I’m in Heaven with Google’s Firefox Browser Sync Plug-in
Although it's been out since sometime in 2006, I just discovered Google's Firefox Browser Sync plug-in. I'm in heaven because I have 3 machines that I work with on a daily basis: my personal G5 iMac (at home), my G4 PowerBook (work), and my Dell Windows XP Laptop (work). Firefox is my primary browser on all three machines and thanks to this plug-in, I can finally share all of my cookies, bookmarks, browsing history, and passwords between all machines automatically.
It simply stores this information (in encrypted format) on my Google account. It also lets you optionally choose what not to sync.
This is particularly useful (especially for bookmarks) because I tried to manually keep the same bookmarks/hierarchy between machines but it would always get out of sync by doing it on my own. Now with everything automated, it doesn't matter which machine I use because they all carry the same settings.
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I'm an experienced online marketer, information architect, digital strategist, and social media enthusiast. I'm passionate about providing outstanding cross-channel experiences for considered purchases (with a focus on mass customization).
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