WebTrickz » Bookmarks http://webtrickz.com A Blog where Technology resides Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:58:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Backup & Restore Firefox easily using Firefox Backup Tool http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/ http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:04:11 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/backup-restore-firefox-easily-using-firefox-backup-tool/ Just like any other browser, Mozilla Firefox stores all the significant stuff on your computer that is required for its functioning. If you’re a power Firefox user with lots of data and information stored over time, then it would become a nightmare for you to manually input all the browsing information, add-ons, passwords and other data, in case you decide to format your Windows, make some critical changes to Firefox settings, or just wish to move Firefox to a new computer.

Similar to MozBackup, Firefox Backup Tool is a simple and efficient tool for Windows that lets you completely backup your Firefox browser. It can easily backup all the important Firefox configuration, including user preferences, bookmarks, extensions, browsing history, form history, saved passwords, cookies, etc. as a single backup file on your system. You can also add a password to the backup file to secure it. The Firefox backup created can be restored anytime using the same tool and you need to input the correct password if added while taking a backup.

Firefox Backup Tool

It’s advisable NOT to restore a 32-bit backup file to a 64-bit version of Firefox, as some of the 32-bit add-ons might not be compatible with a 64-bit build. Firefox Backup Tool is a freeware, currently supports Windows (both x86 and x64 versions).

Download Firefox Backup Tool

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delicious_google bookmarks

Just visit the link: www.google.com/bookmarks/deliciousimport to import your Delicious bookmarks to Google Bookmarks.

Import Delicious to Google Bookmarks

You can use Yahoo! ID to login, works if you’ve merged your Delicious Account with your Yahoo! ID, the import process uses OAuth. Alternatively, you can use your Delicious account credentials to login and Export to Google Bookmarks.

Thanks Matt Cutts (via Twitter)

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/import-delicious-bookmarks-to-google-bookmarks/feed/ 2 Access your Bookmarks on iPhone, iPod touch & iPad with Xmarks for iPhone [Free App] http://webtrickz.com/access-your-bookmarks-on-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-with-xmarks-for-iphone-free-app/ http://webtrickz.com/access-your-bookmarks-on-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-with-xmarks-for-iphone-free-app/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:37:24 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/access-your-bookmarks-on-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-with-xmarks-for-iphone-free-app/ Xmarks is a useful add-on/extension for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari which can synchronize all your bookmarks between different browsers on Windows PC and Mac OS. Xmarks has now released its official app for iOS, which allows users to easily import and access all their bookmarks on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Xmarks for iPhone – View your Bookmarks and Open Tabs from your favorite browser right on your idevice. To use it, create a xmarks account and install xmarks extension on browser of your computer. Now sync the bookmarks with xmarks. Install Xmarks on your idevice and login. Once your bookmarks (and optional open tabs) are synchronized with Xmarks, you can use Xmarks for iPhone to view the bookmarks on the go!

xmarks_iphone    xmarks_iphone bookmarks

Key features:

  • works with Xmarks for IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Mac Safari
  • access all bookmark folders including your bookmarks toolbar
  • bookmark search
  • open remote tabs across all your computers & browsers
  • built-in browser to view your bookmarks without leaving the app

Xmarks was previously priced at $0.99 but is now available as a Free app. Do note that Xmarks does not modify the Mobile Safari bookmarks on your idevice.

Download Xmarks for iPhone     via  [Caschys Blog]

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]]> http://webtrickz.com/access-your-bookmarks-on-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-with-xmarks-for-iphone-free-app/feed/ 1 How to transfer Chrome bookmarks to Opera? http://webtrickz.com/how-to-transfer-chrome-bookmarks-to-opera/ http://webtrickz.com/how-to-transfer-chrome-bookmarks-to-opera/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:28:43 +0000 Mayur http://webtrickz.com/how-to-transfer-chrome-bookmarks-to-opera/ chrome If you recently switched to Opera 10.5 and want to import chrome bookmarks to Opera, then here is an easy way to accomplish this task. Follow the steps below:

1. Open Bookmarks manager from tools menu in Chrome browser.

2. Under bookmarks manager window, click Tools > Export bookmarks and save the bookmarks.html file to desktop.

3. Open Opera browser, navigate to Bookmarks > Manage bookmarks.

manage bookmarks in opera

4. Under Bookmarks tab, open File menu and click on Import Netscape/Firefox Bookmarks.

bookmarks tab in opera

5. Now open the bookmarks.html file (of Chrome) which you saved to desktop in Step2.

Voila! All your Chrome bookmarks will now be added to Opera.

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Now you’ll be able to install any of over 2,200 extensions currently available in Chrome’s extensions gallery. Extensions can add useful, informative,fun, or quirky functionality to your chrome browser. It also adds bookmark and cookie managers in a way that feels completely at home on the Mac

You can download Google Chrome Beta for Mac or update your current chrome build.

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Follow the tutorial below to do this task easily:

1. Open Windows and navigate to C:\Users\Mayur\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data (Replace Mayur with you username). Make sure ‘Show hidden files & folders’ option is enabled in Folder options.

2. Copy the ‘Default’ folder and save it somewhere on Pen drive. If you’ve dual booted Windows & Ubuntu, then there is no need to save this folder as you can browse it from within Ubuntu.

3. Log in to Ubuntu.

4. Download and Install Google Chrome first, if you haven’t.

5. Navigate to Places > Home Folder (user) > .config > google-chrome

6. Replace the ‘Default’ folder there with the Windows one, that you found in Step 2. (You can also first delete this folder (in Ubuntu) and then paste the one from Windows).

Open Chrome now and you’ll see all your old browser data and settings intact. Enjoy :D

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  • Extensions
  • Bookmark sync
  • Enhanced developer tools
  • HTML5: Notifications, Web Database, Local Storage, WebSockets, Ruby support
  • v8 performance improvements
  • Skia performance improvements
  • Full ACID3 pass, due to re-enabled remote font support (with added defense against bugs in operating system font libraries)
  • HTTP byte range support
  • New security feature: "Strict Transport Security" support
  • Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called "XSS Auditor"

Extensions let you add new features and functions to your browser. They were previously launched on the beta channel only. Now you can browse over 1,500 in extensions gallery and install them on the stable version of Google Chrome.

Chrome extensions

Bookmark sync allows you to synchronize bookmarks on all computers, so that when you create a bookmark on one computer, it’s automatically added across all your computers.

via [Official Google Blog]

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Sometimes it becomes very difficult for us to remember long URL’s or links. No problem you can make these long and hard to remember url’s too short in a simple click. You can differ below between a long link and a tiny or small link created using these easy to use URL Shortening services.

Before -  http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2009/mar/15jaggis-ton-help-east-win-shut-door-on-north.htm

After -  http://tinyurl.com/ctaacy

Many of the below services also provides bookmarklets by which you can make a short url in a single click. This means there’s no need to copy the original url and then paste it to these sites for shortening the link.

To add the bookmark, Click and drag the bookmarklet to your browser links toolbar.

List of URL Shortening services:

Hope you like this long list of URL Shortening services which can make your task easier.

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