Do you want TV chef Iain Hewitson in your browser? The answer might well be no, but Google is still hoping to tempt you with a bunch of food-centric themes. More »
We pointed to an iGoogle interface for Google’s Tasks to-do manager yesterday that gave users a pretty big view inside their custom home page. Want a totally full-size Tasks view without launching iGoogle? Bookmark the “Canvas view” page. More »
With an unemployment rate hovering around 5.7% in Australia, every little thing you can do to improve your job search helps. Weblog Freelance Folder details how to create a seriously streamlined job-finding dashboard using iGoogle. More »
Setting Gmail to always use a secure connection (connecting with https://) is a good idea for many reasons, but doing so had, for a long time, prevented users of Google’s customised iGoogle pages from accessing their Gmail. More »
Earlier this year Google added the chat sidebar to iGoogle, which gave you Gmail-style chat in your iGoogle start page. Now they’ve expanded the chat functionality to include video chat right from the main iGoogle interface. More »
You can already access surf conditions tracking site Coastalwatch via the web or on your mobile phone. Now there’s an iGoogle gadget to let you seek out the perfect wave on your home page. More »
Australia is often low down the list when it comes to Google features getting rolled out (Voice, anyone?), but a new range of “social gadgets” for iGoogle are being tested in Australia before hitting the rest of the world. More »
Google has launched a minor refit of its local iGoogle home page, including ‘canvas view’ gadgets that can expand and contract without leaving the iGoogle site and a bunch of additional news feed gadgets. More »
Online office suite Zoho one-ups its Google counterpart by offering a half-dozen quick-access gadgets for its Docs, Mail, Calendar, and other webapps, embeddable in Gmail, Facebook, iGoogle start pages, and nearly anywhere. More »
