New Google Menu makes Google Search harder to use

The new google menu makes it easier to find google services, but harder to use google.  It's fascinating.

The main problem is changing your search category.  Changing from Web to Maps or News now takes two clicks and a slide down a menu.  It's much more difficult than just clicking on the links at the top. (Docs also has this drop down problem, where it takes two clicks to create a document, instead of just having buttons)

This reminds me of when they removed the second search box from the bottom of the page.  Makes it harder to refine your search.  Assumes they always get it right the first time, and often forces me to page back to the top of the page to search again.

Google is getting worse at Search, but better at other things.  Good idea?

Additionally you can't edit the google menu, so it's really annoying.  It also doesn't seem like it's dynamic, that is to say it's not loading my most used apps, just the ones they think I should have.

There's also a trap when you go to Youtube.  Because the Youtube logo doesn't have a drop down google menu in it (at least not yet).

I'm testing the google bar thanks to a lifehacker, which I found via google search.