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iGoogle - any good?

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So what do we think of the revamped Google search page? Personally I find it a p-i-t-a. I may be doing something wrong, but why should I be required to sign in each time I use the page? Google throws up a heap of things I haven't asked for, as in its advertising partners, many of them crap and crud, and I have to enter my gmail address to sign in. B-that! :Angry:

Alternatives?
 
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its safari and firefox, I use Omniweb, it costs, sure, but I find that its the equal of any browser out there, and once I have my password saved for a site, it automatically signs me in.
For what its worth...........
 
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Google always remember my signin, so I have no hazzel there, no matter what browser I use.

Love iGoogle, here is my layout, integrating Gmail, Reader, del.icio.us and weather.

igoogle.png
 
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To me it's just an online version of OS X's widgits. All displayed on a fancy web page. Great if you like that kind of thing.

I have it as my firefox home page, just cause I google search quite a lot.

Either you'll like it or not.
 
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I don't get it, mine still looks the same and doesn't require login every time.

the8thark, I love your avatar!! I used to play Earthworm Jim games all the time when I was a kid. Ahh, such fond memories :D
 
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Just created mine. I love the artist themes too. Not too bad, since you can custom it a lot easier than other pages I've used.
 

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