Comments on: Blackle’s not the new black

By: earth

earth — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:38:14 +0000

There are around 22 different versions of “black google” online. The best one I’ve found is http://www.cleanblack.com. Cleanblack is the only version that allows you to change the text colors of the google search results. Try it yourself by going to http://www.cleanblack.com/theme/

By: Energy Saver

Energy Saver — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:56:02 +0000

There is also the Carbon Neutral Search Engine it uses Google Custom Search but offsets a minimum of 100g of CO2 per search, saving the environment as you search

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:55:18 +0000

http://www.Darkoogle.com does the same thing. But the only difference is their use of text. Darkoogle.com uses green text which is more easy for our eyes and reduce more eye strain.

By: EV

EV — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:31:08 +0000

I’m on a CRT. I just came upon this website for the first time. I’m in Mar Vista and rely on the BBB all the time.

By: Tammi

Tammi — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:56:30 +0000

hahahahahahahaha…oh my god, thanks for the morning giggle! I actually found Black Google easier on my eyes. But I don’t go out of my way to use it. And I ain’t no grandma. But my husband is. Wait till I tell him.

By: simon

simon — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:08:05 +0000

you can always just turn the brightness down on a LCD screen

By: joshua

joshua — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:23:06 +0000

Ask and you shall receive (though with the British spelling):

http://greygle.com/

By: db

db — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:09:27 +0000

Actually, many of us are indeed still using CRT screens. The high resolution, the lower latency, and the lower initial cost are all reasons. And until my boss is willing to replace all our desktop monitors, I gets what he gives me at the office, which is, of course, a CRT.

By: 5000!

5000! — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:13:40 +0000

Great tip, Craig. Except Apple keyboards don’t have an Alt key! I think you meant Ctrl-Option-Apple-8. ;)

Thanks for the pointer, Siel. I didn’t realize this had been debunked.

By: Craig Citro

Craig Citro — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:24:56 +0000

Actually, if you’re a mac user, you don’t need to do anything special to reverse video. Just hit ctrl-alt-apple 8 (is there a less intuitive key sequence?), and it reverses video on your monitor. Hit it again to switch back. Some of us actually prefer this (for everything but pictures, anyway) … I think white text on black background is actually easier on the eyes, but maybe it’s that my whole childhood was spent that way. :)