Are there any MSN.com alternatives ?

**hjoseph7** · 02-27-2015, 06:49 PM

Right now my home page browser is MSN.com, but I'm up to my ears reading about celebrities and seeing their pictures 24/7. Seems like MSN.com is all about L.A. and that "celebrity" life style. Are there any other home page browser alternatives and please don't say AOL which is just as bad..

**PJ1** · 02-27-2015, 07:03 PM - **1 Like**

My home page is Google. Search for something if I want to, or just pull up my emails, etc from favourites - or go to the Pentax Forums.

SpecialK · 02-27-2015, 07:10 PM

Good for a start.

Tattoo Failure - Pics of Funny Tattoos

And the horsehead network at the top left takes you to more types of things.

**Canada_Rockies** · 02-27-2015, 07:52 PM

And I tend to use Mozilla Firefox.

**clackers** · 02-27-2015, 08:03 PM

Any one with real LBA will have four home page tabs, HJ - Adorama, KEH, eBay and KEH opening up simultaneously when you start the browser. :-)

r0ckstarr · 02-27-2015, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

My home page is Google. Search for something if I want to, or just pull up my emails, etc from favourites - or go to the Pentax Forums.

Same here. I have no interest in reading news media websites.

robtcorl · 02-28-2015, 07:52 AM

Mine is ighome dashboard, it was my replacement when iGoogle was terminated.
I have bookmarks, weather, local news, sticky note pad, and a clock gadget set up.
My background is a photo taken by me of aspens in Colorado.

reeftool · 02-28-2015, 07:52 AM

I use Firefox too. It opens to the Mozilla start page by default which consists of nothing more than a search engine. It used to be Google but now they default to Yahoo. This is probably not helping Firefox gain more market share as it is a horrendously bad search engine. Regardless, I rend to ignore the start page go directly to my bookmark list and click where I want to start my day.

**crewl1** · 02-28-2015, 08:41 AM - **1 Like**

I set all my browsers to go to a blank page.
This way is quickest and I can then go wherever I want.
Anything else and you have to wait for the page to load before you can use it.

Google how to set a blank home page for your browser and you will be happy.

Rupert · 02-28-2015, 10:11 AM - **2 Likes**

I use Yahoo as my Home Page.....Some reasons you might want to try it.....

*It is like a Supermarket Tabloid, full of rumors and poorly written articles that have great appeal to those that are mentally impaired.

*It incites outrage for anyone of any political or religious leaning, like the old P&R here, but a hundred times worse! If you can't get outraged on Yahoo, you know you are brain dead!

*You can wake up in a great mood, open up Yahoo and within minutes be suicidal and think the world might end before you can log off!

* It is in a constant flux of "Beta" mode.......you never know what it will look like from one hour to the next...but you can count on it to be 100% pure certified fabrication and junk!

* Lastly...if you use it as your Home Page long enough, you can quit your job and retire! You will most assuredly qualify for mental disability!

Regards!

**hjoseph7** · 03-01-2015, 06:53 PM

Just switched to MSN News which is a little better.

Bromberger · 03-01-2015, 07:01 PM

how about you set it to a newsfeed reader site (inoreader.com is awesome imho) and subscribe to some feeds that provide the kind of content you are looking for?

**csa** · 03-01-2015, 10:03 PM

I have FireFox, and my home page is this forum.

**clackers** · 03-02-2015, 12:37 AM

Originally posted by csa

I have FireFox, and my home page is this forum.

What a patriot, CSA! :-)

Rupert · 03-02-2015, 06:50 AM

I am sticking with Yahoo as my home page. As I am getting older and experiencing all the problems that come with it, Yahoo is eroding my mind so fast I am getting too dumb to realize it. It's sort of like an online lobotomy.

Regards!

02-27-2015, 06:49 PM	#1
hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,047	Are there any MSN.com alternatives ? Right now my home page browser is MSN.com, but I'm up to my ears reading about celebrities and seeing their pictures 24/7. Seems like MSN.com is all about L.A. and that "celebrity" life style. Are there any other home page browser alternatives and please don't say AOL which is just as bad..

02-27-2015, 07:10 PM	#3
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Good for a start. Tattoo Failure - Pics of Funny Tattoos And the horsehead network at the top left takes you to more types of things. Last edited by SpecialK; 03-01-2015 at 07:12 PM.

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PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	My home page is Google. Search for something if I want to, or just pull up my emails, etc from favourites - or go to the Pentax Forums.

02-27-2015, 07:52 PM	#4
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	And I tend to use Mozilla Firefox.

02-27-2015, 08:03 PM	#5
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Any one with real LBA will have four home page tabs, HJ - Adorama, KEH, eBay and KEH opening up simultaneously when you start the browser. :-)

02-27-2015, 09:11 PM	#6
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by PJ1 My home page is Google. Search for something if I want to, or just pull up my emails, etc from favourites - or go to the Pentax Forums. Same here. I have no interest in reading news media websites.

02-28-2015, 07:52 AM	#7
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Mine is ighome dashboard, it was my replacement when iGoogle was terminated. I have bookmarks, weather, local news, sticky note pad, and a clock gadget set up. My background is a photo taken by me of aspens in Colorado.

02-28-2015, 07:52 AM	#8
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	I use Firefox too. It opens to the Mozilla start page by default which consists of nothing more than a search engine. It used to be Google but now they default to Yahoo. This is probably not helping Firefox gain more market share as it is a horrendously bad search engine. Regardless, I rend to ignore the start page go directly to my bookmark list and click where I want to start my day.

02-28-2015, 08:41 AM - 1 Like	#9
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	I set all my browsers to go to a blank page. This way is quickest and I can then go wherever I want. Anything else and you have to wait for the page to load before you can use it. Google how to set a blank home page for your browser and you will be happy.

02-28-2015, 10:11 AM - 2 Likes	#10
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	I use Yahoo as my Home Page.....Some reasons you might want to try it..... It is like a Supermarket Tabloid, full of rumors and poorly written articles that have great appeal to those that are mentally impaired. It incites outrage for anyone of any political or religious leaning, like the old P&R here, but a hundred times worse! If you can't get outraged on Yahoo, you know you are brain dead! You can wake up in a great mood, open up Yahoo and within minutes be suicidal and think the world might end before you can log off! It is in a constant flux of "Beta" mode.......you never know what it will look like from one hour to the next...but you can count on it to be 100% pure certified fabrication and junk! * Lastly...if you use it as your Home Page long enough, you can quit your job and retire! You will most assuredly qualify for mental disability! Regards!

03-01-2015, 06:53 PM	#11
hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,047 Original Poster	Just switched to MSN News which is a little better.

03-01-2015, 07:01 PM	#12
Bromberger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 186	how about you set it to a newsfeed reader site (inoreader.com is awesome imho) and subscribe to some feeds that provide the kind of content you are looking for?

03-01-2015, 10:03 PM	#13
csa Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Montana mountains Posts: 10,133	I have FireFox, and my home page is this forum.

03-02-2015, 12:37 AM	#14
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by csa I have FireFox, and my home page is this forum. What a patriot, CSA! :-)

03-02-2015, 06:50 AM	#15
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	I am sticking with Yahoo as my home page. As I am getting older and experiencing all the problems that come with it, Yahoo is eroding my mind so fast I am getting too dumb to realize it. It's sort of like an online lobotomy. Regards!