With EIGHT, you don't have to wait for Windows 8
Fire up your copy of Firefox and what are you greeted by? The last tabs you had open? A blank page? The Google search page? All of these are useful options, but EIGHT offers something a little different. It is basically a browser start page, in itself nothing new, but it takes inspiration from the look of Windows 8, giving your browser a clean and uncluttered feel while providing access to useful links.
Out of the box, EIGHT includes a series of tiles that link to various popular web sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Google et al, as well as a search field. But no such tool is going to prove too popular if it cannot be customized -- one size rarely fits all, after all. Thankfully, providing you are happy to get your hands dirty in a little (albeit simple) coding, EIGHT can be tweaked and customized in whatever way you like.
Links themselves are stored in a simple XML file that is easily edited as required, and thumbnails can be used by ensuring that the images you create are of the correct dimensions and added to the right folder. Few instructions are needed really, but the download includes a "map" that enables you to easily identify different sections of the start page and then locate the corresponding section of code that needs to be edited to make changes.
Although initially designed to be used in conjunction with Firefox, EIGHT can in fact be used with Internet Explorer, Chrome or Opera. Whichever web browser you are using, creating your own start page is a personal and stylish way to access the internet.
You can find out more and download a copy of the start page by paying a visit to the EIGHT review page.