Using Qiksearch's Intellisearch Bar you can directly search the web from your desktop without opening any browser window for a search engine.

Web Photo Search will help you search and download pictures from the Internet. You simply type in your keyword or keyword phrase into the search box and hit enter, Web Photo Search will automatically find and download images from numerous websites.

The Alexa Toolbar is a free search and navigation companion that accompanies you as you surf, providing useful information (web site ranking) about the sites you visit. Alexa's popup Manager, Search, and Site Information are really marveloous.