Will you miss the iGoogle homepage, and for those of us that will what are some alternatives?
One thing about Google is that it isn't afraid to kill off its offerings. The first thing to greet me when I've started my PC for the past 5 years is my iGoogle page, the customizable . It is the easiest way I've found to have the news headlines I'm interested in, my gmail inbox, weather, a calculator, etc. all in one place. Along with my cup of coffee, it is how I start my day. Apparently, not for much longer, though - I got a message that Google is taking my iGoogle away. :-(
Maybe I'm one of the few devotees, and that's why it is going away. Whatever the reason, I will miss it. Are there any other choices out there that allow you to have a customized start page like iGoogle? Sure, there is Yahoo, but frankly, I can't stand it, it doesn't allow the customization of iGoogle and I don't use yahoo email. Any other options that anyone is happy with? And why do you think Google is getting rid of iGoogle?
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I was going to suggest Yahoo, that's the only other one I've used. Those portal type pages are really outdated at this point anyway. Most people would use an RSS reader to get headlines instead of going to a web page portal.
You might want to check out some RSS readers for your operating system. There's bound to be a good one out there, and some are even free. Once you get used to getting headlines that way you probably won't miss Google's offering much.
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I used to use it much like you do, but over the past year or so I've drifted away from it and tend to just log into Google, then use the tabs at the top of the page to go to google+, search, news, images, etc. It isn't as handy as the iGoogle page though where everything is grouped for you (and by you). Probably the best choice if you want to retain the single page with widgets, news feeds, and so on is Netvibes. You can even set up panels for your Google Calendar and the Google News categories that you select.