How can I improve my google experience?

I know I got you to switch, so I’d like to help out during the transition.. I still think that once you get used to Gmail, you’ll really appreciate the features.

You don’t have to use Google as your homepage if you don’t want, I’m assuming you still have an active Yahoo account? If so, you can still use your My Yahoo page as your homepage if you prefer it.

Personally, I never liked either Google or Yahoo homepages, I have mine set to Google News, so I can’t recommend any apps, sorry. :)

Well, I thought I’d try. I get my news and other “essential” information from my yahoo page. It’s just convenient to have me email attached. I’ve switched all my essential email correspondence to my gmail; I really like the email program.

Okay, well, maybe I can help.. you can likely find the same types of things for the iGoogle page. News and what other things?

I’m sure you’ve seen this, the add gadgets to your homepage area.. looks like there’s a whole bunch of things available.

This is hard to explain. Maybe it’s just a resistance to change. I don’t like the fonts. Yahoo seems more vivid in color. Google has the daily puppy but not the daily kitten or cute overload, and I like my direct links from yahoo. Yahoo’s ads seem less apparent.

Maybe there is another way to personalize my web experience; I’m not very web savvy.

Try the link above, you can add lots of nifty stuff to customize the boxes on the iGoogle page. Not sure about the font thing, but there are also themes that will change the overall appearance, if that helps some.

It’s bedtime where I am and I’m beat, but I hope that helps!

P.S. Haha.. check this out.. Daily Kitten & Cute Overload!

P.P.S. What ads? My iGoogle page has zero ads.

iGoogle is easy to personalize. Mine doesn’t have any ads, either. I’ve got these on my page: “John Stewart quote of the day” “Shakesperian insults” “Albert Einstein quote of the day” “Literary quote of the day” and a time/date function. I don’t use it as my homepage though. I still use aol as my homepage, because I too am resistant to change : )

What browser are you using? there are some good Firefox addons for gmail. Also some greasemonkey scripts.

http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/lifehacker-code-better-gmail-firefox-extension-251923.php

http://lifehacker.com/search/gmail/

1)log into Gmail
2)without logging out, go to igoogle.com
3)change igoogle theme until you find something for you.
4)If step 3 gives trouble,then Google “igoogle themes”
5)That is all.

<<< loves Yahoo! The chat within the email, the MyYahoo! the cool stationary, the simplicity… they were the first to offer unlimited storage…. Go Yahoo!

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