toolbars

Concept hard to grasp

It offers all the standard features, but there's limited appeal to the features that give Concepts Toolbar its name. We also had problems with a couple of the extras the toolbar throws in.

The slender toolbar holds easily recognizable icons. A simple drop-down menu leads to an array of links to Concepts sites, each with different art-related themes (Pixel, Art, Design, and so on), but all published by the same company. The purpose of the Concepts Art site is to give artists a place to display their art for free by joining the Concepts community, which won't be … Read more

One-click Facebook access

If you're one of the thousands of Facebook users who find themselves constantly signing into and checking your account, this free Firefox add-on is sure to feed your addiction. It offers one-click access to your Facebook account while you browse the Web.

The aptly named Facebook Toolbar holds a host of buttons and links to keep you in touch with what's happening on the popular social networking site. It allows you to log in to your account and even change your status. We did find that if you already have the Facebook site open, you'll need to … Read more

Nothing new here

If you're not interested in BitTorrents, this free toolbar won't offer anything the standard toolbar doesn't already have. If you are familiar with BitTorrents, you may be disappointed in this toolbar's relatively meager offerings.

The BitTorrent Toolbar adds a customizable toolbar to Internet Explorer. At first, only BitTorrent-related features appear, and they include a standard search field, and links to see sites related to BitTorrents or to sites that have them. The toolbar is on the plain side, but you can customize it with shortcuts to frequently used applications and programs, and all of the typical … Read more

Quick app access

Declutter your desktop by removing shortcut icons and organizing them with this app instead. Shortcut Bar reduces the number of clicks to access Start menu apps and its ease of use makes the transition from desktop clutter to simple app management a snap.

Shortcut Bar launches a compact-but-functional tabbed interface that you can set for Always In Front display for ease of access. Setting up tabs according to user-defined app categories is a simple matter. We liked the simplicity of adding a category tab, configuring the utility's settings, and adding a shortcut to a tab simply by dragging and … Read more

Solid performance

Toolbars are a dime a dozen, but few offer everything we want, like easy customization and useful features that just plain work. This free toolbar offers the perfect balance of tools and fun game links, and everything works without flaw.

Madnlooney Toolbar's user interface features colorful shortcut buttons. The toolbar interface can be customized to remove the buttons that you don't want, and to include shortcuts to your favorite applications. We were also able to add our favorite gadgets. You'll find the standard toolbar buttons-- weather forecast, pop-up blocker, and e-mail notification--all of which worked perfectly. An … Read more

No bells and whistles

We're not really sure what the common theme of this toolbar is supposed to be, but after putting it to the test, we found it that provided us with a functional, but basic toolbar.

Nothing about Utah Search Toolbar's appearance differentiates it from the pack; it looks like every other toolbar on the market. The interface can be customized to add your favorite applications and gadgets, and you can remove the buttons that you don't want. We thought that perhaps the name was in reference to the state of Utah, but the list of available links provided … Read more

Bland toolbar excludes extras

This free, affiliate-marketing-themed toolbar offers a few helpful Web site links, but beyond that, it doesn't offer users anything different from the hundreds of other toolbars out there.

The toolbar offers all the basics: pop-up blocker, e-mail notification, weather forecast, and the ability to customize the interface by adding and removing buttons for your favorite applications and gadgets. The radio feature played without a glitch, and we were able to add our own stations to an already long list of stations. The one differentiating feature on this toolbar is the drop-down menu of links to various affiliate marketing sites, … Read more

Toolbar lacks business sense

Besides a really bad name and a few home-based business links, Multiplestreamsofprofit_toolbar.exe doesn't offer users anything that stands out from the thousands of other toolbars out there.

Multiplestreamsofprofit_toolbar.exe offers all the basics: pop-up blocker, e-mail notification, weather forecast, and the ability to customize the interface by adding and removing buttons for your favorite applications and gadgets. We will say that the radio played without a glitch, and we were able to add our own stations to an already long list of stations, but a functioning radio isn't enough to make this toolbar stand out. The one … Read more

Toolbar deals a bad hand

This free, poker-inspired toolbar is one of the blandest we've seen. It fails to offer users even the most basic of toolbar features.

Mega-Poker.Net Toolbar offers a plain user interface that stretches across your browser window. A large button with what appears to be the toolbar name (you'll need a magnifying glass to read it), features a drop-down menu with options to customize the interface. But don't get too excited; you can only change the toolbar color or remove the default buttons that you don't want. You can't add your favorite applications or gadgets, … Read more

Too few resources

This free toolbar might just cure your insomnia, but not for the reasons you'd expect. Besides a few insomnia-related links, the tools featured on Howtobeatinsomnia are the same as the ones featured on every other toolbar out there. There's nothing new or exciting here to pique your interest or truly help you with insomnia.

Howtobeatinsomnia_toolbar.exe has all the standard features covered. You can add or remove shortcut buttons on the interface, as well as add gadgets and shortcuts to your favorite applications. The e-mail notification, weather forecast, and pop-up blocker features all worked well for us, as … Read more