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Norm In Norman
12/6/2005, 11:51 PM
How long have you been able to log in with your gmail account and customize google's start page? I kinda dig that, especially since you can add a gmail pane on there. I also like the way you can drag the panes around on the screen. Ajax in action.

Anyway, I highly recommend logging into google and clicking on "Personalized Home". If anything, I've already checked my gmail account 100 more times in the past 2 days than like ever.
yermom
12/7/2005, 01:25 AM
hmm... if i didn't have so much official mail going to my Yahoo! account... i might just stop going there now
Norm In Norman
12/7/2005, 09:52 AM
Exactly. I probably do a google search about 4000 times a day, so it's handy to be able to check my mail and do a search at the same time. it's about impossible for me to remember to check my webmail otherwise.
Veritas
12/7/2005, 10:22 AM
How long have you been able to log in with your gmail account and customize google's start page?
Jeez, norm, like a month. Guess you're not 1337 n00blolsux0rz.
soonerhubs
12/7/2005, 10:25 AM
Question: Does anyone know if you get something cool after refering 100 people to Gmail. Or are the powers that be just getting me all worked up with numbers?
Widescreen
12/7/2005, 10:29 AM
Guess you're not 1337 n00blolsux0rz.
Ugh.
Penguin
12/7/2005, 01:44 PM
I probably do a google search about 4000 times a day,


Damn. And I thought I was Google crazy. I only do 3,289 searches a day.
Norm In Norman
12/7/2005, 04:31 PM
Is there any way to have a webcomic on your personalized google page?
Penguin
12/7/2005, 04:44 PM
The best part about gmail is that you don't have to be constantly typing in your password. Yahoo should really take note.
Norm In Norman
12/14/2005, 10:41 AM
Google just blew my mind:

http://www.google.com/apis/homepage/

In about 30 seconds, I created a widget to show today's dilbert comic strip. OK, so it doesn't work well with the 3 column layout, but it's freakin' cool that you can do it. It would be EASY to add a widget to google that has all of the links you click on the most. Then they are right there on the page you go to the most.

I've never wanted to have a website's baby this badly before.
yermom
12/14/2005, 10:43 AM
nice
Norm In Norman
12/14/2005, 11:02 AM
Ok, yermom isn't the only computer nerd here. THIS IS COOL!!!
Norm In Norman
12/14/2005, 01:26 PM
You guys really suck.

Ok, here is my simple test for putting a "My Links" section on google's personalized page:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Module>
<ModulePrefs title="My Links" />
<Content type="html"><![CDATA[
<a href="http://www.soonerfans.com">Soonerfans.com</a><BR>
<a href="http://www.hdtvok.com">HDTVOK</a><BR>
]]></Content>
</Module>
Mjcpr
12/14/2005, 01:27 PM
Whoa...hdtvok.com still exists?
Norm In Norman
12/14/2005, 03:08 PM
grrrr...

yeah. it averages about 1 post per week.
Veritas
12/14/2005, 05:05 PM
Yeah, I saw about that on digg or /. this am...extremely cool...I haven't goofed w/ it yet tho.
Norm In Norman
1/4/2006, 09:40 AM
Since so many people are interested in this thread...

http://www.googlemodules.com/

There is a pretty good webcomic one there.
RacerX
1/4/2006, 12:24 PM
Dear Norm, there's already an easy way to add your links. It's the default Bookmarks module that you can add in after clicking the add content thread.
Norm In Norman
1/4/2006, 01:01 PM
See, you don't understand, I MADE my own module, just to see if I could do it. And I can, therefore I am highly superior to everyone that hasn't.
RacerX
1/4/2006, 01:58 PM
All Hail Norm, the reinventor of the wheel!
Boarder
1/4/2006, 02:05 PM
Why can't I check my AOL mail with Outlook? :(
OUDoc
1/4/2006, 02:10 PM
Why can't I check my AOL mail with Outlook? :(
You have to dial in first.
RacerX
1/4/2006, 02:17 PM
Why can't I check my AOL mail with Outlook? :(

All you need is the pop3 info.
Norm In Norman
9/14/2006, 02:04 PM
So I just went to my google homepage and now there are customizable tabs? Google - you are genius.
proud gonzo
9/14/2006, 02:22 PM
Why can't I check my AOL mail with Outlook? :(

...I check MY aol mail with outlook
yermom
9/14/2006, 02:26 PM
tabs?
OCUDad
9/14/2006, 02:57 PM
tabs?Refresh your Google home page and you should see a tab at the top left called "Home" with another tab next to it titled "Add a New Tab." Similar to Yahoo!'s "add a page" functionality.
skycat
9/14/2006, 03:01 PM
...I check MY aol mail with outlook

Those Packard-Bell's are great, aren't they?
Sooner_Bob
9/14/2006, 03:08 PM
So why do the tabs disappear after click on one?

And I can't seem to delete a tab . . . or rename it after it's created.
Sooner_Bob
9/14/2006, 03:13 PM
Nevermind . . . it was my dorked up computer.
GottaHavePride
9/14/2006, 04:13 PM
...I check MY aol mail with outlook

After I set it up for you...
Mjcpr
9/14/2006, 04:14 PM
After I set it up for you...

POPwned!