MSN Toolbar Suite

First there was the Google Desktop Search (which works great, by the way), then Yahoo and Ask announced similar products, coming real soon now. Now Microsoft has released a "beta" toolbar suite - following the MS corporate tradition of releasing products still in Beta - unleashed on the unsuspecting masses.

Features include:

• Three search toolbars make searching quicker and easier


• Desktop Search finds things on your computer, fast


• Automatic form fill manages personal information and passwords


• Pop-up Blocker prevents bothersome advertisements


• Highlight helps skim through result pages

My question is, why do I need an extra MS software tool to search my Windows PC? Simple answer - the built-in search just doesn't work well.

I really don't see much reason to use this tool - it pretty much performs the same tasks that other similar products do and as a rule, I don't install Beta products.

Download it at beta.toolbar.msn.com.