Google

Relevance. That's what we look for when we search. Google delivers consistently. Looking for that certain picture to spice up a personal project? Try Image Search (observe copyrights, of course). For additional ease of use and functionality,  incorporate the search engine into your IE toolbar, which also adds extra features. Yahoo? Yer kiddin', right? Go with a winner. All platforms, toolbar requires IE.

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SearchBar

Written by an individual who simply wanted to conduct Internet searches from his desktop without opening any browser. Now we can, too. Comes with six search engines, add or remove as many as you wish. Works on all Windows, you can choose the default browser.

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Atomica

So, a single search engine, a dozen, a hundred is not enough? Then search 150 search engines with this monster. Pretty slick, just Alt-click any word or phrase to launch and retrieve relevant results. Has a dictionary option that'll even pronounce words for you. Here, view a demonstration. Will search from any application, works with any browser and all flavors of Windows.

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BookSearch

Find the book you're looking for, new or used, online with this highly specific engine. Search by title, keyword or author's name from your choice of up to eight available book sources. Win 9x/ME/NT/2000.

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SearchVoyeur

Come on, it's fun. Take a peek at what terms surfers all over the world are using to find, uh, stuff. Mature content, misspellings and sophomoric entries are guaranteed. Some of the 'voyeur' sites have been discontinued, so here's a page with a bunch of 'em. Go get your vicarious thrills.

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Searching for lyrics or MP3s? Visit the Audio-Video page for specialized search engines!