[BabyBen]

I use a desktop PC most of the time and a laptop every few days, and I was looking for something to keep the favourites in sync, so when I find that killer site on the laptop, I can revisit it in a few days on my PC.

Step in Google Browser Sync. It's brilliant, it just works - sign in with my Google account and it gives you the option to sync your cookies, history, passwords and bookmarks across machines. I only use cookies and bookmarks however.

[Dave]

BabyBen, on May 28 2007, 11:37 AM, said:

I use a desktop PC most of the time and a laptop every few days, and I was looking for something to keep the favourites in sync, so when I find that killer site on the laptop, I can revisit it in a few days on my PC.

Step in Google Browser Sync. It's brilliant, it just works - sign in with my Google account and it gives you the option to sync your cookies, history, passwords and bookmarks across machines. I only use cookies and bookmarks however.

I've been looking for something like that for years! Wahoo!!!!

[BenG]

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[Eskymo]

I use SPURL for my bookmarks - so they're stored online and I have access to them from any computer I'm using.

[Cromo]

Oh us mac users have .mac for a gd length of time so we had this already.

[Thomas Thomassen]

I use Foxmarks. Small nifty FF plugin.

[Brandon]

Thomas Thomassen, on Aug 22 2007, 08:37 AM, said:

I use Foxmarks. Small nifty FF plugin.

Foxmarks is great, I've been using it a few months, and now I don't know how I ever got along without it.

[BabyBen]

Thomas Thomassen, on Aug 22 2007, 05:37 PM, said:

I use Foxmarks. Small nifty FF plugin.

I tried Foxmarks, and it simply duplicated my favourite (as in I had two of everything on each pc)

[Brandon]

BabyBen, on Aug 22 2007, 01:13 PM, said:

I tried Foxmarks, and it simply duplicated my favourite (as in I had two of everything on each pc)

When you do the initial synchronization of your bookmarks, there are different options for how you want them to be synched - whether you want them to all be merged, or if one of them should be the "master" list.

[Michael Davies]

I'm also a Foxmarks fan! Works great!

[Daemon Byte]

but isn't this going to be like google desktop and mean your cookies and history are getting stored on google's servers? Just perfect for the US DOJ to supeona it not to mention a handy place for hackers to get your websites and the cookies to login.

[BabyBen]

Daemon Byte, on Aug 23 2007, 02:09 PM, said:

but isn't this going to be like google desktop and mean your cookies and history are getting stored on google's servers? Just perfect for the US DOJ to supeona it not to mention a handy place for hackers to get your websites and the cookies to login.

I don't keep cookie or history with google, just my bookmarks.

To be honest, I don't buy the supeona or justice stuff - any law agency wanted your computer info, it's easier for them to kick your door in and take your PC that to fight with google.

Same with hackers, I believe my information is safer with Google and on my home pc as I think it's easier to hack.

Just my 2p.

[Daemon Byte]

BabyBen, on Aug 23 2007, 04:08 PM, said:

I don't keep cookie or history with google, just my bookmarks.

To be honest, I don't buy the supeona or justice stuff - any law agency wanted your computer info, it's easier for them to kick your door in and take your PC that to fight with google.

Same with hackers, I believe my information is safer with Google and on my home pc as I think it's easier to hack.

Just my 2p.

yes and no. Firstly the supeona. It's much easier to get one against google than it is to get a warrent to access your computer. The EEF said this about google desktop:

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EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston said. "The government could then demand these personal files with only a subpoena rather than the search warrant it would need to seize the same things from your home or business, and in many cases you wouldn't even be notified in time to challenge it."

As for the hacker thing well yes and no. my computer is only connected to the internet when I am on it and my firewall lets very few things send data in and out. Google's server is always on and is configured to let people read it's data. Then you also have things like obsurity. You're a random ip address with 1 person's data. Google is a known ip with 1,000's making it a much more tempting target.

[BabyBen]

Daemon Byte, on Aug 23 2007, 04:37 PM, said:

As for the hacker thing well yes and no. my computer is only connected to the internet when I am on it and my firewall lets very few things send data in and out. Google's server is always on and is configured to let people read it's data. Then you also have things like obsurity. You're a random ip address with 1 person's data. Google is a known ip with 1,000's making it a much more tempting target.

True, it's a more tempting target but google has teams of people working daily to ensure that doesn't happen... I'm got um, me, and I don't know much

[Daemon Byte]

BabyBen, on Aug 23 2007, 04:44 PM, said:

True, it's a more tempting target but google has teams of people working daily to ensure that doesn't happen... I'm got um, me, and I don't know much

it's still on your machine anyway so it's just an extra risk. Anyway I fear we've hijacked the thread

[BabyBen]

Daemon Byte, on Aug 23 2007, 04:50 PM, said:

it's still on your machine anyway so it's just an extra risk. Anyway I fear we've hijacked the thread

Hehe, tis my thread - I'll hijacked it wherever I like

[Maxim]

Nice thank you for this advice, it was a real problem for me