When it comes to useful software, iGoogle is at the same time very well-known and very often overlooked. iGoogle - Google’s customizable home page - isn’t a completely original idea; instead, it builds on the home-page concept made popular by services like Netvibes.

What is different about iGoogle is its ability to be customized and personalized. It doesn’t just let you customize the content - it begs to be customized. You can make multiple tabs, name them, and fill them with whatever gadgets appeal to you. Weather, time, to-do, favorite videos, RSS feeds, news headlines, a weight tracker, daily vocabulary word…the list goes on and on. Between Google-made gadgets and those made by users, the list will only keep expanding.

Why is this important for you? This is one of the best free organizational software tools we’ve seen in a while. It can help you keep your personally important information all in one place so that you’re not visiting multiple sites and getting distracted every morning - simply sit down and catch up via your iGoogle home page. You can even write little notes for yourself about things that need to be done that day.

The header on your iGoogle page is a scene that you choose from a list, and it changes as the time of day changes. The themes also display seasons, and some even have cute Easter eggs if you watch closely.

iGoogle may not change your life, but if it can make you just a little more organized or prevent internet wandering long enough for you to do what you need to do, then your day will have been improved just a little. Not only will it keep you on track - it’s just plain fun to use and pretty to look at. What more could you ask for in a home page?