Google - Personalized Home Page - Sweet!

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 09:53 AM

Not sure how many of you use this, but I just started and love it. Here is a screen shot of my sports tab...

**mustangwinner97** · 04-26-2007, 10:39 AM

how do you add the cyclone stufff, i've never found it?

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 10:42 AM

You can add anything via a link.

Go to Add Stuff. At the top of this page, to the right of the Search, you'll see a small Add by URL link.

Click it and add links to any sites you want. :)

I too searched for the Cyclone items and didn't find any. Then I stumbled on the URL option.

**rworkman83** · 04-26-2007, 10:45 AM

the photos from si.com are pretty cool as well...

**Jeremy** · 04-26-2007, 10:51 AM

I actually have something setup so I can type in "something".cyclonefanatic.com and it takes me to a custom CF-branded Google Start Page like that. I thought about giving everybody the option of setting up their own but haven't done much with it yet.

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Jeremy

I actually have something setup so I can type in "something".cyclonefanatic.com and it takes me to a custom CF-branded Google Start Page like that. I thought about giving everybody the option of setting up their own but haven't done much with it yet.

Now that would be very cool! :)

I'm also not sure how to create those "stuff" items. Even though a person can use URL's - as illustrated in this thread - not everyone knows they can do that because it's not obvious. Plus, Iowa has a few "stuff" items.

Jeremy - do you know how to create these?

**CrossCyed** · 04-26-2007, 11:10 AM

Quite obviously missing a link to my blog, but otherwise nice.

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 11:17 AM

Not missing, it's on another tab.

**acrozier22** · 04-26-2007, 11:20 AM

I've been using google homepage for about 5 months. It's awesome!

**CrossCyed** · 04-26-2007, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

Not missing, it's on another tab.

I need to think up stuff to write about. There's not a whole lot going on. Plus, I've got finals coming up, so I'm trying to work in a post or two every once in a while to prove I do still exist.

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 11:26 AM

I just found that SI.com has some "stuff" items for certain writers.

Peter King now graces my sports page. :)

Had to create a separate tab for Sports and Cyclones/Cowboys. I have a works specific tab and an IT tab too.

Good stuff. :)

**ISUFan22** · 04-26-2007, 01:47 PM

For those that use gadget items that you provide personal information for (login, etc) - you may want to read this (link below)...the creator of the MySpace gadget had some security issues to deal with and ended up taking it off-line. I'm sure not everyone has taken these types of measures.

MySpace gadget phishing issue