What do you set as your Default Home Page? (Just Curious, informal survey) - Page 4

lux · 19 Oct 2002, 12:46 PM

I use internet start:

http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...ver=&ar=IStart

Currently it redirects to msn homepage. This is not the case years ago..

**CyberSmurf** · 19 Oct 2002, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lux
Currently it redirects to msn homepage. This is not the case years ago..

I'll bite.

What was the case years ago?

(and why not just use msn? ... not that I would use msn as my homepage)

lux · 19 Oct 2002, 01:07 PM

I think years ago it actually linked to something called "Internet Start", but not anymore.

Currently it is the same as this one:

http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...r=6&ar=msnhome

which is MSN home...

btn · 19 Oct 2002, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kwwelch
Heh. On my Macintosh, Internet Explorer randomly resets my home page to apple.com.
Most of the time, though, I use Mozilla, which doesn't have this problem.

Strange, Apple has historically not set the default home page to be apple.com. It used to be something like apple.excite.com and now netscape.com/oem/apple. Check your Internet system preference. IE should use whatever is set in there as your default home page.

FromLine · 24 Oct 2002, 06:51 PM

Okay, you guys convinced me.

I've made a custom start page of my own and now it's set to:

C:\start.html

I've also duplicated it here:

http://sfeuro.com/s

which really comes in handy when I travel.

**DBH** · 24 Oct 2002, 11:09 PM

That's a great idea. Everything you need, all on one page.

Jeremy Howard · 25 Oct 2002, 12:46 AM

One suggestion for editing that nifty start page: change the target of your FastMail.FM link to /mail{x}, where {x} is your server number. That will result in one less redirect, and therefore you'll log in faster.

Also, if you use secure login, make the link https, again to remove one redirect.

Jessm · 25 Oct 2002, 02:43 AM

Thanks for the tip, Jeremy!

Jessica

FromLine · 27 Oct 2002, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeremy Howard
One suggestion for editing that nifty start page: change the target of your FastMail.FM link to /mail{x}, where {x} is your server number. That will result in one less redirect, and therefore you'll log in faster.

Thanks, I just updated that for my c:\index.html page .

reuben · 28 Oct 2002, 06:27 AM

http://www.google.com

and sometimes

http://news.google.com

28 Oct 2002, 12:48 PM

I think I already responded to this poll as a Yahoo! homepage user.

But a couple of days ago I switched to Google.

Spin · 28 Dec 2002, 01:14 PM

Runbox

watchdis · 4 Jan 2003, 08:09 AM

i'm a blank'er. it's just so quick to load

i'd love to have one of those personalised yahoo pages or something pretty but my connection is achingly slow.

ibcsweb · 18 Jan 2003, 07:34 AM

I use www.ibcsweb.com
I use it because I can put all the links to everything I like on it. I also have links to all my email sign on pages as well as a discussion forum. Got tiered of waiting to find a page with everything I wanted and no adverts. Put Google search onthere to so it pretty much covers everything I need.

**psalzer** · 18 Jan 2003, 09:04 PM

I started using this one for IE and other IE based browsers: http://www.atstart.org/

It's a downloadable exe that lets you build your own start page that you keep just on your local machine, has a tab for news and you can select a page as a Homepage on the web for the third tab. I like it because my husband and son can both put in their own links and I don't have to update and upload anything every time they want to make a change. Of course, they haven't actually done that yet, but in theory, they could.

View Poll Results: What is Your Browser Home Page Default Set to?
yahoo.com (or my.yahoo, mail.yahoo, or any other yahoo)	11	18.03%
Hotmail, MSN, or other MSN	6	9.84%
FastMail.FM	6	9.84%
EmailDiscussions.com (or other Genki site)	1	1.64%
Something else (please state URL in your response below)	37	60.66%
Voters: 61. You may not vote on this poll

24 Oct 2002, 06:51 PM	#50
FromLine The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,619	Okay, you guys convinced me. I've made a custom start page of my own and now it's set to: C:\start.html I've also duplicated it here: http://sfeuro.com/s which really comes in handy when I travel. Last edited by FromLine : 1 Apr 2003 at 05:22 PM.

28 Oct 2002, 12:48 PM	#56
stovertm Guest Posts: n/a	from yahoo! to google I think I already responded to this poll as a Yahoo! homepage user. But a couple of days ago I switched to Google.

28 Dec 2002, 01:14 PM	#57
Spin The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa, FL (Cincinnati, OH in the Summer) Posts: 2,446	Runbox Runbox

18 Jan 2003, 07:34 AM	#59
ibcsweb Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 546	WHat do I use as my home page? I use www.ibcsweb.com I use it because I can put all the links to everything I like on it. I also have links to all my email sign on pages as well as a discussion forum. Got tiered of waiting to find a page with everything I wanted and no adverts. Put Google search onthere to so it pretty much covers everything I need.

19 Oct 2002, 12:46 PM	#46
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	I use internet start: http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...ver=&ar=IStart Currently it redirects to msn homepage. This is not the case years ago..

19 Oct 2002, 01:07 PM	#48
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	I think years ago it actually linked to something called "Internet Start", but not anymore. Currently it is the same as this one: http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir...r=6&ar=msnhome which is MSN home...

24 Oct 2002, 11:09 PM	#51
DBH Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,533	That's a great idea. Everything you need, all on one page.

25 Oct 2002, 12:46 AM	#52
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	One suggestion for editing that nifty start page: change the target of your FastMail.FM link to /mail{x}, where {x} is your server number. That will result in one less redirect, and therefore you'll log in faster. Also, if you use secure login, make the link https, again to remove one redirect.

25 Oct 2002, 02:43 AM	#53
Jessm Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: U.S. Posts: 425	Thanks for the tip, Jeremy! Jessica

28 Oct 2002, 06:27 AM	#55
reuben Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 240	http://www.google.com and sometimes http://news.google.com

4 Jan 2003, 08:09 AM	#58
watchdis Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 152	i'm a blank'er. it's just so quick to load i'd love to have one of those personalised yahoo pages or something pretty but my connection is achingly slow.

18 Jan 2003, 09:04 PM	#60
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	I started using this one for IE and other IE based browsers: http://www.atstart.org/ It's a downloadable exe that lets you build your own start page that you keep just on your local machine, has a tab for news and you can select a page as a Homepage on the web for the third tab. I like it because my husband and son can both put in their own links and I don't have to update and upload anything every time they want to make a change. Of course, they haven't actually done that yet, but in theory, they could.