   What is with all the toolbars!!!
  now a days there are (usually) optional toolbars packaged with every darn software you download (shareware, trial or free), and now today i come across this. the toolbar craze is spreading it seems and i am just curious as to why every software developer/distributer seems to think its a good idea.so what is your opinion on all of those toolbars?   
  I don't like them, and they're often too difficult to not install, or worse, to uninstall. I realize most programs (Yahoo! Messenger) include them with their software and offer you a way not to install it. Unfortunately, these options often require you to install with the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' options and manually unselect various checkboxes.That said, many toolbars do have their places. I'm fine with FF plugins for the right-hand search box, but Google's toolbar for IE (before the new IE) was a great asset. I'm sure one toolbar is a good thing to have, but far too many programs install them gratuitously.   ;  As long as you give me the choice to install them or not I think it's quite fine. This imageshack toolbar look like it could be quite useful for using regularily imageshack.   ;  I too, love google toolbar, and other than that I only have the ones yahoo gave me at startup.(search/favorites/back/forward/home/refresh/stop/etc..)The reason why some companies make them is rather strait forward. I need to make a search, but I'm already on a different site. I can simply type in my command on google's searchbar-toolbar, making my job two clicks easier, and giving google another hit, letting google be more viewed, giving google more advertising power. A free toolbar generates free publicity.For some reason, I have this little toolbar that gives me four links to microsoft.com, and a link to AOL(I use AT&T+Yahoo). Giving both of them advertising space on my computer at no cost to them.   ;Quote:Original post by Servant of the LordI too, love google toolbar, and other than that I only have the ones yahoo gave me at startup.(search/favorites/back/forward/home/refresh/stop/etc..)The reason why some companies make them is rather strait forward. I need to make a search, but I'm already on a different site. I can simply type in my command on google's searchbar-toolbar, making my job two clicks easier, and giving google another hit, letting google be more viewed, giving google more advertising power. A free toolbar generates free publicity.For some reason, I have this little toolbar that gives me four links to microsoft.com, and a link to AOL(I use AT&T+Yahoo). Giving both of them advertising space on my computer at no cost to them.They really are an ingenious addition, aren't they? I do wonder why it took so long for them to become available to the mainstream. After all, for how many years did we first have to travel to an entirely different search engine site from our current page, type in our query, wait for the results, and then travel to our target page? Now I have a full aresenal of search engines and the like that only require me to focus on the window, type, and go. So dang cool... [grin]   ;  I don't like them. Mozilla has a configurable search button by default so no need for a google toolbar.My only bars in my browser are the one with the address and back/forward buttons, and prefbar. Prefbar is a collecion of handy buttons and checkboxes, including some buttons that replace other buttons if a site removed the address bar of the window.   ;  In order to see this forum reply, install the Ravuya Toolbar today and get real-time access to Ravuya news and information. It's FREE! And easy to install.The Ravuya Toolbar may leak personal information, including but not limited to: credit cards, bust sizes, pet food preferences, buying records, academic research, mothers' maiden names, and artificial Christmas tree purchasing records. Do not use the Ravuya Toolbar if you are in a life-threatening situation, drunk, or a creepy male stalker who will bombard me with love and affection. Female stalkers are A-OK. The Ravuya Toolbar is a trademark of The Big Evil Company Incorporated LLC, a holding company of The Slightly Larger Evil Company Incorporated of China and copyright 2006. All rights reserved.   