Solved What Homepage should I use?

[KCav]

My days as an iGoogle user are numbered. What should I do? Are there third parties that make Homepages? What features should I look for? :sarc:

 

[boohbah]

never tried this but others here use it...

Make Bing My Homepage ? How to Change Homepage Settings

 

[gini]

You might take a look here: 6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages

 

[ThrashZone]

Home pages are purely personal preference,
Personally I don't like allot of Flash player content so I use my.msn.com rather than msn.com also because I can remove existing content and replace it with news sources I prefer to read.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I just use my email page for my home page. It's always the first place I go to anyway.

 

[HAVOC]

sevenforums.com should be your homepage

 

[KCav]

You might take a look here: 6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages

I am trying out igHome (1 of the 6 alternatives). So far I have set my IE icon to load ieHome instead of iGoogle. I deleted all the preset widgets from igHome. I'm starting with a clean page. I added back one widget for weather. That was easy. Then I tried to open another widget with weather information in it, but I couldn't find a way to do it. So I asked ieHome Technical Support how to open 4 weather widows simultaneously. I immediately received an acknowledgement, we shall see if I CAN DO THE SAME THINGS WITH ieHome I'm usted to doing.

Thank you for the information on sources of Homepage software.

Off like a dirty shirt. :sarc:

KC

 

[crankypenguin]

I always use *https : / / www . google . com / ncr* as my homepage

 

[KCav]

sevenforums.com should be your homepage

Not going to use Windows Seven Forums as my homepage but it could become the homepage for my exploration of the Windows operating environment. When measuring the level of satisfaction from my use of personal computers at any moment I either love it or hate it. I think customizing repetitive tasks is the path to a love relationship. I wonder how I might use Windows Seven Forums as a Homepage within igHome to explorer different ways of using Windows applications?

 

[OvenMaster]

You might take a look here: 6 Alternatives to iGoogle For Personalized Homepages

I am trying out igHome (1 of the 6 alternatives). So far I have set my IE icon to load ieHome instead of iGoogle. I deleted all the preset widgets from igHome. I'm starting with a clean page. I added back one widget for weather. That was easy. Then I tried to open another widget with weather information in it, but I couldn't find a way to do it. So I asked ieHome Technical Support how to open 4 weather widows simultaneously. I immediately received an acknowledgement, we shall see if I CAN DO THE SAME THINGS WITH ieHome I'm usted to doing.

Thank you for the information on sources of Homepage software.

Off like a dirty shirt. :sarc:

KC

I'm using igHome and I think it works great.... but I only have one weather widget. My others are Date & Time, CNN, NPR, Accuweather, CBC, USA Today, a calendar, Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal. For me, it's a dropin replacement for iGoogle, and I had read numerous reviews that say it's the closest.

 

[grits]

I too don't like a busy screen when I for instance want to see my History, IE Temp Files, Favorites, so I have mine set at 'about:blank' (I guess that's considered Home Page)? Then I have my often used sites like 'sevenforum', webmail, weather sites, etc. pinned.

 

[C-11]

Startpage Search Engine

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[grits]

I do use Startpage a lot, also DuckDuckGo but have them pinned also. Never thought about using one of them as homepage but may give it a try.

 

[KCav]

I'm learning how to use the features in igHome and I am beginning to like it. I have setup two tabs; with a click I can go from my homepage to subpages . One is for weather and on it I have three gadgets showing the weather where my children live. On the other page I track news about technology companies. I use three columns, in the first I have links to news about what Intel is doing. The next column is for Microsoft and in the other I have Apple.

I would like to make better use of igHome as a center for tracking events. Do you have any ideas on how to do this? I like Windows Seven Forums, maybe I need a page for it.

 

[KCav]

How to setup a tab to Windows Seeven Forums?

sevenforums.com should be your homepage

I would like to create a tab page with links to threads on Windows Seven Forums. I know how to create a tab to a subpage in igHome, and edit the title of the tab, so I can create a tab that says "Windows Seven Forums." So far the only way I know to add items is to click on Gadgets, choose a gadget and click Add. I searched for a gadget for Windows Seven Forums and did not find one. Can someone help me use tab feature on igHome to link to threads on Windows Seven Forums?

KC

 

[Bluesan]

I looked at several of the options, and decided on Netvibes.

Netvibes: A New Home For iGoogle Users

 

[KCav]

I looked at several of the options, and decided on Netvibes.

Netvibes: A New Home For iGoogle Users

Very interesting features - it runs on both Windows and Mac, and they stress real-time and search features, support is available at reasonable price. I wonder what's in the Premium version for $500/yr

I have found nearly all the features I used in iGoogle in igHome. However I'm still trying out igHome's features to keep track of events, publications, and generally what's happening in certain industries I'm interested in. The description of Netvibes sounds interesting. I wonder how I might benefit from their premium version.

 

[z3r010]

I've been a Google ig user for years and it's going to be a huge loss for me, I've looked at all the alternatives and in the end I've ended up coding a rough replica of my personal page that I've been using for the past few weeks and it's adequate but I'd prefer Google to recant and let the service live on.

 

[KCav]

I've been a Google ig user for years and it's going to be a huge loss for me.

I agree. How come? Google doesn't seem to care about their users.

KCav

PS I am trying igHome and I am starting to like it.

 

[KCav]

I have replaced iGoogle with igHome as the homepage on my browser, and I like it. The change-over was a distraction, but thanks to help found on this forum I have discovered new horizons. For instance, Netvibes, Wintellect, and Super Ad Blocker.

Netvibes provides a browser startpage that can be customized by adding apps to enhance how you gather content and interact with others in your daily digital life. Wintellect specializes in customed training in emerging areas of the Windows environment. They combine web-based courses where knowledge transfer is available to learn at your own pace, pause, rewind and repeat, or you can attend live virtual training where you can drill down, or on-site training tailored to meet needs. Super Ad Block blocks flash and media type pop-up ads, which I find particularly annoying, you can configure it to let through the things you want.