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Offline Gillg

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Losing iGoogle
« on: Friday 11 October 13 14:59 BST (UK) »
Like many others I shall be sad to lose iGoogle whan it closes in November.  I had personalised my page, adding features such as BBC news, weather for my area, time, calculator, etc, all visible when I opened the page without clicking on any other buttons.  I'm a bit of a novice at these things, but maybe it's possible to do this with another programme.  I'm currently using Mozilla Firefox.  Would value other opinions.

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Re: Losing iGoogle
« Reply #1 on: Friday 11 October 13 15:05 BST (UK) »
Hi Gillg
        As you're using Firefox try the add-on SuperStart. I use it set up as my homepage with a lot of what would otherwise only be bookmarks/favourites. It works very well I find.

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Re: Losing iGoogle
« Reply #2 on: Friday 11 October 13 15:09 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Alan.  I'll give it a go, but will have to consult with my husband first in case it interferes with something he's doing.

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Re: Losing iGoogle
« Reply #3 on: Friday 11 October 13 15:09 BST (UK) »
There is also http://www.ighome.com/ which has been recommended as a replacement

Stan
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Re: Losing iGoogle
« Reply #4 on: Friday 11 October 13 15:12 BST (UK) »
That looks interesting, Stan.  Thank you.

Gillg
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Re: Losing iGoogle
« Reply #5 on: Friday 11 October 13 16:28 BST (UK) »
And ighome seems to work .  Initially I had an issue with password recognition but after changing it I was able to get both ig and ighome to understand that I wanted to access my gmail. 
It is a pity that Google is moving away from supporting PC and laptop screens. Finding a one- screen replacement for ig will enable one to continue to see the "information world" at a glance.     
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