Do You "Skin" Your Browser Start Page?

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Well maybe skinning isn't the correct word for this.  How about "customize" your browser start page?  I have used iGoogle for ages as my browser start page.  It displays some news headlines, a few RSS feeds, my inbox, weather info, etc.

So back to the question.  Do you "customize" your browser start page?

Post a screenshot if you do!

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh hellz yeah I skin that!  I use iGoogle's ThemeMaker http://www.google.com/ig/tm and create them with the wallpapers I use.  Here's my current one:

 

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I use Speed Dial

Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Bara skins my start page.

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Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I've been using the free version of  Flavors.me as my start page because I can use any wallpaper, change colors and fonts to match my desktop.

 

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Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting karmat, reply 5
I've been using the free version of  Flavors.me as my start page because I can use any wallpaper, change colors and fonts to match my desktop.

That looks interesting.  Bookmarked to check out later.

I used to customize my browser start page but nowadays I keep it to a minimum - Google Hot Trends (for amusement), Google Calendar, and Weather.  I'm always opening new windows and preferred a quicker loading page over gimmicks.

I do like Firefox's Personas.  I'm currently using Simple Firefox.

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bara skins my start page

Ditto.

I always start my day with WC.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

guess this doesn't apply to IE8?

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Mozilla Version of About:blank

Reply #10 from Elemental Forums Top

Does appreciating minimalist art and music mean I can count starting with a blank page as 'skinning?'

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bara skins my start page.

Ditto.

Ditto.

I always start my day with WC.

And end day at WC.

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

There's a skinning knife around here, but it would be too much work.

 

Function before form, who cares what it looks like.

Reply #13 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting psychoak, reply 12
Function before form, who cares what it looks like.

Do you live by this motto when it comes to choosing a significant other? :P

Reply #14 from Elemental Forums Top

I don't really use a browser start page, firefox just restores the tabs I was using when it shut down.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Do you live by this motto when it comes to choosing a significant other?

 

Indeed I do!  I'm disfunctional, so I'm not in the market. :)

Reply #16 from Elemental Forums Top

i use a html page that just has a background image and some hyperlinks to my most commonly visited sites.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Same for me, simple homepage with hyperlinks.

Also while we're at it, I'm quite fond of how skinnable Opera can get, even if still ways behind Firefox.

Opera and homepage

 

 

 

 

 

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Antique thread...

But here it's just boring old IE9 with 4 'home pages'...auto-loading WC Admin....WC...Flightsim.com and Sim-outhouse.com ...;)

Reply #19 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Actually, instead of a start page on my desktop, I use Session Manager to restore the tabs that I last had up.  Usually there are a few pages that I'm working on and having them load up every time saves me the trouble of navigating.

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just have multiple tabs open up to the pages I want to see.

 

Wow, I didn't realize this thread was that old. o_O