If you’re a fan of Microsoft Bing as your search engine, you might be interested in trying out the new Bing Bar. Today we look at this toolbar which you can add to Internet Explorer and Firefox, and offers a lot of functionality with Bing and Microsoft Live services.

Personally I am not a fan of extra toolbars in my browsers, but the Bing Bar is actually useful, especially for the Microsoft enthusiast and in IE. It lets you check your Hotmail, view news and entertainment headlines, includes Safety Center for web browsing, and more. It replaces the often useless MSN toolbar and has some interesting features.

Bing Bar Installation

When you start the installation, there are a few Additional Options you may want to not install. For instance if you don’t think Microsoft needs to know your system information or what you’re searching for, uncheck Improve my experience.