 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 That's an innuoiges way of thinking about it. <br><hr><br>Ladainian's Homepage : <a href="http://hfrqjzdoecn.com">http://hfrqjzdoecn.com</a> Sat, 27 Sep 2014 23:49 -0100 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/ViewItem.asp?Entry=55 http://www.blogrant.co.uk/Comments.asp?Entry=55 - I am so in love with your work. I have been on your website for the last two hours and i'm still sehlcepess. This is one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen photographed. <br><hr><br>Udaykiran's Homepage : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000346064">http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000346064</a>