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iGoogle vs Makeself

A side-by-side look at iGoogle and Makeself. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

iGoogle

iGoogle

Online Services

iGoogle was a customizable homepage launched by Google in 2005. It allowed users to add widgets like weather, news, and Gmail to create a personalized homepage. iGoogle was discontinued in 2013 as usage declined.

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Makeself

Makeself

Os & Utilities

Makeself is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tarball for Unix. It packages software into a single executable file for easy distribution and installation.

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