dantilley Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 iGoogle will cease to exist in November next year. Although it's a long way off (and good of them to announce it this early), I think it's a shame as I think it's a useful tool. Anyone know of a good alternative which can provide the same (or better?) kind of home page / dashboard? More on Google's announcement here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 And what, pray tell, is iGoogle? Never heard of it. Oh wait, maybe that's why they are ending it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 And what, pray tell, is iGoogle? Never heard of it. Oh wait, maybe that's why they are ending it. iGoogle, which I too use on occasion, was a way to pull in various Google web-services, e.g., Gmail, Calendar, RSS/news feeds, Google Finance, Docs, etc., into one webpage (which could also be one's homepage) and it would be updated in real-time with notifications of new mail/notices. It is a handy service and I too wonder why Google is disbanding it. I mean, it's just some software code that resides on a Google server somewhere so why discoutinue it...it can't cost that much to leave online and running. Getting a little tired of Google (and other cloud-based service providers) starting services (e.g., Buzz, Wave) and people start using them and then deciding to pull the plug on said service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 It's a Google home page / dashboard on which you can set up widgets, RSS feeds, other gadgets. A nice tool. If you have a Google account, when you go to google.com (if you're logged in) you should see a link at the bottom to iGoogle. From there you can customise it as you wish. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 And what, pray tell, is iGoogle? Never heard of it. Oh wait, maybe that's why they are ending it. iGoogle is my homepage, dammit... Off the top of my head I can't think of an alternative. Some of the widgets I can live without but I've got my layout just the way I like it... [sigh] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygourmet Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 If your browser is Chrome: set up the New Tab Page as your homepage. Then open Chrome Web Store and install all the google apps & extensions that you are using regularly with igoogle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Sounds good hopefully all can be replicated. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Thanks Lazygourmet. Now that I've topped up my caffeine level and my brain's working again, yes it does seem rather obvious that they'd have a trick up their sleeve. "Persuading" people over to Chrome would seem to be a logical assumption for the basis of this announcement... Being somewhat stubborn I'm going to see if there's an alternative in my beloved FF, otherwise maybe it's time to start playing with Chrome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysun Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 we use google apps for business at my work, and the IT guy always hated igoogle so never let us use it. i don't know the details on why he hates it, but I suppose it's related to why google's canning it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobl Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 we use google apps for business at my work, and the IT guy always hated igoogle so never let us use it. i don't know the details on why he hates it, but I suppose it's related to why google's canning it IT guys... 1. look up BOFH 2. Download and watch "The IT crowd" 3. Never try to understand us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddhistVirus Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) we use google apps for business at my work, and the IT guy always hated igoogle so never let us use it. i don't know the details on why he hates it, but I suppose it's related to why google's canning it IT guys... 1. look up BOFH 2. Download and watch "The IT crowd" 3. Never try to understand us... Lusers. Learn something new everyday. Thanks. Edited July 4, 2012 by BuddhistVirus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygourmet Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Thanks Lazygourmet. Now that I've topped up my caffeine level and my brain's working again, yes it does seem rather obvious that they'd have a trick up their sleeve. "Persuading" people over to Chrome would seem to be a logical assumption for the basis of this announcement... Being somewhat stubborn I'm going to see if there's an alternative in my beloved FF, otherwise maybe it's time to start playing with Chrome... You can easily import all your bookmarks from firefox to chrome... And use both browsers -if it's not too much cpu consumption- until you decide which one suits you the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 2 alternatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokrick Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Goole + is the way to go and now I google is not necessary, so not surprised that they have finished it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Google has been adding some links to the entry page of Google+. I haven't checked yet whether and to what extent the user can himself customise this page. Something worth looking into, perhaps. Sent from my Nexus S using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'm thinking of changing my home page in Firefox to www.google.com/dashboard or plus.google.com when the time comes. At the moment neither of these pages lets me personalise anything but I hope this will be possible before google.com/ig gets shut down. I am also going to look and see what one can customise on Chrome. Thee are several widgets that I would like to keep on my home page. Another thought: can Google widgets be put on a personal page of sites.google.com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have a website on sites.google.com. You can add widgets. But, there's not a lot available. I also have google drive. When I try to add more apps/gadgets it tells me I need to install Chrome first. Then it shows lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Worth remembering though that we've still got 16 months to go before it's closed. Probably loads of alternatives will spawn in the meantime. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Worth remembering though that we've still got 16 months to go before it's closed. Probably loads of alternatives will spawn in the meantime. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Thaivisa Connect App The Mobile version of iGoogle that you might be accessing on your Android ends this month. Rather sudden for some, me included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkockney Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I've always thought iGoogle was just a gimmick when Web 2.0 dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've found it a rather fast and efficient way to get all the news I want on one page on a mobile phone. Pissed they've decided to stop it with less than a months notice!! Like I have have better things to do with my time rather rummaging around for alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 For the mobile version, yes it is short notice... Sent from my GT-I9300T using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysun Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 what the heck is a GT-I9300T... serious marketing fail by... well whatever GT-I9300T is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Samsung Galaxy S3. Not sure why it comes out like that though in the signature, think it's auto-detected by the App and that's how it names itself. Will edit it when I get a moment to something more recognisable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalbanana Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 If anyone is interested, iGoogle (which ends Nov) can now be run on My Yahoo! new look home page with option to import the iGoogle settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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