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Dailymotion Launches New Toolbar Powered by Conduit

Dailymotion, though not a household name in the US, is the second largest online video site in the world, though it still has a lot of headroom to grow. To spur that growth the site has introduced a new toolbar for its users in partnership with Conduit, a custom toolbar maker and distribution platform. The hope is th...

22 September 2009
07:11 GMT

Internet Explorer 8 Toolbar and Add-On Management

One of the aspects that evolved with the advent of Internet Explorer 8 was the way the browser allowed end users to handle various browser enhancements including toolbars and add-ons. In comparison to Internet Explorer 7, IE8 puts end users back in control, allowing them to take advantage of management enhancements, ...

10 March 2009
07:48 GMT

Launch Shortcuts from Toolbar

Every time we install a new application, a small footprint is added to start menu. Not many programs come with the option to erase or simply not create a Start Menu item. That is why it is hard to find a certain shortcut. I’ve seen a Start Menu that opened the Programs list over half the desktop space. In Windo...

5 December 2008
02:11 GMT

Safe-To-Install Version of BS.Player Is Out and About

BS.Player is one of the “dinosaurs” of video players and, although it has faced fierce adversaries like MV2 Player or Media Player Classic, it’s still the choice of thousands of users around the world. It stands out from the crowd thanks to a long list of features, and here are just a few of them: m...

2 September 2008
16:41 GMT

Smart Browser Extension for Businessmen and Other Users

Vysr, a startup company from California, offers users a free browser extension that puts an end to the chaotic navigation between tabs. RoamAbout is an add-on for Internet Explorer and Firefox which helps users access business services or personal applications the easiest way possible. Although, at the moment, RoamAb...

21 July 2008
10:51 GMT

WinPatrol Still A Toolbar-Free Application

Last year, several companies decided to bundle all kinds of additional utilities into their software installation packs, being attracted by money and other goodies offered to them. For example, ZoneAlarm got the Ask.com toolbar, so every new user who wants to install the security solution may also deploy the browser ...

17 January 2008
13:06 GMT

In-Browser Security with safeSEARCH Toolbar 2.0 Beta

The security of our computers is one of the main concerns for both users and software companies, so every new security application supposed to protect our data is welcomed. Today, a new application, delivered as a browser plug-in able to improve the search experience and provide better protection for us, made its way...

9 January 2008
17:06 GMT

STOPzilla and Pre-selected Toolbar: How Fair Is It?

Every once in a while, we have the 'chance' to see a new security application attempting to install a toolbar on our computers. And I agree, there is nothing wrong with it because toolbars can be useful if you really need such a thing. But the problem is that some of them are included in software packages a...

4 January 2008
03:49 GMT

After Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar Bites the Dust too!

Following the reports concerning a security flaw in Google Toolbar, a new vulnerability has been disclosed in Yahoo Toolbar, the browser add-on produced by the Sunnyvale company. The YShortcut.dll ActiveX control remote buffer overflow vulnerability affects only the 1.4.1 release of Yahoo Toolbar, but other versions ...

21 December 2007
03:21 GMT

Google Toolbar Enhances Hack Attacks

Google Toolbar, that nice browser add-on produced by the Mountain View company, is one of the latest utilities able to enhance a hack attack and allow intruders deploy malicious applications. Aviv Raff has recently found a way to exploit a Google Toolbar vulnerability, which could seriously harm users' computers...

19 December 2007
05:58 GMT

Google Notebook Now Blogs and Annotates

Google Notebook, for its users, is the tool (capital T) for collecting, organizing and sharing information on the Internet. What does it have over the bookmarks, which basically do the same things? In order to solve this few-pieced puzzle for us, the team responsible for the project decided to combine the two and, t...

17 December 2007
04:21 GMT

Google Warns Us that T5 Is Here

It's not the Tier 5 in World of Warcraft and no, you've not been in cryogenic sleep for the past 4 or 5 years (better make that 20, you'll see why) and they haven't shot two more Terminator movies. It'd be difficult for that to happen, really, have you seen Arnold lately? He's turning i...

13 December 2007
04:27 GMT

You're Safe Now! Use Your Browser without Fear!

Following the recent reports sustaining that Ask.com's Toolbar contains a security flaw which might enhance hackers' attacks, the parent company struggled to discover and patch the security hole in no time. Ask.com proudly announced today that its toolbar was patched and you're now protected if you use...

1 October 2007
06:56 GMT

Yahoo Gets DivX Quality

Yahoo and DivX signed a new partnership to bundle the Yahoo Toolbar and Internet Explorer 7 optimized for Yahoo into the DivX video tools which will allow the consumers who install these utilities to download the giant portal's products quick and easy. In case you never heard of it (although that sounds almost i...

27 September 2007
09:20 GMT

Yahoo Attacks Internet Explorer

Recently, the Sunnyvale company Yahoo rolled out Suggestions, a special function attached to the search engine that shows alternative search queries for the interested user. Actually, the feature was released a long time ago and implemented into the Yahoo Toolbar for Firefox allowing the users who are searching the ...

9 August 2007
10:01 GMT

Yahoo Toolbar Gets Hot Security Features

The Sunnyvale giant Yahoo signed a deal with CA, a provider of several security utilities that can make the Yahoo Toolbar product more safe to use against all kinds of Internet threats. The new browser add-on will bring several utilities to all the consumers such as desktop search, email alerts, instant access to Yah...

26 July 2007
05:47 GMT

eBay and Yahoo Roll Out New Toolbar

The famous eBay and the Sunnyvale company Yahoo rolled out a new version of their toolbar that is meant to bring more functionality to the users of Internet Explorer. Just like older versions, eBay Toolbar Featuring Yahoo provides instant access to the Yahoo products such Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Search and My Yahoo. Also, ...

4 July 2007
10:07 GMT

Google Pack - Free Software at Your Service

Google Pack is a collection of free software that includes several utilities such as browsers, instant messaging clients, antivirus tools and search tools. Today, the homepage of the software suite was updated, offering a fresh new interface that provides instant access to the applications included in the pack. Also,...

28 June 2007
09:48 GMT

Google Toolbar for Firefox Updated!

The search giant Google upgraded the Toolbar for Firefox from the beta stages to a final product after two months of testing sessions. The Firefox Toolbar version 3 brings a lot of new features that can improve the browsing experience as well as the security of the user. Let's start with the Google Suggest imple...

5 June 2007
04:30 GMT

Google and Yahoo Harm the Users' Firefox

The toolbars designed by Yahoo and Google might harm the users' computer because the hackers can use some security flaws to connected to an affected system. All the problems are caused by the add-ons installed in the Firefox browser that are meant to bring new functions to the application but, instead of doing t...

31 May 2007
08:08 GMT

IE7 - Developers! Developers! Developers!

The "Developers! Developers! Developers!" chant is a trademark of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer. In fact, I have tracked down a Soapbox video of Ballmer in the respective moment and embedded it at the bottom for your viewing pleasure. There is no doubt in my mind that most of you are already famili...

11 May 2007
13:51 GMT

Yahoo: We Need Your Help, for God's Sake!

Yahoo is that kind of company that wants to adapt its products to the users' needs by requiring them to make suggestions for the upcoming updates. Yahoo Toolbar is one of the products that must be improved with the users' required features because it is an add-on to Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer that...

26 April 2007
03:47 GMT

Yahoo Toolbar Updated

Yahoo Toolbar was especially designed by the giant portal to provide instant access to the services owned by the company such as Yahoo Mail or Bookmarks. At this time, the product is available for the two most popular browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, allowing users to implement the functions...

10 April 2007
09:53 GMT

Google Extensions for Firefox

Firefox is one of the most popular browsers on the Internet because it was the first application that provided tab browsing, being regarded as the most powerful rival for the classic Internet Explorer. As you probably know, Firefox is a well developed browser that provides support for themes and extensions, tiny tool...

15 March 2007
11:22 GMT

Yahoo Toolbar Tips

Yahoo Toolbar is a nice utility provided by the giant portal that was especially designed to provide a quick access to the services developed by the company. Besides the instant access to Yahoo's products, the toolbar is also able to block pop-ups and improve the browsing experience using a simple add-on. As you...

7 March 2007
13:16 GMT


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