Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 15/08/11 05:36, Brian wrote: On Mon 15 Aug 2011 at 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: [This is a blatent attempt to deflect criticism away from Google] Put whatever paranoid spin on it that you want. I don't care who places the advertisements - I don't want to download or view them.

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On Mon 15 Aug 2011 at 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: [This is a blatent attempt to deflect criticism away from Google] > I don't know how people cope without Noscript and AdBlock Plus - that Very easily. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 15/08/11 03:36, Walter Hurry wrote: On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 15/08/11 03:36, Walter Hurry wrote: On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:28:27 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Adblock - leave the ads on the server where they belong. Unless they pay > me to view their advertising they can just go and try reproduce with > themselves. Just to comment on a possible alternative approach: I don't need any Firefox p

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 15/08/11 01:32, � wrote: On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:39:05 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 14/08/11 23:31, � wrote: ^ You're still with the black diamond issue :-P Yes it's a consequence of me deciding that not using UTF-8 was more problem than using it - occasionally I

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:39:05 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 14/08/11 23:31, � wrote: ^ You're still with the black diamond issue :-P >> On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:01:55 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> Google has used cookies since day one. >> >> Not as agressively as it is d

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 14/08/11 23:31, � wrote: On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:01:55 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 14/08/11 19:20, � wrote: On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:10:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Camaleón wrote: (...) Google is now forcing their users to use cookies Google has used cookies since day one. No

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:01:55 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 14/08/11 19:20, � wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:10:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >>> Camaleón wrote: >> >> (...) >> Google is now forcing their users to use cookies > > Google has used cookies since day one. Not as agre

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On 14/08/11 19:20, � wrote: On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:10:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Camaleón wrote: (...) Google is now forcing their users to use cookies Google has used cookies since day one. They're not needed for searching. Edit => Preferences => Privacy => In the history section us

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 20/06/11 01:55, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparentl

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:28:14 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:39:18 +, Camaleón wrote: > >> Google is now forcing their users to use cookies > > Not relevant to the original problem I know, but I use > > Yep, I know there are many searc

Re: [still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:10:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Camaleón wrote: (...) >> Google is now forcing their users to use cookies > > IS that your experience for http://www.google.com or whatever one has to > do to access gmail? For their search engine, yes. (as an aside comment, I also

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

> Scott Ferguson writes: […] > To the best of my knowledge Google use geolocation to rank the > physical location of servers in the search results - but *not* > language. Default language is determined by your choice of Iceweasel > language packs, then by system language settings.

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 14/08/11 04:08, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.co

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:39:18 +, Camaleón wrote: > Google is now forcing their users to use cookies Not relevant to the original problem I know, but I use -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe".

[still OT?] Google cookie problem - was [Re: [OT] Google search default lang.]

Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:08:24 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: (...) Thanks for all the answers. I tried all of them and only 2 work: 1. putting http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en in the bookmark bar of google-chrome (Thanks Camaleón). That is always in English. 2. Chan

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:08:24 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: (...) > Thanks for all the answers. > > I tried all of them and only 2 work: > > 1. putting http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0&hl=en in the bookmark > bar of google-chrome (Thanks Camaleón). That is always in English. > 2. Changing

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently Google does n

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has > figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the > results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on > 'Google.co

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently Google does n

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:49 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> >> On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: 2011/6/19 Lisi : > > Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences >>

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 22/06/11 18:39, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:55:43PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: >>> Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized >>> websites (including Google) seem to have completely given up on >>> Accept-Langua

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:55:43PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized websites > > (including Google) seem to have completely given up on Accept-Language > > headers[1] in favor of relying on IP geol

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Monday 20 June 2011 13:55:43 Scott Ferguson wrote: > Chrome => spanner_thingie => Options => Under the hood => Location => Do > not allow any site to track my physical location Seems not to be available in the GB version (and yes, Google has, I now realise, customised mine to British English).

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:09:09 +, Camaleón wrote: > For normal search (not the browser's google search bar, because this one > is another type of "beast") there are two approaches you can try: > > 1. Set the browser's language to "english-us" or "english" > 2. Use Google's cookies to save your

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Scott Ferguson wrote: On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: 2011/6/19 Lisi : Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences Even better, set the system???s or the user account???s language. Oh, if only it were that

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 20/06/11 18:35, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: >> 2011/6/19 Lisi : >>> >>> Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences >> >> Even better, set the system???s or the user account???s language. > > Oh, if only it were that simp

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Dave Sherohman wrote: > [---] > Despite this, every time my Google cookie expires, it sends me the > Swedish version of the page. Setting language preferences on the client > side does *not* work[2] for Google or most other sites. Not to mention the ever-so-bothering location selection thingy whic

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 01:14:11PM -0300, Leandro DUTRA wrote: > 2011/6/19 Lisi : > > > > Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences > > Even better, set the system???s or the user account???s language. Oh, if only it were that simple... Most internationalized websites (including

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Hi, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because > Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. > But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra > mouse click on 'Google.com in English' > > Apparently

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sunday 19 June 2011 20:02:48 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Lisi wrote: > > On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > >> has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want >

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 06/19/2011 03:03 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Wayne Topa wrote: On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and alwa

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Wayne Topa wrote: On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.co

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

Lisi wrote: On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On 06/19/2011 11:55 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Appa

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

2011/6/19 Lisi : > > Google -> language tools (under "advanced") -> preferences Even better, set the system’s or the user account’s language. -- Skype:leandro.gfc.dutra?chat      Yahoo!: ymsgr:sendIM?lgcdutra +55 (61) 3546 7191        Google Talk: xmpp:leand...@jabber.org +55 (11) 9406 7191   

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:55:57 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want > the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on > 'Google.com in

Re: [OT] Google search default lang.

On Sunday 19 June 2011 16:55:57 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google > has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want > the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on > 'Google.com

[OT] Google search default lang.

Hi, Using Google search always returns my results in Spanish because Google has figured out that my ISP is in a Spanish speaking country. But I want the results in US Eglish and always have to do an extra mouse click on 'Google.com in English' Apparently Google does not record that I always