Arrived slightly late (had been talking about the educational possibilities of Jaiku with a fellow delegate). I missed the introduction of the session, it is now the hands on part (which I have now finished(ish)).
I do quite like Google Personalised Home Page and there are other options such as Netvibes which I know some people like.
I would ask why VLEs such as Moodle don’t have the flexibility and functionality that you find in iGoogle. It’s also a pity that there isn’t a standard for widgets (or gadgets) that allow them to work on iGoogle, Dashboard, Vista sidebar, etc…