I think services cover all the major browsers. I used to use one that plugs into the Mac for Safari years ago. I'm just surprised a company like Google hasn't created their own as it would allow them to "protect" users from random people while being able to get more data about usage patterns because it would even cover what I could be posting here, right now.
I already dropped Google for just about everything and after the email data mining revelation, I suggested dropping gmail to several family members and friends. Using Yahoo for search isn't that bad and I only occasionally use Google maps when something doesn't work in Apple Maps. I got rid of my gmail account months ago and am glad I did. gmail had all sorts of problems for me when managing email using Apple Mail (go ahead and say it way Apple Mail's fault, I don't care, I'm not going back). As for using Google for calculations, I just use the Calculator widget. It works fine for me.
btw: @paxmantry this in Safari when Yahoo is your search engine. It works
I don't own Yahoo stock but do own Apple stock.
Thanks for posting. I have been using Bing to stay away from Google and was missing those features. I had heard that Yahoo was using Bing as the backend, but didn't even consider they could have added this stuff on top of it.
PPS: I'm surprised a company, like Google, hasn't ever created a secure "portal" with Chrome so that all traffic goes through them but is encrypted on the local end. I'd use it for sites like this. I'd rather have Google reading my data for their analytics than some hacker on local WiFi hotspot looking to steal my identity.
With their "reduce data usage" option in the Chrome mobile browser they're getting pretty close to being able to offer such a thing. It wouldn't take much to add that functionality (though there's no sign that it's planned). There's also an added "bonus" that the traffic then comes from Google so ad blockers don't work on sites loaded in this manner.
Had an email address with them since 1994 but I can't even use it now to send mail since the last "security overhaul". My address book has been hacked many times but that had nothing to do with passwords (it was a general breach) and that's better than the bloody thing being unusable.
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Tech Support: Sorry that password has expired- you must register a new one.
Me: Did someone discover that password and hack my computer?
Tech Support: No, but your password has expired- you must get a new one.
Me: Why then do I need a new one as that one seems to be working pretty good?
Tech Support: Well, you must get a new one as they automatically expire every 30 days.
Me: Can I use the old one and just re-register it?
Tech Support: No, you must get a new one.
Me: I don't want a new one as that is one more thing for me to remember.
Tech Support: Sorry, you must get a new one.
Me: OK, roses
Tech Support: Sorry you must use more letters.
Me: OK, pretty roses
Tech Support: No good, you must use at least one numerical character.
Me: OK, 1 pretty rose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces.
Me: OK, 1prettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you must use additional characters.
Me: OK, 1fuckingprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you must use at least one capital letter.
Me: OK, 1FUCKINGprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use more than one capital letter in a row.
Me: OK, 1Fuckingprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use that password as you must use additional letters.
I'd rather have Google reading my data for their analytics than some hacker on local WiFi hotspot looking to steal my identity.
Whenever I'm in a hotel I don't access their WiFi on my iPhone. I do use my iPad for that. "Why Phil; both devices basically have the same info on them?" Well, I don't have much sensitive info on my iPad, but there's a boatload of that on my iPhone.
I have thought the same thing. Not so much the same Sherlock as long ago but a new reincarnation that could also be useful for app searches especially since the app store and iTunes suck at finding apps unless you already know the name. Siri is lonely and Sherlock would make a great companion for her for showing results.
Maybe the reality distortion field operates a lot on many here but, no, Yahoo and Bing search are still terrible compared to Google search. I recently tried to look for a specific website with vague terms on the three search engines. Didn't find it on Yahoo, was on second page on Bing and was the second result on Google.
Yahoo was the biggest for a long time before Google came along. If only they had had "Samsung Ethics" and had grabbed Google's technology straight away they could have stayed on top. But it's been so long now, surely Google's tricks must be known by the academic community and it is possible for Yahoo to get fairly close.
I'd really rather not have it changed to Yahoo! personally. First thing I heard about Yahoo! in years? How passwords had been compromised as they failed to patch Heartbleed in a timely manner.
Yahoo's prime time is long gone, I'd much rather stick with Google (even if I don't trust them), thanks.
Hell, I'd rather they went with Bing than Yahoo!, at least Bing are likely to be able to organise a p**s up in a brewery.
One thing I use a lot with Google is basic conversions '3972' usd to gbp', for instance, or '22 c to f', or whatever. I would miss the convenience of that.
They could do it but most people would switch back to Google. All it takes is one simple click in Safari settings so then Google would still get most iOS users but wouldn't have to pay Apple a billion a year. Not a good move
This is 100% positively without any doubt in anyone's mind...completely false. No one would have a frigging clue, except the 2% of users that might actually READ an article that says it switch to Yahoo.
It never ceases to amaze me how people who post on an Apple website think the majority of users think or act the way they do.
I'd really rather not have it changed to Yahoo! personally. First thing I heard about Yahoo! in years? How passwords had been compromised as they failed to patch Heartbleed in a timely manner.
Yahoo's prime time is long gone, I'd much rather stick with Google (even if I don't trust them), thanks.
Hell, I'd rather they went with Bing than Yahoo!, at least Bing are likely to be able to organise a p**s up in a brewery.
They could do it but most people would switch back to Google. All it takes is one simple click in Safari settings so then Google would still get most iOS users but wouldn't have to pay Apple a billion a year. Not a good move
What if Apple were to remove the ability to change the default search engine in iOS? They already don't allow the user to change default apps. Could they conceivably extend this policy to the search engine to prop up Yahoo?
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Yes, but I would have thought a company like Google would have done it, not some no-name
I think services cover all the major browsers. I used to use one that plugs into the Mac for Safari years ago. I'm just surprised a company like Google hasn't created their own as it would allow them to "protect" users from random people while being able to get more data about usage patterns because it would even cover what I could be posting here, right now.
I already dropped Google for just about everything and after the email data mining revelation, I suggested dropping gmail to several family members and friends. Using Yahoo for search isn't that bad and I only occasionally use Google maps when something doesn't work in Apple Maps. I got rid of my gmail account months ago and am glad I did. gmail had all sorts of problems for me when managing email using Apple Mail (go ahead and say it way Apple Mail's fault, I don't care, I'm not going back). As for using Google for calculations, I just use the Calculator widget. It works fine for me.
btw: @paxmantry this in Safari when Yahoo is your search engine. It works
I don't own Yahoo stock but do own Apple stock.
Thanks for posting. I have been using Bing to stay away from Google and was missing those features. I had heard that Yahoo was using Bing as the backend, but didn't even consider they could have added this stuff on top of it.
PPS: I'm surprised a company, like Google, hasn't ever created a secure "portal" with Chrome so that all traffic goes through them but is encrypted on the local end. I'd use it for sites like this. I'd rather have Google reading my data for their analytics than some hacker on local WiFi hotspot looking to steal my identity.
With their "reduce data usage" option in the Chrome mobile browser they're getting pretty close to being able to offer such a thing. It wouldn't take much to add that functionality (though there's no sign that it's planned). There's also an added "bonus" that the traffic then comes from Google so ad blockers don't work on sites loaded in this manner.
Yahoo mail is, basically, buggered!
Had an email address with them since 1994 but I can't even use it now to send mail since the last "security overhaul". My address book has been hacked many times but that had nothing to do with passwords (it was a general breach) and that's better than the bloody thing being unusable.
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Tech Support: Sorry that password has expired- you must register a new one.
Me: Did someone discover that password and hack my computer?
Tech Support: No, but your password has expired- you must get a new one.
Me: Why then do I need a new one as that one seems to be working pretty good?
Tech Support: Well, you must get a new one as they automatically expire every 30 days.
Me: Can I use the old one and just re-register it?
Tech Support: No, you must get a new one.
Me: I don't want a new one as that is one more thing for me to remember.
Tech Support: Sorry, you must get a new one.
Me: OK, roses
Tech Support: Sorry you must use more letters.
Me: OK, pretty roses
Tech Support: No good, you must use at least one numerical character.
Me: OK, 1 pretty rose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces.
Me: OK, 1prettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you must use additional characters.
Me: OK, 1fuckingprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you must use at least one capital letter.
Me: OK, 1FUCKINGprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use more than one capital letter in a row.
Me: OK, 1Fuckingprettyrose
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use that password as you must use additional letters.
Me: OK, 1FUCKINGprettyroseshovedupyourassifyoudon'tgivemeaccessrightfuckingnow
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use that password as it is already being used
Does he own his own bowling shoes as well?
3 years ago Bing used Google's results. Don't know if that's still the case.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Yes-Bing-Has-Been-Copying-Google-Search-Results-2382015.php
http://www.wired.com/2011/02/bing-copies-google/
Whenever I'm in a hotel I don't access their WiFi on my iPhone. I do use my iPad for that. "Why Phil; both devices basically have the same info on them?" Well, I don't have much sensitive info on my iPad, but there's a boatload of that on my iPhone.
Funny that. So basically he's giving her the finger every time he unlocks his iPhone¿
Even more OT, sourced from Marvin:
@ round 44:30
Resurrect Sherlock Apple!
I have thought the same thing. Not so much the same Sherlock as long ago but a new reincarnation that could also be useful for app searches especially since the app store and iTunes suck at finding apps unless you already know the name. Siri is lonely and Sherlock would make a great companion for her for showing results.
Now why the hell would anyone trust her search engine after she picked that ugly, backwards logo? 0_o
Careful, she's friends with Jony Ive, he might have advised on that
I recently tried to look for a specific website with vague terms on the three search engines. Didn't find it on Yahoo, was on second page on Bing and was the second result on Google.
Yahoo was the biggest for a long time before Google came along. If only they had had "Samsung Ethics" and had grabbed Google's technology straight away they could have stayed on top. But it's been so long now, surely Google's tricks must be known by the academic community and it is possible for Yahoo to get fairly close.
Bing is a decent search engine I think.
I'd really rather not have it changed to Yahoo! personally. First thing I heard about Yahoo! in years? How passwords had been compromised as they failed to patch Heartbleed in a timely manner.
Yahoo's prime time is long gone, I'd much rather stick with Google (even if I don't trust them), thanks.
Hell, I'd rather they went with Bing than Yahoo!, at least Bing are likely to be able to organise a p**s up in a brewery.
Those are perfect tasks for Siri.
Tech Support: Sorry, you cannot use that password as it is already being used
Funny joke with 1 major problem. You can have the same password as someone else and they would never tell you if someone else had the same password.
This woman is certainly better looking than the offering at Google. Not that that means anything but it seems to help.
They could do it but most people would switch back to Google. All it takes is one simple click in Safari settings so then Google would still get most iOS users but wouldn't have to pay Apple a billion a year. Not a good move
This is 100% positively without any doubt in anyone's mind...completely false. No one would have a frigging clue, except the 2% of users that might actually READ an article that says it switch to Yahoo.
It never ceases to amaze me how people who post on an Apple website think the majority of users think or act the way they do.
I'd really rather not have it changed to Yahoo! personally. First thing I heard about Yahoo! in years? How passwords had been compromised as they failed to patch Heartbleed in a timely manner.
Yahoo's prime time is long gone, I'd much rather stick with Google (even if I don't trust them), thanks.
Hell, I'd rather they went with Bing than Yahoo!, at least Bing are likely to be able to organise a p**s up in a brewery.
???
Yahoo has the best Weather App on iOS, by far.
Maybe the reality distortion field operates a lot on many here but, no, Yahoo and Bing search are still terrible compared to Google search.
FUD. You're stuck in the past.
They could do it but most people would switch back to Google. All it takes is one simple click in Safari settings so then Google would still get most iOS users but wouldn't have to pay Apple a billion a year. Not a good move
What if Apple were to remove the ability to change the default search engine in iOS? They already don't allow the user to change default apps. Could they conceivably extend this policy to the search engine to prop up Yahoo?
DuckDuckGo is the way to go.