How to try out Google's new homepage prototype
There's been a lot of blog hype about Google testing out a new, minimal homepage. It's true, some users have been seeing a Google.com main page with just the logo, the search box, and two buttons. If you're not one of them, but you want to try it out, here's how you can make it happen: Go to Google.com and put this little bit of Javascript into your address bar:
javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=abac7a90f5a3784b:LD=en:NR=10:TM=1254990196:LM=1254990236:S=uB6F4jDnMP_DuxtT;path=/; domain=.google.com");
Then hit enter, and then reload the page. The top bar, language tools link, and all other extraneous text should be gone, but it'll fade back in if you run your mouse over the top part of the browser window. This really isn't that big a deal, now that practically every browser has a search box built in, but it's a neat little trick if you're someone who still uses Google.com often.
[via Google Blogoscoped]
