I used to use Pageflakes as my homepage some time ago, but then gave up on it at some point and never really finished customising it properly. I’ve been giving it another try recently, and I must say that this time around I’m very pleased with the layout and functionality. I’ve got pretty much everything I need on one page, apart from some things like dA messages or watch (why no RSS??). One problem I had was trying to find an RSS aggregator that would enable me to create a new feed of all of the blog feeds I follow so I could have them in just one flake. So far the best way I’ve found is through Blogdigger groups, although it does seem a bit lazy updating. But it’ll do for now. One thing I really like about Pageflakes is that you can click on the feeds and read them on the original website as I always want to see blogs in their own environment. There is an inbuilt RSS reader for those who prefer that as well, but I just hate the way readers strip entries of all formatting and design. But yeah, I’m pretty pleased with Pageflakes at the moment and prefer its simplicity and sleek look over Netvibes. The downside is that I found this (tetris-like game) flake which got me completely addicted… It’s so very hard to click that minimising tab…

In other news, Facehunter is in Helsinki at the moment and I’m pretty sure I could detect a higher amount of posers than usual hanging around the centre when walking through the city yesterday… despite the pouring rain. Perhaps I was just imagining it. 😛