Re: Altavista better than Google for genealogy searches

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.

-- 
Gene Y.
n2kvs
Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with
Legacy Family Tree
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