Over the past month, we haven’t been hiding under a rock. There just hasn’t been much to write. Sure, we could have announced updates to the list or talked about when we made news. But, we didn’t see either as…
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Save iGoogle Days Begin November 2! Google Blackout Days Cancelled!
Unlike Google, we take your input seriously! A Stop SOPA style monthly gadget blackout sounded like a good idea at the time, but will just add to user angst like that caused by Labpixies (a Google company) premature termination of…
Draft Alternatives List
Without further delay, our list is available. Please recognize this is a work in progress. We would like it to be complete too, but it takes time to identify alternatives, define a set of criteria for consistent evaluation and complete…
iGoogle Mobile Is Dead! Developer Signals Google To Foff!
In case anyone is still hoping it’s a bad joke, What’s happening to iGoogle? is being delivered. “Phase one” of iGoogle’s retirement is moving forward, albeit slowly. At 9:16pm MDT last night we took the screenshot to the left. iGoogle…
How To #3 – Take the Hamster (and more!) to Netvibes and Protopage
Adam Bowman’s infamous hamster gadget is already available on Netvibes, but what about other iGoogle gadgets. Is there a way to take them to Netvibes or Protopage? Indeed, there is a way! However, a couple of warnings: The following instructions…
How To #2 – Secure Your Netvibe!
We wondered if the two oft-noted most iGoogle-like replacements have SSL (aka HTTPS) security. Or, if we will be forever resigned to wondering if the Mark Zuckerberg wannabee sipping a caramel macchiato in the corner at the local Starbucks is…
How To #1 – Add iGoogle RSS Feeds to Netvibes and Protopage
This is the first of a series of ongoing “how to” posts produced here at SaveiGoogle.org. You can also find this at our page listed under on the site menu. In “From iGoogle to Netvibes in 3 Easy Steps”, the…
Spring Cleaning Does Include Google Gadgets!
As far as we know, you’re going to hear this here first… Concerned iGoogle users and developers are well aware of “Spring cleaning in summer”, the Google blog post that has caused much angst. What escaped notice though is “An…
