Consistency is great, but not when it makes an application more difficult to use. Google Docs tests new interfaces for the document editor and Google Spreadsheets. Inspired by Google+, the new interfaces remove all the colors from the icons and other UI elements, remove the Google Docs logo, add new scrollbars and a “Collaborate” menu…
I mentioned in the previous post that Google tests a less cluttered interface and there’s now a way to try it. Techno-Net noticed that you can change the NID value of a Google cookie and get the same interface. Here’s how to do this in Chrome: 1. Install “Edit this Cookie“, a cookie manager for…
Google started to test a variation of the search interface I mentioned the last month. The experimental interface removes all the icons from the sidebar and the icons for Google +1 and Instant Preview, which are displayed next to the results. When you mouse over a search result, Google shows a bigger Instant Preview icon…
