In order to easily remove Babylon please follow these instructions:

Go to Control Panel, click Programs (software).

Uninstall "Browser Manager" + "Bprotector" + "Object Installer" + "Babylon Toolbar on IE"

Then depending on which browser you use , follow the relevant steps:

----------------------Firefox ---------------------------

> Open a new Firefox window (website)

> Go to Tools> Options> and go to change your order, the Home. ( f.e http://www.google.de) and click OK.

> Remove the search engine of Babylon by clicking the small arrow next to the icon of Babylon

> Manage Search Engines

> select Babylon and Remove

> Close Firefox and open again

> write in the address Bar "about:config " and click Enter

> Write in the search engine "Babylon."

> Click on any 'Babylon' preferences with the right mouse button and select "Reset"

----------------------------- Chrome -------------------------------------------------

Open Google Chrome and click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome " icon by the right side of the address bar; click on Settings:

choose the option "Open a particular page or set of pages."

Click "Set Pages" on page Babylon and delete from the list.

To change the search engine in Google Chrome, please follow the instructions below:

Open Google Chrome on the "wrench" icon on the right side of the address bar, click:

Settings> Under "Search", click "Manage Search Engines ...".

If you see "Babylon Search" as a standard (default), select please another search engine as the default from (Google, Bing, etc.). Only then will you Babylon You can remove by clicking the little 'X'.

--------------------------------- Internet Explorer (IE) ------------ -------------------------------------

Open your Internet Explorer browser, click on "Tools", then "Internet Options" and in the section "Tabs" click on "Settings". It will open a new window, on the option "When a new tab is opened, open:" in the drop-down menu please choose "Your first homepage". Then click OK, Apply and OK.

for further information please click on the link below:

http://www.babylon.com/uninstall_search/index

I remember getting Babylon a year or so ago. It was annoying, but I got rid of it by deleting all reference to Babylon in the registry and did a through search of my HDD's for any installed components including hidden folders. Apart from the annoyance of having to spend time deleting everything, it was relatively easy to get rid off. Of course I recommend you always create a restore point just in case you mes the registry up, but to be honest in all the years I've been editing my registry I've never had a problem related to the editing process. :)

If I'm unsure of a registry key I usually create an exported version of it so that5 it can be added back to the registry in the event of a problem. Again all of the exported keys I've ended up deleting after several weeks.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/remove-babylon-toolbar-home-page-and-search-engine

How to remove the Babylon toolbar, home page and search engine

Babylon translation software adds a toolbar and other add-ons to browsers. It also changes Firefox preferences such as your home page and search engine. These changes are done in a way that can be difficult to detect and reverse. This article explains how to fully remove Babylon and reset the Firefox options back to normal.

If you're also using other browsers, you might want to reset them or remove the Babylon-related add-ons too. The following articles link to external support websites::

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2197579/google-adds-gmail-messages-to-search-results

Google adds Gmail messages to search results and voice search to iPhones
“Sometimes the best answer to your question isn’t available on the public web - it may be contained somewhere else, such as in your email,”

“We think you shouldn’t have to be your own mini-search engine to find the most useful information - it should just work."

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/opinion/2197591/search-update-brings-new-privacy-pitfalls-for-google

Search update brings new privacy pitfalls for Google
Unfortunately, it also threatens to revolutionise the ways in which users could lose their data and have sensitive information made public.

Suddenly, every Google user who works on a public machine or shared computer finds themselves at risk of email snooping. Should a user step away from their systems, or just forget to log out, would leave their machines at risk of snooping.

well, it does as advertised-
after unzipping & placing the exe on my thumbdrive it took about 3 min to index the drive (2gb)contents, & left that in a new folder of its' creation in same main directory I farmed it out to-
after that a click will launch it & brings its' search box- half second to find that query-
I'm happy- :)
(and slightly paranoid, so prior to trying....'multiple scanners' tells me it is safe for me to install )

I have been looking for ages for a program like that. :)

So far VX Search Pro seems to do a good job in finding things on a large-capacity thumb drive,but a portable app on that same drive might be the ultimate solution.
Btw 'Everything' still is my number 1 app when searching NTFS drives.
Please let us know your findings about using 'Dropout' on thumb drives.
Thanks.

Ran into this one, looks interesting to me ,( I hate trying to find those things I store on my thumbdrive), and am going to give it a try later this weekend:

http://dropout.codeplex.com/

Project Description
Dropout is a portable application that makes it easy to search your USB, Dropbox or any other directory. Written in C# it uses the Lucene full text search library and IFilter's to search the content of your files. Simply place the executable in the directory you want to search and it does the rest.

Overview
Have you ever want to find files on your USB or in your Dropbox and Windows Search just doesn't find? Windows Search only searches file types it know about so that can rule out lots of different files. Dropout using the follow steps to index your files:
Uses IFilters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFilter) to index files windows know about
If you don't have a IFilter for PDF's it uses iTextSharp to extract the text (http://sourceforge.net/projects/itextsharp/
Looks at the start of the file to see if it text or binary. If it is text it indexes the content.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/01/why-we-desperately-need-a-new-and-better-google-2/
We ended up using instead a web-search tool called Blekko. It’s a new technology and is far from perfect; but it is innovative and fills the vacuum of competition with Google (and Bing).
The problem is that content on the internet is growing exponentially and the vast majority of this content is spam. This is created by unscrupulous companies that know how to manipulate Google’s page-ranking systems to get their websites listed at the top of your search results. When you visit these sites, they take you to the websites of other companies that want to sell you their goods. (The spammers get paid for every click.) This is exactly what blogger Paul Kedrosky found when trying to buy a dishwasher. He wrote about how he began Googleing for information…and Googleing…and Googleing. He couldn’t make head or tail of the results. Paul concluded that the “the entire web is spam when it comes to major appliance reviews”.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/23/blekko-duckduckgo/
DuckDuckGo search results will now be powered by Blekko
http://mashable.com/2011/05/17/blekko-flipboard-deal/
http://mashable.com/2011/02/07/blekko-queries/
Blekko’s alternative, human-curated search engine now averages 1 million queries a day and between 10 to 15 queries per second just three months after launch,
http://blekko.com/ws/+/press-articles (click read more)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/technology/08ping.html?_r=2
Google led me to 1.9 million pieces of advice, both good and suspect.
But also among the search results were how-to articles like one saying that if I sipped tea brewed from ground celery seeds or corn silk, the stone would pass within hours. My laughter didn’t reduce the pain.
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/blekko-launches/
Ignore for a minute the awkward name: Blekko.
there’s a new search engine in town that’s got a fresh approach to weed out the ever-proliferating junk and spam sites polluting search results.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371827,00.asp
At this point, there do not seem to be any "featured" or paid search results, or advertising.
http://blekko.com/ws/+/privacy
No Facebook:. This feature disables all of blekko’s integration with Facebook.
.No Ads: This feature disables display of all ads on blekko.com. Also, blekko will not send any information identifiable to you (such as, IP Address, user agent string and search keywords) to a third party for advertising or marketing purposes.
Always Use HTTPS on blekko.com:. This feature helps make communications on blekko.com more secure and private, for example making it more difficult for other users to view your blekko.com activity on an unsecured wireless network.
HTTPS Preferred®: This feature helps make links to search results on blekko.com more secure. If you have this option selected, and if blekko has determined that the link you are visiting has an https equivalent, blekko will link to the https version of the website. This makes it more difficult for other users to view your network activity on an unsecured wireles network.

I just use the "previous posts" link on the pages... But that's a good search tool Robert.. Thx.

test message- check posting. last one vanished.

Here's what you really need: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7067

Wow - wonderful tip, Robert. Thank you - and excellent suggestion, YossiD.

A great and easy way to search for former giveaways is to simply enter:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/2010/
(or another year)

or:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/2008/03/
(or another year/month)

If looking for a particular program:

Do a Google search:
aston site:http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/2007/
(when looking for aston in 2007)

or enter:
giveawayoftheday.com/process lasso/
(when looking for process lasso)

Yossi, I usually just do a google search with "site:giveawayoftheday.com" in the front. You will also get stuff from their freeware library/forums, and I do agree, a search for only software would be a good thing to add.

I am trying to find a way to search the archive of old giveaways so I can see the comments that were posted.

So far I have only been able to get to old giveaways by selecting the date from the calendar shown on the GAOTD homepage. Searching for a program using the "Search for Software on our site" returns links to the program, but not to its original giveaway page with the comments.

If it is possible to get to these pages by searching, please tell me how. If not, I think it would be a good feature to add.

I do not think I would like it all that much.

http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/47A187EDC1E90747CC25767B00139A5D

Kiwi search engine to take on Google (Kiwi = New Zealand)
Pingar, presents search results in a PDF document instead of listing links to external sites as Google or Bing does.

“It takes the browsing out of browsing,” Pingar managing director Peter Wren-Hilton said. “For example, if a user typed in ‘what investment opportunities exist in Wellington?’ they would probably get back a five page PDF document.”
now do you think this be good do you like this results in a PDF ?

Gee, Bigun. Thanks for the reminder! I have so many programs I've gotten from GOTD that I've forgotten what does what! Topaz Moment was/is a good one!
Next I'll need some kind of directory listing everything with a brief recap of what it does!

Thank you - it was Topaz Moment. I did search for the program on GOTD but my keywords just didn't work well. I checked Topaz Moment's website and it was obvious that it is the correct software.

I think the one you are thinking about is called Topaz Moment

http://www.topazlabs.com/

You could always run through backwards previous gaotd's till you find find.

Several months ago (- may be as many as 5 or 6 months ago)a program was offered that enhanced movie frames frame by frame. Side by side before and after comparison photos where shown showing the degree of improvement that could be expected. The program received high positive marks when it was offered on GOTD.

I have a need for such a program. If I could locate the pgm I would gladly purchase it. Can anyone help me? Perhaps someone knows of a quality program with similar functions.

how close is HandyFind? http://www.handykeys.com/Index.htm

It *is* free.

Please post it there:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1450?replies=476

That's the right address !
Thanks

*ptff*
Great! They don't let me use the most important feature in the 30 day free trial. (Search partial words)
ex. I want to find anything ending in "ly"
If anyone out there knows of a good application that will search the text on my screen, please let me know!

It's called Hilitext.
I've spent hours searching for something that will do this. I've finally found it but... It's not free.
Please contact them and see if you can get them to put it up here. It would be greatly appreciated. In the mean time, I'm going to use their 30-day free trial...

Here's the link to the software: http://www.fanix.com/hilitext.html
Thanks for all the cool GAOTD's!

New update for spybot today, just update and immunise.

I've heard that lately Spybot, which I also have used for years, is no longer as good as it was. The program now being recommended on Malware sites is SuperAntiSpyware.

Free version available:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

Hello,
Thanks for the heads-up Lee, I have been using Spybot S&D for years now and the program has preformed very well.
Have a good one,
Barry

http://www.safer-networking.org/ direct link.