Way back in the 20th Century when I first got onto the inner web, my portal was the famous Yahoo. I even had a nice My Yahoo front page.....but as the new century dawned I moved onto other applications.
Today I happened to return to my old MY YAHOO page. It is a most ingenious application....you can even add your Facebook information there to get updates....and all that other stuff.
So I have returned to the Yahoo fold, and have made it my HOMEPAGE instead of GOOGLE. If you haven't been to YAHOO lately, check it out. You can get local weather, national news and sports headlines, tv listings, and much more ALL on your home page. Many more apps are available.
Of course those with hand held Dick Tracy gadgets may still find it cumbersome. But for those of us who still surf while sitting at a desk, it is nice. You can can also add a personal calendar.