Xmarks shutting down bookmark sync service

[brianzion]

Xmarks shutting down bookmark sync service | Deep Tech - CNET News

its a shame it was a good service i guess google chrome sync still is one of the best ways to save browsing data

 

[mhasanbulli]

I so depend on it to be honest. I do not have to save anything. It is such a shame. I am glad Firefox 4 comes with SYNC. The best part of XMarks is the password sync. Of course, I do not save important stuff but for other websites like forums, it is very handy

 

[brianzion]

I so depend on it to be honest. I do not have to save anything. It is such a shame. I am glad Firefox 4 comes with SYNC. The best part of XMarks is the password sync. Of course, I do not save important stuff but for other websites like forums, it is very handy

if you want a good password manager use lastpass
https://lastpass.com/

 

[swarfega]

Its not really surprising since more and more browsers are having bookmark syncing included now.

 

[boohbah]

I was rather dissapointed at the news today after xmarks updated itself.
i have installed Foxsync but i dont know how well it will perfom yet . i did like the feeling of security xmarks gave me and was very handy when clean install was the only option left.
What i would like to know is, if there is a way to save my bookmarks on an external hdd and update it regularly and manually and be able to reload them when in emergency?

 

[brianzion]

google docs keeps your bookmarks in a handy folder automatic each time you create one, so you dont have to keep syncing the chrome browsers all the time, you just sign in google docs using any browser your not chained to just chrome

 

[boohbah]

does this work with firefox?

 

[brianzion]

when you sync your google account on the chrome browser every time you make a bookmark it gets saved in google docs, so when you are in firefox if you open your google docs via log in gmail and click documents you can find what bookmark you want to open and firefox should open it in the browser for you same as any browser you have google docs open in.

 

[brianzion]

you have to open a gmail account

 

[brianzion]

try this program* transmute*>>>>>

Transmute is a bookmark converter that can import and export bookmarks, or favorites, between the latest web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, Apple Safari, and Chromium in as little as one click.
Transmute - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

 

[boohbah]

i got google wave account i had docs open no prob ,cant figure out how to create bookmark folder and sync my firefox bookmarks to it

 

[brianzion]

wave was finished by google a while back

 

[boohbah]

try this program* transmute*>>>>>

Transmute is a bookmark converter that can import and export bookmarks, or favorites, between the latest web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, Apple Safari, and Chromium in as little as one click.
Transmute - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

im afraid i only use firefox as i like the adons i have particularly roboform,i have about 15 adons

 

[boohbah]

google wave required signing up to google, so i can use docs i just didnt see how to configure the folders etc

 

[Phone Man]

I was rather dissapointed at the news today after xmarks updated itself.
i have installed Foxsync but i dont know how well it will perfom yet . i did like the feeling of security xmarks gave me and was very handy when clean install was the only option left.
What i would like to know is, if there is a way to save my bookmarks on an external hdd and update it regularly and manually and be able to reload them when in emergency?

Click on Bookmarks/Organize Bookmarks and at the top click on Import & Backup. You can then backup to any folder. It saves it with the date as a JSON file. To restore you just select the backup you want. I save mine to a thumb drive and import to my laptop.

Jim

 

[boohbah]

I was rather dissapointed at the news today after xmarks updated itself.
i have installed Foxsync but i dont know how well it will perfom yet . i did like the feeling of security xmarks gave me and was very handy when clean install was the only option left.
What i would like to know is, if there is a way to save my bookmarks on an external hdd and update it regularly and manually and be able to reload them when in emergency?

Click on Bookmarks/Organize Bookmarks and at the top click on Import & Backup. You can then backup to any folder. It saves it with the date as a JSON file. To restore you just select the backup you want. I same mine to a thumb drive and import to my laptop.

Jim

now that is exactly what i was after. rep u.

 

[Subsonic]

im afraid i only use firefox as i like the adons i have particularly roboform,i have about 15 adons

I was disappointed by this news as well but the Firefox sync in Firefox 4.0b6 seems to be doing as good of a job as Xmarks did. I just disabled the Xmarks addon and set up my Firefox sync this morning, so time will tell.

 

[boohbah]

Brian i gotta spread more love around til u get rep. IOU
shouldnt take long im a lovin type of guy

 

[brianzion]

well im stuck for ideas for you if you use chrome as a second best browser with a gmail account you would always have your bookmarks saved i mean if you have chrome set up and sync a gmail account then use transmute to move all your bookmarks from firefox to chrome then you would have them backed up in google docs. so if you have to reinstall windows at any time you no that your bookmarks are safe with google do you see what i mean ? thats why i use google because i do a lot of travelling and use computers in different towns and citys work related so at least then you could be on another computer away from home with no laptop, and use all your bookmarks.

 

[brianzion]

I was rather dissapointed at the news today after xmarks updated itself.
i have installed Foxsync but i dont know how well it will perfom yet . i did like the feeling of security xmarks gave me and was very handy when clean install was the only option left.
What i would like to know is, if there is a way to save my bookmarks on an external hdd and update it regularly and manually and be able to reload them when in emergency?

Click on Bookmarks/Organize Bookmarks and at the top click on Import & Backup. You can then backup to any folder. It saves it with the date as a JSON file. To restore you just select the backup you want. I save mine to a thumb drive and import to my laptop.

Jim

nice one phone man thanks