Yahoo Homepage

Pros

• Takes up next to no space
• Loads Yahoo quickly
• More streamlined than default browser tools

Cons

• Users could accomplish the same thing by configuring their browsers to default to Yahoo's site

Yahoo Homepage is a traditional browser plug-in that makes it easier for Yahoo fans to access their favorite search engine. It automatically sets their browser's homepage to Yahoo. As a result, you won't even have to open up a whole new tab and type in an URL to visit the site.

Since Yahoo also functions as a news site, you'll be given the world's top headlines the moment that you open up your browser. The homepage will do a quick anonymous check of your IP address to feed you a weather forecast as well as scoreboards of local sports. This makes it a lighter weight alternative to most other news and weather update apps.

Since it's basically just a pointer in your browser, it takes up virtually no space. Some users might want to actually remove their OS' default headline apps and just use the homepage add-on instead. Those who have Yahoo email accounts can even use it as a shortcut to their inbox.

Very few system resources are required to load the page, which makes it an even more attractive alternative for those who want to purge all of the live tiles that their browser and OS installed automatically. Once you have Yahoo Homepage up and running, you'll be given an icon on your browser's toolbar so you can access Yahoo instantly. This in no way impacts your browsing experience otherwise, so you shouldn't notice any performance degradation as a result.

Power users who have weaker machines might even want to trim out some of their old bookmarks when installing Yahoo Homepage, since it can replace countless online resources.

Pros

• Takes up next to no space
• Loads Yahoo quickly
• More streamlined than default browser tools

Cons

• Users could accomplish the same thing by configuring their browsers to default to Yahoo's site