New Google sidebar

[hazelnut]

Some users don't like this new left column in google search results. Someone has made an addon for Firefox which disables it.

 

In beta at the moment

 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/161638/

[Andavari]

Allot of people don't like it as this search reveals. I don't like either.

[DennisD]

+1

 

Too much white space. (Sounds like somewhere else I know).

[MikeW]

+2

Thought it was just me that hated it

[Anomaly]

Page looks too cluttered and less space for the results. They should make the side bar collapsible. I think this is a trend to dumbing things down for Google. Chrome is joke that looks like it's designed by a five year old with brain damage and this side bar is just as stupid.

[Augeas]

That having to wait for mouse-over was infuriating, but now there's no option to get UK results only. Not one I could find anyway. I wish they'd stop meddling with the setup.

 

All change is bad, especially change for the better.

[hazelnut]

You can always try this which gets its results direct from google, the main page has a different little message each time but the results page is just text (at least for now) Try a search

 

Look to the right of the main page which gives you the option of a 'private' search via https.

 

http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

[DennisD]

The Home Page I've used for some time still displays the old type configuration. No sidebar:

 

http://www.searchslate.com/wp.ashx?ref=home&id=170

 

Has some nice themes.