Google Toolbar
May 13, 2006
I know, this probably doesn’t make sense. Why would you need the Google Toolbar if Firefox comes with a built-in search box? The reason is that Google’s toolbar adds a great deal of functionality that I have come to depend on. For example:
Search history
I often find myself wanting to quickly look back at an old search.
Keyword highlighting
This makes it significantly easier to quickly focus on the information being sought.
Easily switch between different types of search
I know I can add additional search engines to the Firefox search box, but I like the fact that Google’s toolbar already has all of this pre-built. Furthermore, I like having the extra search box allotted by the Google Toolbar so that I can leave the Firefox search box to do, for example, Amazon or Wikipedia searches.
I am sure that there are hacks out there that will enable Firefox do some of these things, but I am lazy and prefer that Google has already done the work for me.
