taking a break from igoogle.

So, they've got all these neat new features for igoogle... if you don't mind giving up a third of your page to a navigation system that adds nothing. I do mind.

I'm gonna spend some time looking at alternatives, but my hopes aren't high. I expect in the end that I'll have to put up with google's igoogle usability downgrade just because the next best thing is still lightyears behind.

One other thought on the matter. With a less usable iGoogle, Gmail is no longer as valuable to me. you can get your gmail via pop, right? Which is to say that "the cloud" looks a lot less appealing to me all of a sudden. If I can't rely on my information and interfaces being stored remotely, I'd much rather have them on my side.