I'll admit that I'm hooked. I've been using the Google screen for my home page for several years for the simple reason that Googling something is the main way I start to use an unfamiliar service. Once I'm familiar with a site I put it on the bookmark toolbar.
A couple of months ago, when I saw Google's advertisement for iGoogle, I decided to bite. At first it was only one or two "gadgets", then it was a change of artistic heading, then a couple more "gadgets" or small applications that serve a utilitarian purpose or tempt you with new ways to learn things on your computer.
For example, I was well aware of Wikihow, the "How To" library of the Internet. But I'd really never used it. But when iGoogle puts in front of me every day a selection like the following how I not try out at least one:
More than 30 Ways to Reuse a Toothbrush
How to Riffle Shuffle a Deck Like a Pro
I have a weather gadget, a top news story gadget, a translation gadget (very handy when I was taking German last year), and several others. It's like designing your own newspaper front page. And if you don't like a gadget, it is really easy to zap it - bye-bye.
So if you think you're not spending enough time in front of your computer - consider iGoogle.
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