# Try this new Google toolbar. It's great and it has a popup blocker! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355 "2003-08-20T03:27:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/1 "2003-08-20T03:27:46Z")
I usually hate Internet Explorer add on toolbars, but this thing is great and it has a buit in pop-up blocker that works very nicely! See [Google Toolbar](http://toolbar.google.com/) ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/2 "2003-08-20T05:08:29Z")
I just downloaded this a couple nights ago and I love it too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/3 "2003-08-20T05:55:40Z")
The one I have on my computer at home blocked 84 (which is surprising since Mozilla Firebird is my default browser), and the one at work blocked ~60. I don’t know what the hell I do at work but it obviously isn’t actual work. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Petrichor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@Petrichor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichor)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/4 "2003-08-20T05:56:07Z")
I’ve been using it for a few weeks now, it’s great ---
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/5 "2003-08-20T05:59:22Z")
Just installed it. I like it already! Thanks for the tip **Astro**. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/6 "2003-08-20T06:10:14Z")
I have had it a little over a month now, and love the pop up blocker. Up to 820! Whoo-hoo! I have since installed it on all the family computers. ---
**Author:** ![Jeeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/7 "2003-08-20T07:34:21Z")
I have had it about a month as well, but unfortunately I had to reinstall my OS about 1.5 weeks ago so it only says it has blocked 275 ☹ But I swear, I am a bigger geek than that! I love it though, I had the previous version but this is so much better. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/8 "2003-08-20T10:56:21Z")
On a similar note, I just found out about Froogle. This is Google, but conatins only sites that sell things. Pretty handy. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/9 "2003-08-23T08:04:10Z")
I remember hearing somewhere that the google toolbar crashed some peoples (windows) computers… but I could be totally wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-this-new-google-toolbar-its-great-and-it-has-a-popup-blocker/196355/10 "2003-08-23T08:08:46Z")
I got the eBay toolbar, I like that too.