Re: Altavista better than Google for genealogy searches

Gene Y. wrote:
> Hugh Watkins wrote:
>> Gene Y. wrote:
>>> JJ206 wrote:
>>>> Gene Y. wrote:
>>>>> Google toolbar breaks Firefox and Google has no intention of fixing 
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/FT3/intl/en/
>>>>
>>>> You saying you tried Google Firefox Toolbar ?
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan M.
>>>>
>>> Absolutely.  And I chased that problem for six months, believing it 
>>> was a recurrence of an old FireFox problem.  I finally found the link 
>>> that described the problem as coming from Google Toolbar.  As soon as 
>>> I deleted the toolbar the problem disappeared.  I liked the toolbar 
>>> and used it daily but when it breaks my browser it's time to go.
>>
>> all meaningless remarks  without definition of the versions of 
>> operating system and of firefox and of google tool bar
>>
>> Hugh W
>>
> 
> Google toolbar v 3.0.20070525W  which is the most current version I have

> been able to locate.
> 
> Firefox v 2.0.0.14, the most current stable release.
> 
> I just re-loaded the toolbar and tested again.  It still re****ts unable 
> to find the html file I double click on, then opens it after an 
> unacceptable delay.  Again I disabled the toolbar and the problem was 
> also gone.
> 
> I didn't post this information to start an argument or to argue the pros

> and cons of Google Toolbar, but rather to make others aware of the cause

> of this particular problem.   If your need for the toolbar outweighs the

> inconvenience, wonderful.  If, like myself, you consider it to be a 
> larger annoyance than it is worth, remove it.  Your choice.  I just 
> forwarded some useful information.
> 
is it Mac OS?
10.4.11 here  MacBook Pro

I still use FF 1.5.0.10
because 2.0'* had a tendency to hang a bit too often when I use 15 tabs 
for sites I follow daily
same toolbar as you
which I use many times daily
(since it was in beta)

regards

Hugh W
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