Toolbars, Homepages And Search Engines...which Are The Best?

[joko]

it seems that every time i install some software, it tries to get me to install one or all of the above ... i never do but i was wondering if maybe i should.

which is the best? what difference are they?
what benefits do they offer more than the browser toolbar?

i usually use google UK for search engine - as i have tried others and found it is best for me - but i dont know about the other 2 things.

any thoughts?

thanks

[hc4361]

I dislike toolbars on the whole - they make the workable screen smaller but I do concede some people find them useful for very specific tasks.

I use a lot of different search engines within Firefox simply by clicking the little arrow in the search box and choosing the engine I want to use for that particular search - I have Google UK, Google.com, Amazon, eBay, Wiki, Chambers Dictionary etc.
I don't want a lot of different search boxes on my page, thank you.

In my view you are doing the right thing not downloading this unwanted and unnecessary stuff.

[wildwood]

Chrome is my browser.
Google is my search engine.
Google search is set as homepage.
Bookmarks bar is the only toolbar I have.

Many free download sites now use a 'download manager' which you have to install first, this often includes cookies and toolbars.

[frugalfred]

Ignore the lot - take control and do what you want to do!

[joko]

thanks

wilwood - i use firefox and google mostly but there seems to be all sorts of search bars and tool bars and homepages available

fred - as i said, i do ignore them...
but, my question is - are any of them any use... i want to know if any of them may actually be benficial

[hc4361]

Toolbars put a group of tools together in a bar.

If you edit a lot of videos, a video editing toolbar would be of use.
If you need to translate a lot of different languages, a toolbar that has translating tools would be good.

So it is impossible to answer your question. We don't know what you do that would need a toolbar.

Same with search engines. A medical student would use a search engine specific to medicine but it would of no use to me.

Your home page should be personal to you. Some people have all sorts of gadgets and gizmos - the weather; the current times around the world; local news; email indicator; a financial index; calculator...

I choose to just have the google search box.

[jessicaalba]

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