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[bobby303]

My.Yahoo does most of the things that IGoogle did but not with the connection to Google. I really like it as my home page with all the feeds and the background color options.

[YodiCollins]

Thank you for sharing. I got comfortable with the idea that I would be using iGoogle until the day they shut it down, LOL.

[wimp1946]

Works good I almost have it set up the same as my old igoogle home page

[GripperDon1]

I really don't understand why I
Google has to go away can someone please make that clear to me? Thanks.

[rjp370]

This works great. I was upset with google getting ready to shut down igoogle but you know what? I just shut down igoogle. At least on my pc's. It's time to go else where for gadgets, calendars ect. Every time I get a google program they discontinue it 1-2 years later. Adios google.

[ConnieRizzoTurpin]

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Thank you for sharing. I got comfortable with the idea that I would be using iGoogle until the day they shut it down, LOL.

[chinacat108]

Good article! I just set up an ighome page last night. Very easy to use and lots of apps, not just "dozens" like the article said. and get this: I got a welcome email from the developer and replied asking him to add an app I was wanting. Lo and behold, I woke up this morning and there was the app. Excellent! I think there is a lot of potential here as an alternative to igoogle.

[FBarry6283]

Like igHome a lot! Much more user friendly than Protopage or Netvibes and very similar look and feel to iGoogle. Looks like a really good alternative to iGoogle.

[rokky]

When I clicked the sign-up link, it requested an email and password. I assume that it wants my gmail address and password? Not comfortable with that idea. I would think igHome could pass on the authentication function to Google where needed, such as for Gmail. Most gadgets on my iGoogle page, like weather and various RSS feeds, do not need authentication.

I set up myYahoo to try to get similar functions, but there do not seem to be nearly so many choices, and the ones I do have don't update and/or often give a "no pipe results" error - not ready for primetime/iGoogle replacement it seems.


Guess I will keep looking for a viable alternative since we have over 1 year to go. Maybe cook up my own HTML page as I did for a collage of local weather radar views with "old-fashioned" frames.

<sigh>

[mrdr]

Personally, I had no real need for iGoogle, or any sort of similar homepage. Since I use KDE on my Linux desktop which has awesome features and plasmids (desktop widgets) which are way better than the Windows implementation of widgets,
much of what iGoogle provided I have right on the desktop with no need to open the browser.

[rokky]

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When I clicked the sign-up link, it requested an email and password. I assume that it wants my gmail address and password? Not comfortable with that idea. I would think igHome could pass on the authentication function to Google where needed, such as for Gmail. Most gadgets on my iGoogle page, like weather and various RSS feeds, do not need authentication. I set up myYahoo to try to get similar functions, but there do not seem to be nearly so many choices, and the ones I do have don't update and/or often give a "no pipe results" error - not ready for primetime/iGoogle replacement it seems. Guess I will keep looking for a viable alternative since we have over 1 year to go. Maybe cook up my own HTML page as I did for a collage of local weather radar views with "old-fashioned" frames. &lt;sigh&gt;

Well, I have to confess, I did not check with the creator, Mike, before posting this, but when I thought to use his feedback link to check on the password "issue", he responded within a few minutes that it is meant to be a new password to set up an igHome account, NOT the Gmail password - whew! I did suggest he make that a bit clearer in the prompt.

Signed up, and checking it out now ;-}

[dstarfire]

Apparently ighome has survived the new user onslaught from it's mention here.

It does indeed look and feel very much like google home, even to the point of including links to most google services (gmail, docs/drive, etc.) just above it's tab bar. I'm so happy somebody's picking up the slack from google's abandonment of PC's.

[secou]

Some of you seems to ignore the existence of www.netvibes.com, guys ? Is it because it's french (with english interface) and also free (with a pay version for business special features like advanced analytics) ? Much better than iGoogle, Protopage or MyYahoo!

Ighome does'nt have (for the moment just tells me Mike Sutton from Ighome) any OPML import/export feature. I'm affraid Ighome will not convince any "power users" here before the feature will be in place.

Personaly... Hum... I prefer Google Reader for intensive "only feeds" use! Plenty of good mobile apps here, tagging, republication features... And Tiny Tiny RSS for use inside an Intranet.

Serge (from France :-) : http://www.scoop.it/t/rss

[isaac32767]

If this is a serious project, they should support Google login and allow you to import your iGoogle settings. Or if that's too hard, sign up with Gigya or Janrain to manage logins. If this is just another amateur effort by somebody who's not serious about it, it's not worth my time.

[neslarra]

Hi! I try wit iguzu as you recommended. One positive point: it was very simple to import bookmarks; a negative one: there is no gadgets available (not like igoogle at least).

[PeterMurray]

I like iGoogle. Why do I have to spend time getting an inferior alternative? Why are Google trying to annoy (and succeeding in annoying) their customers? Let's get Google to reverse their decision. I, for one, will never knowingly use Google again if they just drop iGoogle and give no thought to a migration path for me.

[strycat]

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Some of you seems to ignore the existence of www.netvibes.com, guys ?

I've been using netvibes and it is a very poor replacement for igoogle. The interface is clunky. Just to add a simple item like google calendar you have to search to the 2nd page to find the HTML widget, add it to your page (before you add any content), then click edit and paste the html from google. Even protopage makes it a lot more simple than that.

ighome is by far the best alternative to igoogle. It looks, feels, and operates almost exactly like it.

However like my first experience with protopage, I'm trying to figure out how they make money. Protopage after a month snuck in some horribly annoying ads and demanded too much money to remove them (and that's why I swtich to netvibes). While I can't praise ighome enough with creating an awesome replacement for igoogle, TANSTAAFL and I am waiting to discover how they actually make money before commiting to them.

[JEMorrison]

Thank God someone is looking after this. Except for one quirky thing, it is pretty much like igoogle, just a bit clunkier because it is new. As people start using it, the author will likely improve the gadgets. What if find quirky is the Sticky Notes app. You can add multiple notes, but they will all be the same. Even if you rename them differently, the notes content is always the same. So you cannot keep multiple notes for different topics. Also, the notes don't expand, so you have to scroll down to see full contents. I'm sure that will get better. The other apps I tried were very easy to setup.

[mattwilkinson]

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When I clicked the sign-up link, it requested an email and password. I assume that it wants my gmail address and password? Not comfortable with that idea. I would think igHome could pass on the authentication function to Google where needed, such as for Gmail. Most gadgets on my iGoogle page, like weather and various RSS feeds, do not need authentication. I set up myYahoo to try to get similar functions, but there do not seem to be nearly so many choices, and the ones I do have don't update and/or often give a "no pipe results" error - not ready for primetime/iGoogle replacement it seems. Guess I will keep looking for a viable alternative since we have over 1 year to go. Maybe cook up my own HTML page as I did for a collage of local weather radar views with "old-fashioned" frames. &lt;sigh&gt; Well, I have to confess, I did not check with the creator, Mike, before posting this, but when I thought to use his feedback link to check on the password "issue", he responded within a few minutes that it is meant to be a new password to set up an igHome account, NOT the Gmail password - whew! I did suggest he make that a bit clearer in the prompt. Signed up, and checking it out now ;-}

Why can they use open auth to allow you to log in using your google account (just like this site does)? This would make the transition much easier for iGoogle users