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firefox sync! (add-on)
Store your firefox bookmarks, history, passwords, tabs in the cloud, and share them between your computers and mobile devices.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10868/ http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/sync/ Your account gets a password, your data gets encrypted with a separate pass key. |
I've been using Xmarks for a long time to do all this. It's also a free Firefox addon.
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I've been using this for years (when it was still called Mozilla Weave) - absolutely my favorite extension. Any time I get a new laptop, I install Firefox, Sync and in 5 minutes I have all my passwords, bookmarks and more. Only wish it could do extension syncs...
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When it syncs, does it slow down Firefox to a crawl? Xmarks has gotten a lot better but still is noticeable.
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 14332499)
When it syncs, does it slow down Firefox to a crawl? Xmarks has gotten a lot better but still is noticeable.
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I wish there were extensions for other browsers. Given the speed of Chrome I can't go Firefox only anymore. Maybe 3 years ago...
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
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I've been using Xmarks for a long time to do all this. It's also a free Firefox addon.
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
(Post 14332499)
When it syncs, does it slow down Firefox to a crawl? Xmarks has gotten a lot better but still is noticeable.
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The nice thing about xmarks (which I started using back when it was called foxmarks) is that it synchronizes bookmarks & passwords across multiple browsers, including Chrome and Safari.
It's really nice to have one set of bookmarks across all my Firefox installations (as well as IE, which I am forced to use for work). |
Originally Posted by mikew99
(Post 14337481)
The nice thing about xmarks (which I started using back when it was called foxmarks) is that it synchronizes bookmarks & passwords across multiple browsers, including Chrome and Safari.
It's really nice to have one set of bookmarks across all my Firefox installations (as well as IE, which I am forced to use for work). |
XMarks vs. FireFox Sync (formerly Mozilla Weave)
I'm trying to decide whether to set up XMarks, or Firefox Sync.
Looking over their features, it seems like the differences are: XMarks:
Firefox Sync:
Any other comments on which has the advantage? |
I can only say that I've been very happy with Xmarks, and have been using it since it was Foxmarks. I've rarely experienced any slowdown, and I love how much it indeed synchronizes (including most autofill fields).
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Originally Posted by BonnieSEA
(Post 14399887)
I'm trying to decide whether to set up XMarks, or Firefox Sync.
Looking over their features, it seems like the differences are: XMarks:
Firefox Sync:
Any other comments on which has the advantage? |
I've been using Xmarks since it was Foxmarks. It has improved much since then. It no longer slows Firefox to a crawl when syncing, for example. I use it for bookmarks and password sync/backup.
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May be a silly question but where is all the data that is synched stored? If it is not resident on your computer over which you have control is it not a HUGE potential security breach to store passwords elsewhere?
Hoping I am misunderstanding....... Thanks in advance from a "just had my first cup of coffee for the day" Mike |
Originally Posted by mjm
(Post 14404351)
May be a silly question but where is all the data that is synched stored? If it is not resident on your computer over which you have control is it not a HUGE potential security breach to store passwords elsewhere?
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Originally Posted by mjm
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May be a silly question but where is all the data that is synched stored? If it is not resident on your computer over which you have control is it not a HUGE potential security breach to store passwords elsewhere?
Hoping I am misunderstanding....... Thanks in advance from a "just had my first cup of coffee for the day" Mike This is what they say: To encrypt your passwords, Xmarks uses the current state of the art AES 256-bit encryption algorithm. AES is a United States government standard and is recommended by National Security Adminstration (NSA) for encrypting classified information. See the AES Wikipedia entry for more details. AES works by taking data that needs to be encrypted along with a secret PIN of your choosing, and then produces an encrypted result. It is strong enough to virtually guarantee that your encrypted data cannot be decrypted by a third-party, not even Xmarks. The biggest point of weakness is in the strength of the secret PIN that you choose. Xmarks recommends that you choose a PIN that is difficult to guess and contains a wide variety of different characters and numbers. |
The passwords are also supposed to be encrypted so that Foxmarks doesn't actually have access to them either. Some hacker would have exposed this vulnerability by now if it really existed.
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Thank you all for the information.
Sounds like it boils down to a judgment call with the general wisdom being that a well selected PIN gives about as much security as one could reasonably expect or need. Seems a good system and I will have a think about it and my own needs. Really appreciate the timely and complete answers though. ^^ |
I tried Firefox sync and didn't like it.
I use Xmarks, but just for bookmarks. For passwords I use Lastpass, which works well. If you are not too keen on Lastpass, do have a look at KeePass. |
They discuss security on the 2nd link on the OP.
Similar to xmarks, firefox sync uses a passphrase to encrypt your data locally. The data passphrase is not stored in the cloud. It's not a PIN or a password, it's a passphrase, like a sentence or multiple words. -David |
Almost end of the road for XMarks?
Last month, XMarks announced that they were going to take their shingle down. So many browsers developing their own syncing, that it could not be profitable for the company to continue. (See "End of the Road for XMarks" or use search engine to query XMarks ending.)
Now they changed their mind; a larger company will absorb them, or it could become a premium service; many users said they were willing to pay $. (See XMarks Victory for the Users.) |
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