[dba-Tech] Google Chrome Annoyance

[Gustav Brock]

Hi Rocky

Well, you ask for Google, then you get Google and their messages ...

/gustav

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Fra: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+gustav=cactus.dk at databaseadvisors.com> På vegne af Rocky Smolin
Sendt: 3. november 2022 16:25
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Google Chrome Annoyance

Guess I'll have to put up with it. I prefer Google as my search engine.
When I open a new tab in Edge, however, the search engine is Bing.  If I hit the Home icon, it opens Google. Can't see a way to open the new tab to Google, though.

r

On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 9:10 PM John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote:

> Go into your settings and make sure your default search engine is not 
> google.
>
> When you go to check gmail it will probably ask you anyway.
>
> John B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech 
> <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2022 12:04 PM
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Google Chrome Annoyance
>
> I think I'm using Bing - when I click New Tab in Edge it opens up to a 
> screen with a search bar - I assume it's Bing. But it's not Google.
>
> r
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 9:59 AM Gustav Brock via dba-Tech < 
> dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Rocky
> >
> > Use Bing (or any other search engine) rather than Google.
> > That's what we do.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: dba-Tech 
> > <dba-tech-bounces+gustav=cactus.dk at databaseadvisors.com>
> > På vegne af Rocky Smolin
> > Sendt: 1. november 2022 17:41
> > Til: List <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Emne: [dba-Tech] Google Chrome Annoyance
> >
> > I'm using Edge for my default browser. From time to time Google asks 
> > me if I wouldn't much rather be using Chrome. Is there any way to 
> > get it to stop asking?
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Rocky