So do you have a lot of extra toolbars setup in your webbrowser?
I have a few video/pic search bars installed at the moment. Though I don't think I'll be using them much. I generally like my display free of clutter. They'll probably come off the next time I think about it.
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Donatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw?
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Just a single toolbar with back/forward/refresh/stop/home/address bar/and search. I find additional toolbars annoying.
"Shut up Wesley!" -- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Took me four hours to get rid of one of those damn things on my dad's computer. I leave them alone.
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No, no NO! I hate them, and every app you download (lately even apps from previously "trusted" sources) that try to sneak a toolbar or 2 past you, as part of the install. This used to be a practice employed in the dark alleys of the Internet - now it's suddenly everyday accepted practice, just like popunder ads and whatnot. What is this world coming to...?
The upside is I pay more attention to the EULA before I hit Accept.
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not just "no", but "HELL NO!".
"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." - Steven Wright
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Originally Posted by dwill123
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Some apps that give you a choice regarding add-ins etc. have the "yes, install" choice as the default. It pays to take a little time when installing anything to make sure there are no embedded surprises. For example, Sun Java will install some Google add-in stuff if you aren't careful. It's tempting when installing any kind of software to rush through it by clicking next, next, next, yes, install. But it is important to take a little bit of time and read what it is "asking" first. Otherwise, you will inevitably wind up with some stuff in your system that you don't want.
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But it is important to take a little bit of time and read what it is "asking" first. Otherwise, you will inevitably wind up with some stuff in your system that you don't want.
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Toolbars are the Devil!!! even Google ... Remember when Google used to automatically put the most relevant pages at the top of the searches? When did they become advertising whores?
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Originally Posted by Nitemare
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No way, never, I hate them. I hate Explorer 7 as it added another unnecessary line in the toolbar. Reminds me of NetZero where a large part of that screen is covered with toolbars. Not on my browser.
There was a post a few months ago that had a link that showed where someone had made up a whole browser page of just add on toolbars with nothing left for a browser window. Funny. Wish I'd saved it.
EDIT: I should have read closer. Midzuki has it: http://itstudent.org/blog/stuff2/ie-toolbar-hell.jpg Perfect. -
Originally Posted by Nitemare
The reason I "discovered", and immediately switched to, google was I was sick & tired of all images, flash animations, popunders and popovers you hade to wade thru in all "search engines" at the time, and google came out just delivering what I searched for.
At least google doesn't litter their pages with graphic ads - "Sponsored links" (what a nice metphor for advertisement!) top/right I can live with.
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Google = Spyware
Google collects massive amounts of data on your searches and sites visited and sells it in varying forms.
Remember, if you have a broadband connection with fixed IP address, your are identified even if not logged into Google.
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Originally Posted by oldandinthe way
Originally Posted by oldandinthe way
Originally Posted by oldandinthe way
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Of course!, My WebSearch Rules!!!!
Yeah right!.....
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Originally Posted by oldandinthe way
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Too many toolbars...
http://worcester.typepad.com/pc4media/images/toolbar400gif.gif
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Way too many Toolbars are installed by spyware as spyware. They will steal your privacy, They will slow down your computer, they will slow down your internet.
Install a toolbar, I include Googletoolbar too ? No thanks I want my computer to work properly, speedily. I'd just as soon Mow a lawn covered in dog byproducts barefoot. -
Ooooops! I had forgotten to mention this one:
https://forum.videohelp.com/images/guides/p1743310/toolbarhell.jpg
Fortunately Mozilla-based browsers cannot get that sick
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needlesearch is a great malware free toolbar. I highly recommend it. I've seen a few other good toolbars, but the majority are spyware city.
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well finally uninstalled my two toolbars I added. I didn't really use them anyway. No sense in adding a potential hazard to my system right? I won't be adding any more third party toolbars except if they come from microsoft or yahoo or ebay and google and the like. Those I could trust I guess. Otherwise I'll keep away.
Donatello - The Shredder? Michelangelo - Maybe all that hardware is for making coleslaw?
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