iGoogle Gets Direct Access to Gmail Chat

Google's Gmail Chat (aka Google Talk) feature is now available within your custom iGoogle homepage. Google added the chat functionality into iGoogle this week, noting that with the recent redesign, Gmail access was available -- but instant messaging ... continue

iGoogle Finally Gets User Generated Theme Support

Google has announced that iGoogle now supports user generated custom themes. The new theme building tool allows users to upload a photo, and crop the image to fit iGoogle, pick color schemes to match, and even share created ... continue

Google Gets Greasemonkey, Sort Of

Greasemonkey, the oh-so-handy customization tool for Firefox, is now coming to Google's Chrome browser, too. The expanded extension, first revealed on the Google Operating System blog, is becoming available before Chrome's official extension API has even hit the ... continue

iGoogle Update: Did Google Listen to the Complaints?

I'm happy to report that, following widespread criticism of its new iGoogle design, Google has returned some of the missing functionality to the service. The switch, seen by most users starting Thursday evening, set off a wave of ... continue

Google, Please Give Me My Old Home Page Back

Let me just come out and say it: I hate the new iGoogle. And I want my old home page back. As you may know, I'm generally fond of many of Google's offerings. But this change ... continue