Do you know about search toolbars? Are you using them? If not, I would strongly recommend you consider using one, especially if you are using Internet Explorer. A search toolbar sits on top part of your browser and allow you to do a search without going to the search engine's homepage.
The toolbar originated because Microsoft's Internet Explorer did not have a way to search the most popular search engines. Google is by far the most popular search engine, so Google was one of the first to come out with a useful toolbar. Besides searching, the Google toolbar allows you to access other Google services like news, shopping, groups, etc.
I've been using the Google toolbar in my IE for some time now and find it very useful. And, it was the first toolbar that blocked popup ads. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for Maxthon, my main browser, but Maxthon allows me to set up a Google search, so I am fine with that. And Maxthon has its own popup blocker.
If you have switched to the new Firefox browser, Google does have a toolbar for it. So if you still use IE or Firefox, you might want to consider a search toolbar. Recently, CNET did a review of web toolbars, so before you pick one, or are considering changing, you should probably look at this review. Go to:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3514_7-5577625.html
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