Fifty Plus (50+) - Did Everyone But Me Know About Black Googlle?

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wagathon
12-25-07, 08:39 PM
... you type "black google" in the Google window and select the first search entry, or ...

http://black-google.blogspot.com/

It's said a black background takes less power.

:)

TruF
12-25-07, 08:42 PM
Thanks for sharing. I didn't know about it either. Not sure my old eyes like it!
Digital Gee
12-25-07, 09:01 PM
I tried blue but it requires some extra steps. Black is neat though!

While we're at it, I just discovered Pandora -- free "intelligent" internet radio that "builds a station" around your favorite artist or genre. Wow!

Tom Bombadil
12-25-07, 09:10 PM
It does use less power. But reading black on white text is much easier on my eyes.

I used a number of green and amber monitors back in the 1980s, grew to like some of the amber ones (depending upon the color of the amber).

And have used white text on blue backgrounds on a number of forums, but not so much recently.
rodrigaj
12-26-07, 07:52 AM
This doesn't make sense.

Once you do a search it reverts back to white.

How often to you sit and stare at the google page? What possible power savings could come out of that?

I think it's a joke of some kind.
swan652
12-26-07, 09:54 AM
And have used white text on blue backgrounds on a number of forums, but not so much recently.

Beats the hell out of blue text on white background (as if anyone would actually do that). ;)
BluesDawg
12-26-07, 05:55 PM
This doesn't make sense.

Once you do a search it reverts back to white.

How often to you sit and stare at the google page? What possible power savings could come out of that?

I think it's a joke of some kind.

Yeah, I think someone couldn't wait until April 1st. Or maybe it's leftover from last April.
DnvrFox
12-26-07, 06:49 PM
Beats the hell out of blue text on white background (as if anyone would actually do that). ;)

Reminds me of DOS WordPerfect, which I always ran blue with white lettering. Well, this is as close as I can get!
The Weak Link
12-26-07, 08:08 PM
With the conventional black-on-white graphics, if you make a mistake you can use a little white-out and fix the problem in a jiffy. With the white-on-black, I would think small strips of duct tape would be adequate.