Comments on: How to Sync Bookmarks Across Multiple Browsers

By: Dario de Judicibus

Dario de Judicibus — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:25:49 +0000

Well, AM-DeadLink is not bad, but it does NOT support Unicode - useless if not Latin-1 characters are used.

By: jblee2405

jblee2405 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:55:55 +0000

I’m a lazy person and don’t like typing, so clicking a little link on the left of the browser is much more lazy-friendly than typing out what you need in google. On top of that, sometimes I search google for 20-30 minutes before finding what I am looking for, and I have a bad memory when it comes to remembering URL’s. Bookmarks are an important part of my daily internet use.

By: g000ze

g000ze — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:03:22 +0000

In my opinion, there is no point in keeping bookmarks in the browser or even syncronize them between browsers and computers. I use Online-Bookmarks.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:32:33 +0000

I suggest that at all cost, stay away from online services that store your information that you cannot control - your data will be mined! Nothing in life is free.

Otherwise, request that the browser you use support direct use of or automatic sync to favorites. If not, only use browsers that do. I had to just bite the bullet and switch from a browser of 4+ years because I was tired of manual link management. Since then I have found the features of old trusty with optional direct use of favorites in another browser.

By: ryan9559

ryan9559 — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:35:41 +0000

he never said they suck. He just said it might not be as good as something you pay for.

By: computerbuilder

computerbuilder — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:11:44 +0000

this video is awesome i as wondering how to this and im glad u answered mine along with mny other peoples ty chris have a great day

By: Dekenter

Dekenter — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:10:53 +0000

Here’s another endorsement for Google Browser Sync. I’ve found it to be perfect for my needs, although it does not filter out dead links, which is a feature I never really thought about needing until I read this blog post. Go figure.

I’m not sure if Google Browser Sync works on Firefox for OSX, but it does work on Linux, so that’s at least two OS’s that are covered.

By: cziuy

cziuy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:37:45 +0000

“It’s free so you can’t expect much”
What a nOOb comment it that again Pirillo?! So I guess Linux, MYSQL, PHP, Firebird, etc all suck. Get real buddy, you’re such an overrated wannabe “expert”!

By: DJneo

DJneo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:48:21 +0000

thanks for the info it works so thank you

By: leftystrat

leftystrat — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:26:53 +0000

I tried Foxmarks but would prefer not to use central services that I don’t manage. Used to use AM-Deadlink way back in the days of Windows. It will work to some extent on linux… I got it to see Firefox and Opera.

Now I bite my lip and just do it manually. With two OSes and three browsers per OS, it’s not gonna be pretty, no matter which solution I try. I keep one browser’s bookmarks as the master, then dump to a centrally-located html file. I can point any of my browsers at the html file as home or a bookmark.

Another alternative is to make the html file local to all the browsers and use it as the home page.

By: Dave Lindhout

Dave Lindhout — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:12:51 +0000

I like your idea that we need to rethink where we are storing things. I chose the Google solution just to keep links straight between two browsers on the same computer.

Certain information belongs on the network not on the desktop, and we’re not used to that yet. Today sync is used to maintain multiple islands of information. The network allows everything to work off the same copy of the data.

Now what sync can do for me is to automatically maintain a backup copy of e-mail, contacts, etc., on my desktop. Any desktop I want. Then, when the network link is severed (not if), I have a working of my information. E-Mail already supports an off-line mode, other software will follow suite.

We need to think differently because we have different tools and resources available to us. Let me tell you how I am thinking differently. That’s not Outlook’s e-mail, That’s my e-mail. And those are my contacts too. And your new software better talk to my data, as is, because I’m not upgrading again. My data is in an open standards format that everyone can talk to. Get use to it.

The next version of your software better be good or I’m not buying. For years you have forced upgrades on me and provided inadequate tools for data migration and inter-operability. Well I’m not changing again until you can provide me with a compelling reason to do so. At which time I will gladly pay you.

By: dan74sg

dan74sg — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:57:01 +0000

Great video

By: djphonehome

djphonehome — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:40:19 +0000

I wonder Chris’s income is?

By: Donguelard

Donguelard — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:36:14 +0000

Good question

By: biggieboys

biggieboys — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:42:17 +0000

Thanks, really useful I like this thanks!