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ghostandmachine
September 3rd, 2008, 06:32 PM
Mine has been set to google.com ever since I can remember. I don't see any other site to go to when I first open my browser.

King_Critter
September 3rd, 2008, 06:38 PM
http://quegrande.org/countdown/

Just so I know when the world's about to end. :P

nowin4me
September 3rd, 2008, 06:43 PM
http://quegrande.org/countdown/

Just so I know when the world's about to end. :P

Thats quite disturbing I wouldn't have that as my homepage thats for sure.

My homepage is Google

Bachstelze
September 3rd, 2008, 06:44 PM
about:blank

karellen
September 3rd, 2008, 06:44 PM
Mine has been set to google.com ever since I can remember. I don't see any other site to go to when I first open my browser.

same here

ghostandmachine
September 3rd, 2008, 06:45 PM
http://quegrande.org/countdown/

Just so I know when the world's about to end. :P

:lolflag:

FuturePilot
September 3rd, 2008, 06:50 PM
google.com

Swarms
September 3rd, 2008, 06:54 PM
google.com/ig

markp1989
September 3rd, 2008, 06:57 PM
i mine set to i google

Dr Small
September 3rd, 2008, 07:14 PM
about:blank
about:blank

JillSwift
September 3rd, 2008, 07:17 PM
about:blankDitto * 2

Nepherte
September 3rd, 2008, 07:42 PM
http://www.google.be/firefox since I use google a lot.

perlluver
September 3rd, 2008, 07:44 PM
www.google.com/ig

billgoldberg
September 3rd, 2008, 07:45 PM
http://google.com/firefox

Sycron
September 3rd, 2008, 07:46 PM
http://start.ubuntu.com/8.04/

calito
September 3rd, 2008, 07:46 PM
Ubuntu forums!

Barrucadu
September 3rd, 2008, 07:48 PM
http://www.chess.com/echess/myhome.html

Though Opera just opens my previous tabs.

billgoldberg
September 3rd, 2008, 07:49 PM
http://start.ubuntu.com/8.04/

It's a shame I can't use that, since it uses google.co.uk

Well, I can use it, but I don't like the results.

The same reason I don't use google.be

bostonaholic
September 3rd, 2008, 07:52 PM
http://quegrande.org/countdown/

Just so I know when the world's about to end. :P

what is that countdown?

my homepage:
http://www.google.com/ig

+1 Google CHROME!!!

Sycron
September 3rd, 2008, 07:56 PM
It's a shame I can't use that, since it uses google.co.uk

Well, I can use it, but I don't like the results.

The same reason I don't use google.be

In the past i used google.ro , but since I switched to 8.04 i use http://start.ubuntu.com/8.04/ and since 4 or more weeks i'm searching only in english I don't need other things anymore...

CrazyArcher
September 3rd, 2008, 08:01 PM
Opera's 'Speed Dial'

Gorgoth
September 3rd, 2008, 08:06 PM
Mine's set to one of my favorite webcomics, www.questionablecontent.net [Umm... some strips might be NSFW]. Been that way since I discovered that comic :D

Skorzen
September 3rd, 2008, 08:26 PM
about:blank

Abras
September 3rd, 2008, 08:33 PM
Mine's set to one of my favorite webcomics, www.questionablecontent.net [Umm... some strips might be NSFW]. Been that way since I discovered that comic :D Hehe, pretty decent web comic; at least good enough to bookmark. And that's saying a lot considering I generally don't like web comics at all (well...I do read XKCD on occasion :) but that's like internet law)

On topic, interesting how many people have Google as their homepage. I wonder, who uses Yahoo these days? Not me, as I am also a Google kinda guy.

Joe_Strummer
September 3rd, 2008, 08:38 PM
Usually some news website . . . just so I can start the day and end it being depressed with what is going on in the world. Right now it is cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com).

jespdj
September 3rd, 2008, 08:42 PM
google.com/ig
+1

JetskiDude911
September 3rd, 2008, 08:43 PM
My homepage is set to Google.

conundrumx
September 3rd, 2008, 09:12 PM
http://www.google.com/firefox

It makes Mozilla money (when searches are routed through Firefox, instead of plain old google.com), and I often launch my browser through a link, or GNOME Do, so I rarely see the homepage.

rubiin
September 3rd, 2008, 09:20 PM
http://www.google.com/linux \\:D/

Xzallion
September 3rd, 2008, 09:21 PM
igoogle

Kabezon
September 3rd, 2008, 09:23 PM
http://www.google.com/linux \\:D/
lol I didn't know that existed :P Anyways, mine is set to www.ole.com.ar

Prefix100
September 3rd, 2008, 09:42 PM
I have Firefox set to open two tabs as my homepages.

chrome://ubufox/content/startpage.html & www.xkcd.com

SomeGuyDude
September 3rd, 2008, 09:51 PM
Speed Dial.

porchrat
September 3rd, 2008, 10:03 PM
google.co.za here

Oldsoldier2003
September 3rd, 2008, 10:06 PM
Mine has been set to google.com ever since I can remember. I don't see any other site to go to when I first open my browser.

+1 search,mail and news provided by google always seemed like the perfect homepage to me. of course I use FF and when I start my browser it opens up all the tabes from my last session so its sort of irrelevant.

eurobloke1
September 3rd, 2008, 10:08 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk

I am a news junkie

myusername
September 3rd, 2008, 10:11 PM
the xkcd random page

Dr Small
September 3rd, 2008, 10:14 PM
+1 search,mail and news provided by google always seemed like the perfect homepage to me. of course I use FF and when I start my browser it opens up all the tabes from my last session so its sort of irrelevant.
I hate that. My mom does that, and when I go to use the laptop, I have to wait an extra 6-7 seconds for firefox to load, because of all her tabs :|

Hells_Dark
September 3rd, 2008, 11:41 PM
netvibes here.

tuxxy
September 3rd, 2008, 11:45 PM
http://ubuntuforums.org/group.php?groupid=258

linuxguymarshall
September 3rd, 2008, 11:48 PM
~/.homepage/index.html

tadcan
September 3rd, 2008, 11:49 PM
gmail

spupy
September 4th, 2008, 12:25 AM
I don't really don't restart my browser that much, but the homepage is set to about:blank. I hate it when I start and want to do something but the thing is loading a webpage.

KingTermite
September 4th, 2008, 12:41 AM
Mine has been set to google.com ever since I can remember. I don't see any other site to go to when I first open my browser.

Mine isn't set to google.com itself, but to iGoogle.

It's google with search engine at top, but you can add widgets, rss feeds and all kinds of content you find interesting.

http://www.google.com/ig

Trail
September 4th, 2008, 10:39 AM
Konqueror's introduction page.

The Keeper
September 4th, 2008, 11:11 AM
iGoogle

Corfy
September 7th, 2008, 12:19 AM
I set up a page on my website that I open up to. I realize that might be a little vain, but it allows me to keep an eye on my site while giving me full custumization of my start page.

guillelo11
September 7th, 2008, 01:07 AM
google.es

MaxIBoy
September 7th, 2008, 01:10 AM
My homepage is set to my email login, but I've got the browser set to display a blank page on startup.

RATM_Owns
September 7th, 2008, 01:23 AM
file:///home/andy/.ffhome/index.html

7raTEYdCql
September 7th, 2008, 01:31 AM
Mine is set to auto:blank. But that is set to Fast Dial.

tom66
September 7th, 2008, 02:07 AM
google ftw!

sharks
September 7th, 2008, 02:18 AM
about:blank

littletinman
September 7th, 2008, 04:15 AM
my iGoogle page, with the Ubuntu theme.

klange
September 7th, 2008, 04:27 AM
http://oasis-games.com

I really should set up a more useful homepage...

doorknob60
September 7th, 2008, 04:51 AM
http://google.com/ig

iGoogle FTW :D

Woormy
September 7th, 2008, 05:13 AM
I've been using The Hunger Site for years.

http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1

I also used to use freedonationsDOTcom but they closed.

-grubby
September 7th, 2008, 05:14 AM
opera's 'speed dial'

+1

Rhubarb
September 7th, 2008, 05:17 AM
about:blank

barbedsaber
September 7th, 2008, 05:43 AM
iGoogle, (so original)

zmjjmz
September 7th, 2008, 05:54 AM
about:blank
If I open a new tab I want to go somewhere quickly, not wait for a website to load.

wolfen69
September 7th, 2008, 06:03 AM
my home page is the fast dial add on. can't live without it now. that, and mouse gestures.

niccholaspage
September 7th, 2008, 06:14 AM
chrome://ubufox/content/startpage.html.
I am lucky I was able to get ubufox running great.

Kronie
September 7th, 2008, 08:17 AM
have 12 homepages :P using speed dial :)

Shazaam
September 7th, 2008, 08:45 AM
Mine used to be this...
http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm
but I found that to be to busy so I changed it to...
about:blank

Bruce M.
September 7th, 2008, 11:23 PM
I see I am not alone!


~/.homepage/index.html


file:///home/andy/.ffhome/index.html

And so I add mine to the list:

file:///home/bruloo/Websites/myhome/index.html