April 23, 2013
Over its long course serving us as the overlord of the Internet, Google has had some good ideas and some bad ideas. However, Google has pushed out some pretty interesting and obscure projects on the side. Google PowerMeter, for example, was a way to keep tabs on how much energy you're using in your home from a web interface. Never heard of it? You're probably part of the great majority.
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April 6, 2013
Are you ready to be introduced to the best New Tab/Start Page since the beginning of Google Chrome? Well you better get ready because it’s coming! Actually, it has already been around for several months now and has built quite a user base of “currently” over 120,000 users. The extension is called Currently and it is a fast loading “theme” for your New Tab page.
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September 28, 2012
When Google announced that they are planning to retire iGoogle in November of next year, reactions were split between "what’s iGoogle?" and "what will I use now?". In case you’re not aware, iGoogle is a personalized homepage that allows you to arrange customized widgets just how you want in order to keep track of your oft-used services. Plenty of MakeUseOf readers were disappointed with the news.
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August 8, 2012
Awesome New Tab Page (aNTP) is a Google Chrome add-on that turns the new tab page (NTP) into a metro-like browser home screen. In addition to icons that lead to your favorite websites, this add-on offers dynamic widgets that instantly update you on what's going on. Your Awesome New Tab Page is fully customizable, meaning you can change the content, positioning, size, color, and type of content.
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July 19, 2012
If you’ve not yet heard, Google plans to pull the plug on iGoogle in November 2013 in addition to a few other services like Google Video and Google Mini. Though the company have yet to announce a viable alternative for those who still use the service, comparable start pages do exist. The best replacement depends entirely on how you use the service.
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May 14, 2012
Chrome’s default start page has nothing to be ashamed of. With its neat appearance and quick access to apps, most visited pages and recently closed tabs, it’s fast becoming a great option for a default start page, which doesn’t require any additional installation. However, Chrome’s start page is not perfect for everyone, and other great options do exist out there in the form of browser extensions.
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December 30, 2011
iGoogle is a personal, customizable homepage which every Google account owner can make use of. iGoogle lets you add multiple different gadgets, such as Gmail updates, news, weather and games, and access them easily every time you visit your iGoogle page. Finding cool flash games online is not necessarily hard, but having all your favorite games waiting for you in iGoogle is pretty convenient.
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July 18, 2011
Startpages are productivity tools meant to give you quick one-touch access to your favorite websites and information. Startpages are also personalized gateways and as such we tend to be quite picky when we go hunting for one. So, if Google Chrome is your favorite browser, give the Google Chrome Incredible StartPage featured extension a try.
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June 28, 2011
If you like the Windows 8 new user interface design, you can implement that look on your browser's start page with the help of Eight. It's a start page theme which will give you more than just eye candy. Eight allows you to customize its elements to suit your needs. The last update of Eight is compatible with Firefox 4.0.1, Chrome 12, Opera 11.11, and Internet Explorer 8.
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June 26, 2011
How do you like to start your browsing? With a customised start page so you can see everything at a glance? Or with saved sessions of tabs that you used last time? Tell us in our weekly poll.
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May 20, 2011
One of the things I've been toying with is making portable web servers. What if I could set up a mobile web server on my phone, and then share out any web content that I have? What if I could carry around a customized start page that I could use to access important weblinks on the network? The good news is that using two tools - the PAW Mobile Web Server, and the SPGM - this is all possible.
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July 1, 2010
Are you driven crazy by your wish list of projects and goals? Have you got a pile of things up your sleeve to be done someday that you never seem to find time for in the midst of all your everyday thoughts? Do you wish that there was a way to isolate just the relevant [...]
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June 27, 2010
With an incredible amount of data sources – email, SMS, RSS, and more arriving every single day, it’s sometimes hard to create a structure of sorts out of all that information. Most interfaces now try to solve that by neglecting the problem. They just give you a blank slate that you can litter any way [...]
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June 3, 2010
When you often have to access different computers, you cannot rely on session recovery to reload all your favorite links. Moreover, your bookmarks won’t be there. If you’re not able to sync this information or in case you’re too lazy to carry it with you an a USB stick, there is one more option. A [...]
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May 17, 2010
There are a hundred and one ways to bookmark your favourite websites, whether it’s using your browser’s native bookmarking system or using an online service like Delicious or Google Bookmarks, each of which has its pros and cons. One con is that after a while, your bookmarks can become hard to manage. Using a visual [...]
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