Don't most people have blank home pages to have faster browser start times? I haven't had a home page for years.

Google loads REALLY quickly. I don't notice the difference between a blank page and Google, and I live in the US, where broadband speeds are supposed to be woefully inadequate, per some recent article on reddit. :)

Google toolbar in firefox is faster

I meant it figuratively (I usually do the blank homepage thing, too).

I figured :)