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je42 13y ago
What alternatives are you guys using ? I currently use netvibes, but I am not too happy. The font is way too small and non-configurable....
- sneakerfreak 13y ago
  Before iGoogle I used my.yahoo.com. Not really tempted at going back though it does still exist (and apparently never changed, 7 years later).
  - IBM 13y ago
    It actually got an update recently and looks cool. I don't use it though. http://my.yahoo.com/ http://my.yahoo.com/
    - je42 13y ago
      Mmmh. Looks better than netvibes. I think I ll give it a shot. Thanks for the tip !
    - sneakerfreak 13y ago
      Funny, my profile is still using the old one and it doesn't seem like I can update to the new one. Oh well, I wasn't going to use it anyway I guess. I mainly used it for reading news and I now use feedly.com for that.
- dingaling 13y ago
  How about a site-specific CSS to set the fontage? If that's your main issue with the site it should be a quick fix. Or just set your browser to ignore sites' font specifications. Less eye-strain that way in general.
- aabalkan 13y ago
  Wow it's been at least 6 years I haven't heard about Netvibes. It was a so-called Web 2.0 pioneer. Is it still out there? Let me check my account..
- tjeerdnet 13y ago
  I would really like to know a good alternative for iGoogle too. My dad has been using it for years as his default homepage and he asks me now and then if I know an alternative because he knew it was ending. He likes it because of the widgets (weather, traffic, notepad, task lists et cetera) and the fact that the Google search is integrated on the same page. People suggested Symbaloo, but that's only a nice iconic representation of hyperlinks. I don't think there is a site with the same concept as iGoogle. If anyone knows a good altenative then I'd really like to know to make my dad happy again ;) I somehow understand the move of Google to stop doing iGoogle, because similar widgets are now by default integrated in Windows/Android itself.
- Steer 13y ago
  I switched over to http://www.protopage.com/ http://www.protopage.com/ last week, but I don't think you can configure the fonts easily there either so may not be of interest to you. It works for me so far at least.
  - alan_cx 13y ago
    I tried them at the same time I was trying ighome.com. I liked it enough, until the nagging for money started. It then became annoying, so I settled on igHome. Less functional but less annoying.
- stephenc_c_ 13y ago
  igHome is the suggested alternative: http://www.ighome.com/ http://www.ighome.com/
- hrvbr 13y ago
  Digg Reader for your RSS feeds, it's a good-looking clone of Google Reader. As for the widgets, you may give a try to My Yahoo since it has been redesigned recently.

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je42 13y ago

What alternatives are you guys using ? I currently use netvibes, but I am not too happy. The font is way too small and non-configurable....

sneakerfreak 13y ago
Before iGoogle I used my.yahoo.com. Not really tempted at going back though it does still exist (and apparently never changed, 7 years later).
- IBM 13y ago
  It actually got an update recently and looks cool. I don't use it though. http://my.yahoo.com/ http://my.yahoo.com/
  - je42 13y ago
    Mmmh. Looks better than netvibes. I think I ll give it a shot. Thanks for the tip !
  - sneakerfreak 13y ago
    Funny, my profile is still using the old one and it doesn't seem like I can update to the new one. Oh well, I wasn't going to use it anyway I guess. I mainly used it for reading news and I now use feedly.com for that.
dingaling 13y ago
How about a site-specific CSS to set the fontage? If that's your main issue with the site it should be a quick fix. Or just set your browser to ignore sites' font specifications. Less eye-strain that way in general.
aabalkan 13y ago
Wow it's been at least 6 years I haven't heard about Netvibes. It was a so-called Web 2.0 pioneer. Is it still out there? Let me check my account..
tjeerdnet 13y ago
I would really like to know a good alternative for iGoogle too. My dad has been using it for years as his default homepage and he asks me now and then if I know an alternative because he knew it was ending. He likes it because of the widgets (weather, traffic, notepad, task lists et cetera) and the fact that the Google search is integrated on the same page. People suggested Symbaloo, but that's only a nice iconic representation of hyperlinks. I don't think there is a site with the same concept as iGoogle. If anyone knows a good altenative then I'd really like to know to make my dad happy again ;) I somehow understand the move of Google to stop doing iGoogle, because similar widgets are now by default integrated in Windows/Android itself.
Steer 13y ago
I switched over to http://www.protopage.com/ http://www.protopage.com/ last week, but I don't think you can configure the fonts easily there either so may not be of interest to you. It works for me so far at least.
- alan_cx 13y ago
  I tried them at the same time I was trying ighome.com. I liked it enough, until the nagging for money started. It then became annoying, so I settled on igHome. Less functional but less annoying.
stephenc_c_ 13y ago
igHome is the suggested alternative: http://www.ighome.com/ http://www.ighome.com/
hrvbr 13y ago
Digg Reader for your RSS feeds, it's a good-looking clone of Google Reader. As for the widgets, you may give a try to My Yahoo since it has been redesigned recently.