I recently upgraded my computer from a Mac to a new Dell Inspiron 15R. I needed to upgrade the software that I use to access Google. I also needed to change the settings to allow me to type in the location of the search box and the default search engine. This caused a major change in my Google interface.
In the old Google interface, I can see the search box, and the search engine is set to “Google.com”. This means that the default search engine is Bing, which was the default search engine on my Mac. I can’t change this, and now I have to enter my search terms and then hit return, which takes me to the search results. I would have thought that a change like this would be easy to make.
The new Google interface is definitely easier to use for those of us who use a PC. To access the search box just type in the search terms and hit return. To enter the search engine, search for “search engine” and choose the default search engine from the drop-down menu. It’s still the same setup, only it’s much easier.
I don’t know that I would ever need to learn how to use this interface. I am just used to the interface.
I think that most people who use Google would benefit from a little bit of UI tinkering. I’m not sure that the changes from the first release were that big of a deal, but I’m sure that most people who use the interface are going to like the changes. I think that it is worth a little tweaking.
Personally, I found the interface much smoother after some tweaking. I think that some of the changes made the interface much more friendly and responsive.
I’ve been using Google for over two years now. I have only really done a little tweaking. Personally I think that Google has gotten a lot worse since the first release and I think that they could use a little more attention in the future.
While there are things that Google just plain sucks at, such as remembering you’re logged in, it’s really good at remembering where you are in relation to other websites and where you are in relation to yourself. It can also remember the current page you’ve been on, so you can easily see you were on the last page you’ve been on. This is a great feature, but it does make the interface feel more cluttered than it should.
Another cool feature is that if you hover over a page that has your Google icon, you can see a list of related sites, which makes the Google search interface a lot more fun. You can also use the icon to hover over the list of Google results so you can see the page title and keywords.
The only thing that you can do is to press a button that does nothing to your Google icon. That will really help with the interface, but it also makes it less likely that you’ll accidentally double click a page that has your Google icon.
