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Improved: Personal Assistant.

A few weeks ago, we told you about the Personal Assistant. You asked for more options and we have them ready for you.

• Want to see movie showtimes at your favorite theater? We added Movies.
• Looking for quick access to your Bookmarks? That’s an option too.

Oh, and we included Scoreboard and Inside My Yahoo! too. Check ‘em out.

Who wants a Personal Assistant?

Check out the Personal Assistant module, which packs many of the most frequently used modules into one little box. Six buttons give you the at-a-glance info you need throughout the day. Like today’s weather forecast or a peek at your horoscope (admit it, you look every so often!).

And when you hover over a button, you get a preview. So if you’re looking to tighten up your page, the Personal Assistant can save you some space.

The default view is shown above, but our team knows that choice is a wonderful thing. So you pick the buttons that appear. Swap out Lottery for Sports. To choose your buttons, click the cog icon in the upper right to see your choices. From there, you can customize further to get exactly the info you want.

Play around with this one – we’re pretty sure you’lll find it handy.