Google Toolbar

[Stalemate]

I don't usually like these things - consider them "clutterware" - but this one's pretty cool.

And it stops popups, supposedly.

http://toolbar.google.com/install-beta


EDIT (Dec. 30, 2003): New download link: http://toolbar.google.com/
It's now part of all my new installs.

[delmer_1]

I dont know about it stopping popups, but i have been using it for quite a while and i love it. I normall hate this crap...but it is hard to hate google. i love the convenience of it.

[DocPC]

Yup, can't live without it now......had it for over a year.

[King Grover]

yeah, it's tight, yo!

[Rellik]

here's the link(adept's is missing the .php part) to the Googlebar that does have the pop-up blocker. it's in beta so don't be surprised if it destroys your system

[craigmodius]

don't need another toolbar here, but that's just my tastes.

but I will use the google search instead of the default IE as detailed here oh and choose 'the lazy way'

[DANIMAL]

I think Ive been usign that since it came out, seems like 2 years or so. my only way to search!

[gazzak]

Yep, me too, another convert!

[mongo69]

The only way to surf the internet for me I have been using it since it came out and I have forgotten that it is not an actual part of my Browser.

[MD_Geist]

The beta version rocks, the popup blocker works great, i prefer it to any of the other popup blockers i have used.

I used the google tool bar before the new beta, and find that the new beta is a god send. not only do i retain my normal functionality, it blocks everything i want it to

[The Computer Valet]

I've used the toolbar for quite awhile now. I even did the distributed computing project, too, although I turned that off pretty quickly.

One thing that's come up on one particular installation of Windows 2000 I have is, after having typed something into the bar, IE will start grabbing RAM until the system runs out of VM.

It's a very intermittent, minor irritant. Maybe I need to update. Maybe it's conflicting with another BHO. Not sure.

m

[confus-ed]

Originally posted by DocPC
Yup, can't live without it now......had it for over a year.

I'll pick on Doc then, he's an understanding fellow .... What about all those 'autocompletes' & the 'advanced' features which appear to be tracking my googling ? Is the first not a security risk just like IEs 'autocomplete' ... & the second is obviously not good (I know you can turn it off, but then I can't have pop-up blocking??) ....

I also find myself agreeing with the Computer Valet & saying from my brief running of it ... yup seems like a resource hog to me !

Everyone else seems to love it !?! so am I just being 'hard-to-please' ? ... no surprise there !

[aperture50]

I usually hate stuff like this, (weatherbug, gator,etc.) and never put it on my pc's but this toolbar is cool. I think I have seen one or two popups slip by and as of today 198 have been blocked. I don't understand people paying for pop up blockers that only work half *** and are more trouble than they are worth when this is free. Google is good and it really has something here.

[Carpel]

I like to keep things pretty pure. (Not easy as it is running XP.) I don't like alot of tasks running behind the scenes. Call me greedy, I want all my resources working on what I'M doing. Google is my fav search engine, but I'll pass on the toolbar.

PS - Did someone mention Gator? Thems fightin words. If I find one more person here installing any of that blatant spyware crap..........well, root has it's privileges.


Dave

[Carpel]

Ok, so I broke down and installed the Google toolbar. Just for the popup blocking features

Dave