Actually, I think this feature is pretty darned cool! I mean, those other browser don't have this neat "introduce me to fun websites" ability, do they? For example, I had never before even heard of AssholeFever.com or ChubbyLover.com. But now I've been able to bookmark

oh, wait

That wasn't the point of this article, was it?

Never mind.

bosskev

dude i use incognito like its my job... firefox always used to get me with the autofill:

Search: R(imjobQueens)

Shub-Niggurath

@t3knomanser: You're right actually. Since I'm using Chrome now, Firefox is about to get a new job.

mricpx

@mricpx: Honestly, browsing porn sites with IE? That won't just earn you a computer virus- that's practically begging for an STD.

t3knomanser

That's bad, but what about the BOD problem?

markpb

This is why I always keep a second browser around specifically for porn. Right now it's IE so if someone else tries to open it I can go "Don't use that! You trying to give me viruses?"

mricpx

incognito buddy, incognito.

Biggy

@DustyButt: Chubby Loving.

joandrade

Oh come on! There has GOT to be a preference for that somewhere (for both the content & the feature, I suppose).

G.Quagmire

I've never laughed so hard reading Gizmodo!

Asshole Fever... LOL!!!!

LOL!

DustyButt

ctrl + shift + h

omfgitsdon - RUN

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Holy crap, how did nobody think of that!? You best remember to turn on Incognito, Holmes.

The Magnificen7

a smart person once told me, when in doubt; go "incognito."

tricky1

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

BOGUS!!

shorty63136

OGOD. I am SO glad I don't have chrome installed. This has the potential to REALLY fuck you over, especially as a student.

Khuluna

This is so true... This is freakin' hilarious!!

Nice one, Jesus!

yoshi

@Shub-Niggurath: *DIES with laughter*

hiimcliff

@Git Em SteveDave is starlost: There have been times it was hard to tell the difference.

bosskev

As long as google can't work the problems out with chrome i stick to Opera
sure i want to try it sometime when it's not beta anymore, something tells me also that google won't put their products out of beta status

more cause about the layouts and how it will render my favorite sites then use it for real

TBM-Fan

Luckily i knew about incognito otherwise id have pornhub on mine too... And ultimate shemale...

snakepliskin

yeah. i find myself opening up an ignog-negro window while surfing for "big booty shakin hoes".

hiimcliff

@joandrade: Chubby Loving, had me blast, Chubby Loving, happened so fast. Met a girl, crazy for sweets, met a boy, he had fat cheeks.

Chubby days, drifting away, but uh oh, those chubby nights.

@bosskev: Sadly, on my Chrome, it's not porn sites, but Gawker sites.

Git Em SteveDave is starlost

@mricpx: I loled so hard at that! =)

Wolf_in_command

hahahahaha

cristian77

Google's note on incognito mode:
"For times when you want to browse in stealth mode, for example, to plan surprises like gifts or birthdays..."

Yeah right... That's why we need incognito mode...

steviep831

Oh my.

strider_mt2k

This is by far the funniest post I've ever read on Gizmodo. Maybe I'll remember something funnier, but as of now, this reigns supreme.

Kaiser-Machead on the Edge

That is EXACTLY why I deleted it immediately after installing it. Don't need the wife seeing me going to nurseswithpuppets.com

mushroom73

Also, just the idea of having my most visited sites displayed embarrasses me on its own.

Khuluna

RFLMAO!

pharago

....so was this just posted so everyone could up the expected answer about how there is a way around that?

or did you guys just want to use those great images and incredible drawling skills?

O3DigitalBath

AHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHA

vgart

@steviep831: You're right. They should have just written: "For times when you want to browse in stealth mode, for example, to get your daily dose of streaming gay midget sperm swallowing videos."

:o I scared my self a bit there.

daath

Lmao!

chrstphr

This is crazyy hahahaha..despite this rather amusing problem, there are other issues with Chrome, for example it had difficulty opening my banks online banking pages and some java related content.

seandvn

the newest firefox has a similar feature where if you have tabbed browsing and click on X it'll ask you if you want to save and quit. which means when you open up firefox again, all the tabbed pages will come up

astrograph

Actually, when I uninstalled Chrome, this is one of the key things I complained about. I'd rather have this be more like Opera's Speed Dial than a vivid glimpse at my browsing history.

DisposableInterloper

LOL

astrograph

Is that assholefever.com? Also, does it remember it those pages even if you surf to those pages "incognito?"

legr8est1234

that almost screwed me once...

AndersonBMX

@astrograph: This has been in firefox for a while now and frankly is one of the best features it has. Close your windows if you don't want people to see what you saw.

maztec

It seems as if his shame was so great his 'stache fell off XD

ReynaldoRiv

I just updated to Firefox 3 and boom, I had "Most Visited" as my first favorite option. Zapped that option right quick!

Toshie

Ctrl + Shift + N

Porn Mode. Use it.

FuturePastNow

Agreed. Completely.

kkendd

@Git Em SteveDave is starlost: What happened to your STAR?!?!
An yes, Funniest.Post.EVER!!!

Simpsons-Movie-ruled

Incognito aka 'porn mode' remembers nothing, stores nothing, leaves no traces that you visited your fave 3d hentai tentacle guro forum last night.

That is quite a funny and true little comic situation there. To be safe, I do my general browsing with IE8/Chrome and my pron surfing with FF. My missus dosent know what FF is, or that it is even installed :D

Oroka

So, um, what's the prize for actually having visited each of those sites? Because, uh, I know some of you are just dying to know.

soggy_cheerio

@kenleewrites: That's not all it will raise! ::ducks::

thebackwash

haha. this will really raise some eyebrows.

kenleewrites

you can decide on what opens in a new tab, so it's fine.

and yes, Incognito is wonderful.

Pi-face

I think I just got asshole fever from laughing so hard.

gamecrazychris

well, okay, 3 days.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

That's nothing, my SO has salsasnack.com on his.

DO NOT GO THERE

I haven't talked to him for a week.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

Why did the name it Chrome... For the reference "She (or he) can suck the CHROME off a Tailpipe" ??? Inquiring minds want to know.

Truth Bringer :D

@Bueller: We have five, his was just sitting there.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

Two words: separate computers.

Bueller

I thought the same thing once I saw this feature lol.

Strider-No.9

@DustyButt:
I had asshole fever once, and i can assure you its no laughing matter.

spider2544

HAHA Jesus, at first I thought you were such a big moron when you were like

"Dear Señor Google, please don't make a new tab automatically display my most visited sites by default. Seriously. Don't."

I thought you were actually hating on google for that feature just because you were stupid enough to use the normal browser for porn

otherwise it was hillarious!

vicsells

OMG...

/formats hard drive

robpruitt

Oh god this is the best thing ever! freaking hilarious!....*Uninstalls Chrome*

Mike918

@spider2544: Tucks, it's a miracle worker.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

@Mandatory_Field: I'm sorry, that's why i didn't make it a link. I'm drunk as I type, and still have nightmares. He thinks it's funny, I'm debating the removal of my reproductive organs.

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

The biggest problem I used to have with my wife is when she would ask "why is the history in IE always disappearing??". I'd respond "eh, something's wrong with the computer" . Now I use Firefox, which she doesn't touch, so no more issues (but I still wipe the history religiously). Would never use Chrome though because, well, if I forgot to clear history once, she'd have my history staring her at the face as soon as she opened the browser! Not good!

redman042

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: Oh god that's rude. I hope you realize that you probably just caused their hit count to double... And I now have to convince myself over the next few days that I didn't actually see that....

Mandatory_Field

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: You have my most sincere sympathies...

Mandatory_Field

Possibly the funniest thread I've ever read on giz :)

jlayman920

@redman042: No she wouldn't, in fact you SHOULD use chrome man. Haven't you heard of the 'incognito' windows?? in chrome, you go to the upper right hand corner and hit the button there, and then hit "open new incognito window." Once you are in that window whatever you do in there, whatever tabs you open, whatever will not be stored on your computer and WILL NOT be shown in your most visited page. Its basically the 'PORN MODE.' so..... DON'T use ie, and DON'T use firefox. chrome is now the best wife defense my friend :D

vicsells

Asshole Fever really does exist! But its not gay porn :'(

Mmsupermario

LOL.

ASSHOLE FEVER.

theEnemy

Always you Windows users: if the developer does something wrong, you have the solution: "you can turn that off", or in this case: "incognito, dude!". It's wrong already! Shouldn't be there in the first place!

okeribok

I agree that the default should be your Home page and not the most visited.

I like Incognito but to fully cover my "personal" browsing, I use FirefoxPortable running off my thumb drive and all tracking data off.

AJ_Syrinx

Confucius Say clear browser history after watching "booty shakers".

SirNirian

Wow that's great!

Crowbot

EnCase will get you if you are just clearing stuff up, better use inkognito XD

JoOngle

Ahahaha, that's priceless.

DG

Would be funnier without the "Download Microsoft IE 8 for free!" advert below the chrome bashing... And anyway, search history has been around for decades now, nothing new about this.

Matt

Do people not understand the concept of having multiple (a) computers or (b) user accounts or (c) browsers?

I have my "sterilized" laptop and my pr0n laptop. The sterilized laptop is all official and shiny and slick and speedy.

Furthermore, because I've never really been a fan of Opera and because I know that Girlie doesn't know what Opera (the browser, not the music) is, more often than not, it's by pr0n browser of choice.

Chrome's Speed Dial is no more a threat than a house that contains both a toaster and metal silverware.

OMG! Ponies!

@OMG! Ponies!: "I have my "sterilized" laptop and my pr0n laptop."

I bet you need your prOn laptop sterilized.

Dancing Milkcarton

haha great drawing skills! Laughed my ass of!

Townie

AHAHAHHAAHAHAA!!! I fell on my ass laughing seeing that pic. I knew that the day I downloaded it. That's why I changed the preferences to open the Google homepage. Oh, and I stopped using it cause I liked firefox better. You gotta be a dumbass in order to use that feature.

shenanigans

Come on folks, I can't believe none of you just use the Portableapps version of Firefox. Keep all your "interesting" bookmarks on a thumb drive and keep it out of the wife's hands. :)

bolomkxxviii

Lmao! Chubby-loving? Assholeforever? Hysterical!!!!

jay84virgo

Guess what: I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more asshole.

+ Watch video

frndlybnny

OMG. You can get really pwned with that "advanced feature"... Really pwned.

RebootEDC

rofl, those stickmen, sorry, stickperson drawings crack me up XD

TheLostVikings

I couldn't even get the browser to install on two different computers so I decided to sit it out with my trusty Firefox.

Kiamat

I was thinking of this just yesterday! There is no way of making a site not appear there. Think of the kids!!!!! How will the kids hide their weird fetishes from their parrents?????? Oh god!!! the KIDDDDSSSSSS!!!!

hillyhi11s

now that i recall it, i had to manually clean the registry and lots of garbage left on my doc & settings folder, things left behind by the uninstaller... how nice of you...

pharago

why is Fleshbot not on the list?

Hand_O_Death

gracias senor. I was starting to get bored of the routine and mundane. this will introduce some spice for the time being

discounteggroll

lololololololololol!!!!!!!

Been trying to figure out a way around that little "oops" since the browser came out, actually.

Using INCOGNITO is the only way to solve that, in my opinion.

xint

All defaults should be sure, in any product btw. Why OpenBSD is more secure than pretty much any other OS out of the box. Of course that's before product users get into the mix and make a thing either more secure or less, but it should start from a default position of strength, not weakness.

Mandatory_Field

When you look at Googles overall historical record with regards to security and privacy, they are clearly not nearly as good as MS or Apple or anyone tthey purportedly compete against. They just keep getting a free pass due to their corporate motto, in situations that would see anybody else villified across the blogospere. We geeks are quite a partsan lot, much more than logical....

Mandatory_Field

@Hand_O_Death: It was put together by the blog Vital Security, not by Jesus.

Hyman Decent

@mricpx: lol,i do the exact same thingf, i even renamed it in my start menu to "not working" if they add some extra features to chrome, like a stumbleupon plugin, n just a few other firefox bits, then, with its incogneto mode, it should be all i need ( tho i do feel rather bad betraying firefox like this, i remeber when they were the hip young kids, not chrome, dammit!)

mr_bigglesworth

My firefox clears my data when i start it, and when i quit it. hehe

smeee

On a similar note, I refuse to buy a Mac because I'm afraid one of my pr0n DVDs will get stuck in the slot-loading drive and I'll have to take the Mac in for repair.

uncooperative

google = WMD (world mankind dominance)
hahaha i would use chrome when google will release adblock plus rofl

amdou

@shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog: I learned long ago that when someone says "don't go there" I'm usually better off taking them at their word. ;)

FredicvsMaximvs

@Git Em SteveDave is starlost: @Simpsons-Movie-ruled: Anyone who can work a show tune into a thread definitely deserves to have a star (reinstated.)

FredicvsMaximvs

@FredicvsMaximvs: Not me, I'm stupid {My Eyes! Oh, the humanity!). :-)

Mandatory_Field

@Mandatory_Field: Well, it was a good way to test CTRL+SHIFT+N mode! hopefully by version 3.0 Incognito will also make you forget what you saw.

Zodduska

Google is still watching what everyone is doing on their computers even in incognito. You are never alone when you are on the internet. Don't be fooled. Google may even be literally watching what you are doing if a Street View car drives by you will you are doing it!

Siouxperman

I think even without an extension you can get incognito browsing with Firefox. Create a Firefox startup menu item "FF 2nd profile" that starts with command line options -P -no-remote (-P prompts for a profile, -no-remote lets you run it at the same time as regular Firefox). Run this and create a new profile named "temp test". Test Firefox bugs in that Firefox instance. In its profile use Tools > Clear Private Data whenever you want, and set Tools > Options > Privacy > Always clear my private data when I close.

This lets me test bugs in nightly Firefox alphas to see if they're reproduceable in a simple profile with no add-ons. Replace "Test bugs" with "Surf pr0n", if you like that sort of thing.

skierpage

Rhyme time:
It's funny because it's true.
Or not funny when it happens to you.
There's one way to fix this problem though,
ctrl shift N to go ingonito.
...
That stripped away a lot moar dignity than I thought it would.

triskuit

speed dial>most frequently visited

citizen024

Just use incognito mode.. works.. tried it trust me...

jthermane24

"Private Browsing..."

Two very handy words.

CharitableNinja

Super funny! The simplicity in the guys face is perfect.
But seriously, you can make new tabs go to a homepage by changing the prefs.

scottamain

Oh.... OH!!

Crow

ohhhhhhh is that some brandi belle?

:)

anyways, i don't like chrome. too childish. i like opera

poserman

Come on!! You have to get smarter than that!!

Chrome really kicks ass.

grimorg80

unfortunately Chrome can't handle multiple tabs of youporn or spankwire well enough to be useful. Firefox handles all my porn

DssTrainer

You know guys thaey have a device which can tell you if you have contracted "Asshole Fever", its called a thermometer. Just dont leave it lying around after checking.

VideoVampire

There's two things I hate about Chrome.

1. The favs scrolling has no scroll bar like IE6. Takes FOREVER to scroll all the way down.

2. There is NO option to change what comes up as a new tab. While I don't have this porn problem, I'd like my actual homepage to be displayed with a new tab.

JEmlay

@DustyButt:
"I've got a fever, and the only prescription... is more ASSHOLE!"

JEmlay

Really gizmodo, this post, made my day!!!!!!!

o man, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

KristenBal

incognito mode?

tenio