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Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions?

Posted by Cliff on from the online-links dept.

nonLocal Bookmarks asks: "I have been looking for an online bookmark manager to allow me access to my bookmarks at various computers. There are a bunch of them out there, but most of them use the traditional tree structure. I am looking for something that lists everything cleanly on one page. The only one I can find so far that does this is SiteJot. But this site is missing a few other features I am looking for. I was wandering if any Slashdot readers could recommend a good bookmark manager?"

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  1. Google by Zarf · · Score: 1, Insightful

    No really. I use google.

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  2. Actually, he's right. . . mostly by Nomihn0 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why not simply upload a really simple HTML page onto Geocities or some other free, limited use, hosting site? You can edit your list without a fancy applet too, if you like. Sure, your bookmarks are public. Just make sure you don't have any personally identifying information.

    If you are a privacy freak (no offense whatsoever, we love you guys), consider simply e-mailing the list to to some free HTML enabled web based e-mail client that you can later update through. It's that simple.

    Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera; they all export bookmark lists. Schedule your computer to automatically save them. Heck, maybe you could use GMail as a network drive as was suggested a while ago here on Slashdot. That way, you can always have a fresh bookmarks list at ready disposal, regardless of where you are.

    Remember though, third party tools are never reliable. Birds fly south, snow melts, and companies go under. It's best just to manage your bookmarks the old fashioned way: folders, .html backups, and more folders.

  3. Tree structure... by eurleif · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If you don't like tree structures, why not just put all of your bookmarks in the root folder?

  4. Links people! by ibbey · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's not hard to activate links... http://del.icio.us/> results in http://del.icio.us/. Ok, I know I'm lazy, but an extra 5 seconds in making your post makes it a better experience for all.

    Thanks!

  5. Re:Something different by dthree · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I just realized that with Firefox's live bookmarks feature, and del.icio.us's XML feeds, you can have your del.icio.us bookmarks in the firefox bookmark menu and toolbar.

    Duh, why didn't I think of that sooner.

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