Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Yahoo! Toolbar with Anti-Spy

I've just installed the new Yahoo! toolbar with Anti-Spy. [I used to have Google -- I downloaded it because I used google to look up anything and everything.] I'm testing this thing out. It detected a whole bunch of stuff Adware didn't. I deleted most of files Anti-Spy said were adware or spyware, but I'm still hestitant to fully trust it. I'm afraid I'm deleting files that will mess with my computer. We will see if everything is all right after I reboot and start up again. If I don't post anything again, then you'll know what happened.

Edit: My computer is pretty fragile right now. That's why I was worried about the installation and deletion of files. Somtimes the start up just won't complete and shuts off after a click. So on the third try, my computer went through start up properly and arrived at my desktop. Thank God. I hope it starts up find the next time I turn it on as well.

What I liked about Google: Obviously, the blogthis! feature. I also the fact that I could look up words from dictionary.com by typing words into the search bar. The hightlight text feature was also fuctional. The pop-up blocker was pretty effective.

Yahoo! toolbar assessment so far: The main reason I downloaded this is because of the Anti-Spy. I don't like that the "search web" button is so big -- it takes up too much space compared to Google's "go."
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I'm thinking about changing browsers as well. I read arguments for and against IE, and arguments for and against Firefox or Mozilla. I'm still thinking about it, but I think I'll wait awhile.

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