Google Web Accelerator - Page 3

Paul K · 05-05-2005, 19:03

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

I agree with Kronas didn't this issue also raise up with G-mail?

Well if you don't want google or anyone else knowing your browsing habits I would strongly suggest never using a search engine anymore or browsing any sites that require or use cookies

bbwannabe · 05-05-2005, 19:08

Slowed down access to uni's forum for me. In my opinion, not worth installing.

05-05-2005, 19:46

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Originally Posted by Richard M

I like the prefetching.

EDIT: The privacy issues don't concern me, it's highly unlikely Google would ever do anything like Microsoft does on a regular basis.

I agree

Richard M · 05-05-2005, 19:50

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Originally Posted by bbwannabe

Slowed down access to uni's forum for me. In my opinion, not worth installing.

Read the previous post by me for why it would do this.
Also, I imagine that your uni's forum is on a LAN so it would not slow that down if the network admin have set the network up to bypass proxies for local addresses.

downquark1 · 05-05-2005, 20:06

I hope this doesn't start a trend

I don't want my details being routed through cooperation servers even if I do love google.

Richard M · 05-05-2005, 20:35

Google Blog post:
http://www.google.com/googleblog/200...or-no-one.html

Paul K · 06-05-2005, 07:54

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Originally Posted by Richard M

Google Blog post:
http://www.google.com/googleblog/200...or-no-one.html

Might want to read this
Wrong log ins with Web accelerator
Seems it's happened on a few forums where people have tried the new accelerator.

Stuart · 06-05-2005, 10:08

Well, with that, the amount of disk space/download bandwidth the web accelerator uses and the pitiful amount of time it has saved (I've been using it for 8 hours so far, it's saved an amazing 2.7 minutes), I'm going to uninstall it..

TBH, it seems to be something extra to go wrong (which is usually bad - look at the proxy horror stories on here for proof of that), insignificant speed increase (sorry, 2.7 minutes saved over eight hours is pathetic) and security risks, it's not worth the potential problems. That, combined with the fact that Google are offering something, apparently for free, that if it operates as described is going to cost an awful lot of money to maintain. Makes me wonder what they will actually do with the information the gather, and how they are going to make their money back.

philip.j.fry · 06-05-2005, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Paul

Might want to read this
Wrong log ins with Web accelerator
Seems it's happened on a few forums where people have tried the new accelerator.

And already the 'fix' for it - http://67.19.9.2/?article=23051. And to think that the internet used to be a quiet place populated only with porn and geeks (please note I'm not suggesting any causal link between the two

), nowadays it just seems to be one hassle after another

zoombini · 06-05-2005, 11:58

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Originally Posted by Chris T

Actually I'd be more worried if you started finding a string of Google ads down the right of your browser window offering you Swedish pen1s enlargers and the like.

But mine is not Swedish, it's an English Pen.........

Won't be long now, GoogleOS, the new 64.2 bit operating system that runs on almost any PC, including an old 386 and gives super fast internet connections & searching.

etc..

Reading the privacy problems on the google blog puts me off.

Apart from the Gmail, verifier & the toolbar I'm a bit wary about the other installable products now.

philip.j.fry · 06-05-2005, 12:02

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Originally Posted by zoombini

Won't be long now, GoogleOS, the new 64.2 bit operating system that runs on almost any PC, including an old 386 and gives super fast internet connections & searching.

.2 of a bit? How'd you get that then, 'mostly false but slightly true'

danielf · 06-05-2005, 12:17

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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

.2 of a bit? How'd you get that then, 'mostly false but slightly true'

Computing is finally going analogue

Richard M · 06-05-2005, 18:30

This is stupid, the Google proxy is screwing up cookies so it's marking all my posts as read.

I'm uninstalling, I didn't want to but the latest Firefox nightly contains a new feature which speeds up the net even more than Google can.

Raistlin · 06-05-2005, 18:56

Tried it, hated it, ditched it.....

Richard M · 06-05-2005, 19:12

Jesus Christ...
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2858
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/05/06...&tid=158&tid=1

So now I'm going to have to tell all admins/mods to never use this and also spend ages figuring out how to block it from the CF network.