CustomizeGoogle
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CustomizeGoogle is a Mozilla Firefox extension, which enhances
the search results you get when
searching the web with Google. It does
so by adding some information about the
search results and removing unwanted results, such as
advertisements. However, everything is optional, so someone could see
the related ads if he/she wants to.
Google Suggest
You can use Google Suggest when searching,
to have an AutoComplete while typing. This is handy because you don't have
to retype every search term if you
search on it multiple times. Also, it seems
to filter out adult search terms.
Use other search engines
Adds links next to your search like "Try your search on Yahoo!". This is
handy when you can't find what you're looking for and think you might find
it with another search engine.
Direct links to images
When you currently use the Google Image Search, you first see the image
in a frame and the site it came from in the lower frame. With Customize
Google, however, you are led directly to the images instead of first the
frame page.
Remove copying restrictions
When using Google Print, there is a copy restriction applied, but with
CustomizeGoogle you can work around this.
Customize Google will make Gmail, more secure by
using https instead of http.
Anonymous Google userid
Though disabled by default, CustomizeGoogle can anonymize your Google
userid. You might like this if you're a bit paranoid.
Ads removed
This is also disabled by default, however, if you don't like the ads you
can turn them off.
Filter spammy websites
If you don't like websites that are just trying to get you there while it
is not what you are looking for, you will like CustomizeGoogle, because it
tries to filter spammy websites.
Links to WayBack Machine
This will add a link to the WayBack Machine, so you can see how the given
page looked before. This way, when you end up at a page which has been moved
or removed, you can see what used to be there so you still get your results.
Remove click tracking
When you click on the link of a result, it looks like the link leads to
the page containing what you are looking for. But in fact, when you click
the link it is quickly changed to a redirect page of Google, which will
probably track what you are searching on,
which browser you are using, etc. This is probably used to your and other
Google users's profit, but some may not like it. That is why they are
overcome with CustomizeGoogle.
Useless facts
- At the time of writing (9 September 2005), CustomizeGoogle was on
the second place on the Mozilla Firefox Extensions list.
- Again at the time of writing (9 September 2005), CustomizeGoogle has
an average star rating of 4.63/5, and was downloaded 4587804 times.
- CustomizeGoogle was the July 2005 Editors Pick.
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