class="align-right" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hide-google-plus-panel.jpg" alt="google plus hide comments" width="300" height="300" />We tend to sceptically greet any new features of the sites we are used to. We are never happy to discover new (potentially annoying) tweaks to very familiar interfaces.

However things still change. And the tools we love and have been using for ages are always being further developed and changed.

Google has been introducing new and new features for ages and it has started changing actively especially recently.

Furthermore, Google is well-known for pushing their new features too hard. And the worst thing about that is that Google never makes it easy to opt out of its new features. For example, there is no good way to href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/permanently-disable-google-instant-google-suggest/">disable Google Instant and there is no way at all to opt out of search suggestions (which do interfere with our search behavior).

We can like new features or we can resent them – that’s our choice – but it’s always a good thing to have that choice.

The same goes about the actively promoted href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/google-plus/">Google Plus platform. Once you opt in, you start seeing their “New message” notifier icon everywhere: when searching Google, when checking new messages on Gmail, when working with spreadsheets, etc.

It does draw us into Google Plus to check new updates from our contacts but it can be remarkably distracting interrupting our work flow.

So how do we get rid of it (especially when we do not need it?)

1. How Google Lets Us Hide It

The first obvious way to use Google services without being constantly drawn to Google Plus is to sign out of Google:

Signed-in view:

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When you sign out:

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However, you will certainly not be able to access most of Google services that way like Gmail and Google spreadsheets. You will only use distraction-free search.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any more options within Google Plus “Account Settings” that would allow me to get rid of the new message notifier the “legal” and official way.

Luckily, there are a few easy third-party tools to help:

2. Try a User Script

If you don’t mind playing with user scripts, you will be happy to discover href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/106622">this little script that removes the tiny “new update” count from the Google Plus panel.

Before:

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With the script installed:

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The script has proved to be working on Firefox 6 (with href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tags/greasemonkey/">Greasemonkey) and Google Chrome.

3. Try a User Style

href="http://userstyles.org/styles/50447/hide-google-notifications-on-all-google-except-g">This user style is another interesting option for href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/">Stylish FireFox add-on fans. With it, you can handle the new update count icon in two ways:

• Hide it completely;
• Hide it until you hover over the place where it used to be.

With the latest version of FireFox you can also choose to:

• Hide on all Google sites except Google+
• Hide on all Google sites.

I tried using the first option (hide the icon on all services except Google plus) and found that it also enabled the icon on generic Google search page (which was not my intention). So I hid the icon on all Google pages.

Before:

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With the style installed:

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With the style installed on hover over:

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Are there any other ways to get rid of Google Plus new update count? Please share them in the comments.

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style="border: 0px none;margin-left:20px;float:right;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/intro.png" alt="unpin skype from taskbar" />Ever since I upgraded to href="http://makeuseof.com/tags/windows-7">Windows 7 from Vista, a lot of things of have gone much more smoothly. For instance, I don’t have to deal with Vista’s spotty disk management utility, which didn’t help me at all when I wanted to shrink volumes that had at least 100GB of free, unused space. Another great thing about upgrading is that my dual-boot configuration with Ubuntu 10.10 now doesn’t lead to a kernel panic like it used to do on a daily basis with Vista. I was in fact, so ready to remove Ubuntu using href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/">Varun’s guide which had saved me a few times, though I’m sure href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/nongeeks-guide-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-dualbooting-machine/">the updated article for non-geeks will come in handy.

Though I could go on about many features that turn out very useful in Windows 7, all of which you can see listed and explained in detail in the href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/download-the-ultimate-windows-7-guide">free Windows 7 PDF manual, the taskbar or superbar is perhaps the most noticeable change. With it comes many beautiful previews and jumplists, but I also have to mention one not-so-welcomes feature.

id="more-65003"> /> The fact that some applications integrate with the taskbar so their program icons attach themselves to the taskbar with no signs of leaving it can be somewhat annoying. If they’re already showing up in the system tray, why do they need to be open as a pinned program in the taskbar? Some of the programs I have noticed doing this include ZScreen ( href="the most advanced screen capture program sans image editor">the most advanced screen capture program sans image editor) and href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-get-a-skype-in-number-for-free/">Skype.

There are two ways to remove the Skype icon that doesn’t seem to leave the taskbar in Windows 7. The first method really depends on what version of Skype you might have, and is a bit easier to complete as it doesn’t require a Skype restart.

Using Skype’s Built-in Option To Remove The Taskbar Icon

Open Skype and in the menu bar, locate the Tools menu.

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Under it, you’ll see Options. After you click on it, navigate to the Advanced tab and click on it.

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You’ll see an option on the right of Advanced Settings, that says Keep Skype on the taskbar while I’m signed in.

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Uncheck the box and click OK to go back to the main interface. The pinned program should have disappeared from the taskbar. If that doesn’t work, or you have a different version of Skype that doesn’t have the checkbox, read on.

Changing Compatibility Mode

Let’s say you have the latest version of Skype but still don’t see that Keep Skype on the taskbar option at all, try this. Type Skype in the Start search box, right-click on the program icon and click on Properties.

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In the Properties box, select the Compatibility tab. Check the box that says Run this program in compatibility mode for box so you can select the previous OS with updates, which is Windows Vista (Service Pack 2).

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Now click OK. Quit and restart Skype. You should only have the system tray icon for Skype, but if you still see the persistent taskbar Skype icon, try a different OS in the Skype Properties dialog box. Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) actually didn’t work for me, while choosing plain Windows Vista did the trick.

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In diesem Video zeige ich euch 3 Programme die es ermöglichen auf Windows ein Objekt Dock zu betreiben. In diesem Dock könnt ihr wie bei Mac OS X und Windows 7 Verknüpfungen / icons in eine Leiste packen. Das hält den Desktop übersichtlicher und sieht gut aus. Hier die Webseiten der Programme: Rocketdock: rocketdock.com Nexus: www.winstep.net ObjectDock: www.stardock.com Leider fehlt mir die Zeit die Docks in einem Video ausführlich vorzustellen. Schreibt in die Kommentare ob ihr Erfahrungen mit einem der Programme habt. Bei Bedarf kann ich auch zu jedem ein gesondertes Review machen.

ok, so are you not sick of the random icons that appear in your stacks becaus eof the not so nice contense. make your own icons andout them in the stacks to customize them,.

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