Comments on: Sharing the Digital Life

By: Program Access When Adding a New User « For Now

Program Access When Adding a New User « For Now — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:03:15 +0000

[...] few programs don’t work doing this. Thunderbird, for example, stores email in one place but the accounts in another. Other email programs are [...]

By: The Digital Filing Cabinet Plus « For Now

The Digital Filing Cabinet Plus « For Now — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:02:24 +0000

[...] up Windows Explorer Sharing your records with a laptop or other mobile [...]

By: Palm to Open Source « For Now

Palm to Open Source « For Now — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:09:35 +0000

[...] the Google Calendar and using a local sync as I did. You may want to review options on “Sharing” before deciding. If you don’t want the on-line calendar to remain, in Google calendar, [...]

By: Davidya

Davidya — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:47:07 +0000

NOTE – in Firefox 3, Bookmarks are no longer stored in Bookmarks.HTML file in your default profile. You’ll find that one was last updated when you had FF2.
“bookmarks are stored in the places.sqlite file and bookmarks*.html files are only used for importing and exporting.”
The backup files are stored in the bookmarkbackups folder as bookmarks-date.json

If you open Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks, you’ll find an Import Export button up top. It will Export as a traditional HTML file.

(docs and settings, username, App data, Mozilla etc)
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks#Finding_your_bookmarks

By: Davidya

Davidya — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:08:31 +0000

FEBE is a Firefox extension that will back up extensions, bookmarks, even your entire profile. Recommended.

- share with another computer
- restore after a hiccup (I lost half mine once for no obvious reason)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2109

FEBE does store in the usual bookmarks backup format though.

By: Davidya

Davidya — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:50:54 +0000

An aside for the Firefox user – Feed Sidebar extension.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4869

If you use Live Bookmarks for RSS feeds, this is great. Useful Options, even to close the sidebar when you’ve reviewed it all. Right click a feed if you’re not interested in more to Mark em all as read.

By: Davidya

Davidya — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:31:43 +0000

Just ran into this extension:
Foxmarks Bookmarks Syncronizer – Syncs and backs up your bookmarks across multiple computers.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410
An intro:
http://www.foxmarks.com/tour
Note that it stores your bookmarks online to do this. This also allows you to use and update bookmarks from an internet cafe or mobile.

By: The Netbook Series « For Now

The Netbook Series « For Now — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:10:48 +0000

[...] Sharing the Digital Life Synchronizing your desktop Thunderbird email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes data with the netbook. On-line options. [...]