BlueG is Your Personal Start Page and iGoogle Replacement
For those of you familiar with iGoogle, BlueG provides the ideal iGoogle replacement and iGoogle homepage alternative.
Many of us grew to love iGoogle over the years. Ever since its launch in May 2005, we've enjoyed being creative with our home pages adding and arranging new and exciting gadgets such as Google Weather and Google Maps. We've played with different themes to our hearts content in pursuit of the perfect personal homepage experience. However, since its closure in November 2013, users have been looking for a suitable iGoogle replacement.
Similarly, users of the discontinued program Google Desktop have searched for several years for an alternative that can give them live news feeds and the latest tweets or blog posts on topics that inspire them.
We’ve included below some handy hints to help you start customizing your BlueG start page and make it your own.
Add new Gadgets and Feeds to your Page
BlueG content comes in two forms: gadgets and feeds. The BlueG gadgets directory includes access to thousands of Google Gadgets (e.g. Google Weather and Google Maps) and third party gadgets to choose from.
Click the Gadgets button to get started.
Gadgets are organized into categories on the left, or you can search on the right. When you see a gadget you like, click its Add Gadget button to add it to your page. Clicking the See My Page button will then return you to your personal page where the new gadget will be displayed.
Style your page with stunning background themes
Your BlueG theme is the background image you see behind the personal page content. If the area behind your page is white, you're probably using the 'Classic' theme. You can choose from hundreds of themes submitted by BlueG and third party artists and designers. We’ve also included some familiar iGoogle alternative themes, which you may have enjoyed using in the past.
Click the Themes button to get started.
Themes are organized into categories on the left, or you can search on the right. When you see a theme you like, click its Apply Theme button to apply it to your page. Clicking the See My Page button will then return you to your personal page where the new theme can be viewed.
Make BlueG your Homepage
Many of us had iGoogle set as our homepage so that it appeared as soon as our Internet browser started. Help is at hand! Now you can make BlueG your iGoogle replacement and iGoogle alternative in just a few seconds. To set your BlueG personal page as your browser's start page (homepage), follow the steps below for your particular browser.
Google Chrome - click the Tools menu, select Internet Options and click the General tab. In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.blueg.com/personal/ in the text box. Click OK to accept this change.
Firefox - click the Tools menu, select Options and click the General tab. In the 'Startup' section, type http://www.blueg.com/personal/ in the text box. Click OK to accept this change.
Safari - click the Safari menu, select Preferences and click General. In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.blueg.com/personal/ in the text box. Close the Preferences window.
Opera - click the Tools menu, select Preferences and click the General tab. In the 'Startup' drop-down menu, select Start with home page. In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.blueg.com/personal/ in the text box. Click OK to accept this change.
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