Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Roundup of New Toolbar Announcments: Lab Pixies and Haute Secure

A variety of new toolbars have been announced this week, and we have immediately incorporated them into our directory. They include:

An exciting announcement for gadget lovers, with the launch of the Lab Pixies toolbar. Lab Pixies accompanying press release, notes that the toolbar will "deliver users easy access to the entire LabPixies gadget gallery, including dozens of cool gadgets ranging from games, music and other entertainment windows, to utilities such as search tools and calculators."

The release also notes that LabPixies gadgets are already available for personalized homepages like iGoogle, Windows Live, Netvibes, and Pageflakes and can be embedded in blogs and web pages. LabPixies has built a strong brand, having created and powered gadgets for YouTube, Flickr, Yahoo! Music, Warner Bros. Records, New York Times, and more.


CNet reports that a new company, Haute Secure is "offering a free beta version of its safe surfing toolbar for Internet Explorer that blocks malware from downloading onto your desktop. Firefox support is expected soon." The toolbar is available here.

As CNET notes in this and earlier articles, other entries in this categroy include LinkScanner Pro from Exploit Prevention Labs, McAffee Site Advisor, and the Netcraft Toolbar. All of these, and several others, are available at Toolbar Station in our Security category. We invite you to visit and ensure your PC, with all of its valuable data and applications, are adequately protected.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog associated with our new service, Toolbar Station. The purpose of this blog is to keep you up to date on new toolbars posted at Toolbar Station, and new services we have launched. We also expect to provide in-depth discussions of the benefits and uses associated with toolbars that are available on our site.

Over the past several years, the Web has evolved. At the same time, toolbars have become immensely more powerful and more specialized. As you can see, our site includes over 200 separate toolbars in a wide variety of categories. Whatever you hope to accomplish on the Web--ranging from work to entertainment--we probably have a toolbar that can make your efforts easier or more enjoyable.

Our goal is to enhance your browsing experience, by ensuring you are aware of toolbars that can help to meet your needs. We hope you will subscribe as we evolve to meet your needs!

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Clipblast: Web Video Search & Navigation

New Toolbar Added July 4, 2007: Clipblast enables a Web-wide search of all things video, including videos, movies, and television available on the Web. The home page includes listings for a wide range of top searches, including categories such as comedy, movies, videos, business, television and political. The Clipblast Search Bar gives you access to video searches across the Web and shows an updated video search index in your browser toolbar.

WebCollect: Web Page Capture

Toolbar Added July 4, 2007: The WebCollect toolbar allows you to easily capture pieces of a Web page, or the entire page, with one click. The toolbar also allows you to magnify pieces of a Web page.