Oh No! XMarks is Undone!
Sep 27, 2010, 8:18 pm
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Oh No! XMarks is Undone!
Just showed up in my inbox:
I have 4 computers in my house synced with this. What a drag.
Originally Posted by XMarks
Dear Xmarks User,
We've always said we won't email you unless it's important; this is one of those occasions:
Xmarks will be shutting down our free browser synchronization services on January 10, 2011. For details on how to transition to recommended alternatives, consult this page.
For the full story behind the Xmarks shutdown, please read our blog post.
Thank you for being a part of the Xmarks community; we apologize for any inconvenience this step may cause you. We believe we have the best users in the world, and we hope your bookmarks find a new and happy home soon.
Asynchronously,
— The Xmarks Team
We've always said we won't email you unless it's important; this is one of those occasions:
Xmarks will be shutting down our free browser synchronization services on January 10, 2011. For details on how to transition to recommended alternatives, consult this page.
For the full story behind the Xmarks shutdown, please read our blog post.
Thank you for being a part of the Xmarks community; we apologize for any inconvenience this step may cause you. We believe we have the best users in the world, and we hope your bookmarks find a new and happy home soon.
Asynchronously,
— The Xmarks Team
Sep 27, 2010, 11:00 pm
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I feel your pain as well.
I use it over a bunch of computers and more importantly for cross browser syncing.
I'm presently having a look at http://www.diigo.com/ as an alternative.
I use it over a bunch of computers and more importantly for cross browser syncing.
I'm presently having a look at http://www.diigo.com/ as an alternative.
Sep 27, 2010, 11:01 pm
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Oh no...I use Xmarks to sync a Linux box, a Windows XP laptop, a Windows 7 machine, and a Mac mini, all running Firefox and the Windows boxes running IE also, and it has been a godsend.
I will be sad to see Xmarks go.
I will be sad to see Xmarks go.
Sep 27, 2010, 11:23 pm
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Apparently there is no sustainable business model for giving away your product for free.
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Sep 28, 2010, 1:46 pm
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They lost me around the time Foxmarks became Xmarks. I'd been very happy with Foxmarks, syncing my local bookmarks to one of my web servers. I didn't want Alexa, to report and rank my visits; I didn't want Digg, to share and discuss them. The developers seemed to want both, to monetize their product. That's entirely within their right, but they ended up ruining it.
Recent versions seemed to get worse and worse on all measures: heavier, more intrusive, requiring unrestricted Javascript access, cluttered with "ratings" and "smarter search" and other unwanted junk-- whose privacy you had to set actively, Facebook-style. Meanwhile, my syncs were choking on extended characters, sometimes producing hundreds of duplicates.
The Mozilla.org reviews since about Feb. 2009 are telling-- 4 and 5 stars from new users, and rather more dismal figures from upgraders.
Recent versions seemed to get worse and worse on all measures: heavier, more intrusive, requiring unrestricted Javascript access, cluttered with "ratings" and "smarter search" and other unwanted junk-- whose privacy you had to set actively, Facebook-style. Meanwhile, my syncs were choking on extended characters, sometimes producing hundreds of duplicates.
The Mozilla.org reviews since about Feb. 2009 are telling-- 4 and 5 stars from new users, and rather more dismal figures from upgraders.
Sep 28, 2010, 9:29 pm
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Sep 28, 2010, 11:52 pm
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Sep 29, 2010, 6:11 am
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If you are just needing to sync 1 set of bookmarks across multiple machines there are other options then the dedicated bookmark sync add ons. You are probably using one of them already!
Options to sync book marks across multiple machines(Just a few examples):
1. Drop Box
2. Sugar Sync
3. XDrive
4. ADrive
5. Sky Drive ( MS Live service)
Yes it will involve a little work with some services.
Basically you move your bookmarks folder to were one of the above listed services sync`s and change your browser to look for its bookmarks there. Presto sync`d book marks.
Sugar sync can be told what folders to sync on a system so no real work other then right click on the bookmarks folder and add to sugar sync.
Options to sync book marks across multiple machines(Just a few examples):
1. Drop Box
2. Sugar Sync
3. XDrive
4. ADrive
5. Sky Drive ( MS Live service)
Yes it will involve a little work with some services.
Basically you move your bookmarks folder to were one of the above listed services sync`s and change your browser to look for its bookmarks there. Presto sync`d book marks.
Sugar sync can be told what folders to sync on a system so no real work other then right click on the bookmarks folder and add to sugar sync.
Sep 29, 2010, 6:19 am
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If you are just needing to sync 1 set of bookmarks across multiple machines there are other options then the dedicated bookmark sync add ons. You are probably using one of them already!
Options to sync book marks across multiple machines(Just a few examples):
1. Drop Box
2. Sugar Sync
3. XDrive
4. ADrive
5. Sky Drive ( MS Live service)
Yes it will involve a little work with some services.
Basically you move your bookmarks folder to were one of the above listed services sync`s and change your browser to look for its bookmarks there. Presto sync`d book marks.
Sugar sync can be told what folders to sync on a system so no real work other then right click on the bookmarks folder and add to sugar sync.
Options to sync book marks across multiple machines(Just a few examples):
1. Drop Box
2. Sugar Sync
3. XDrive
4. ADrive
5. Sky Drive ( MS Live service)
Yes it will involve a little work with some services.
Basically you move your bookmarks folder to were one of the above listed services sync`s and change your browser to look for its bookmarks there. Presto sync`d book marks.
Sugar sync can be told what folders to sync on a system so no real work other then right click on the bookmarks folder and add to sugar sync.
In Firefox for example, bookmarks are not stored as individual files in a folder like they are in IE. Your solution above, if it is only based on syncing folders, will not work - I have not looked at these products in detail to see if they have a specific feature for bookmarks though...
Sep 29, 2010, 7:19 am
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I too will miss xmarks, but since I've transitioned almost universally to Chrome (except for the few throwback sites coded to work only with IE) I've just switched to Chrome's built-in sync.
Sep 29, 2010, 11:35 am
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Mozilla Corp. doesn't give their product away for free -- their product is eyeballs-using-Google, for which they get paid a direct commission. Firefox is just their trojan horse for getting you to manufacture product for them.
Sep 29, 2010, 8:45 pm
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