I switched awhile back and I use ddg mostly the same way you do, though as of late it has felt slower. Google's social integration, instant search, image previ

I switched awhile back and I use ddg mostly the same way you do, though as of late it has felt slower. Google's social integration, instant search, image previews, and advanced feature removal have made it a chore to use and I'm too lazy to go around disabling every new feature they come up with. Part of me wishes I still had the plain 'ol classic Google interface and behavior but I guess the site is now geared towards everyday folks, not techies. I gave Chrome a spin the other day again (haven't used it in months) and the default twitchy instant search behavior seemed bizarre and jarring. I think I must be becoming an old fart... I also think that search quality has gone down at Google (ddg still doesn't hold a candle to Google in that regard, however).