A Cross-Browser Add-On
Here's one final selection, designed for anyone who uses more than one browser. We've saved the best for last, too, because this download may be the best browser booster anywhere.
Xmarks
If you use more than one browser, more than one computer, or more than one operating system, the free Xmarks browser add-on is probably the best add-on you can find. Although it does a lot of nifty things, at its most basic level it synchronizes your bookmarks among all your browsers, no matter what computer they're on or what operating system the machines use. (If you're interested only in Mozilla's take on bookmark syncing, see Mozilla Weave Sync.)
I'm a perfect example of someone who finds Xmarks invaluable. I use Firefox and Internet Explorer on my main Windows computer, Firefox on a Linux PC, Firefox and Internet Explorer on a laptop, and Safari and Firefox on a Mac. As you might imagine, trying to keep all of their bookmarks synchronized would be an impossible task--except that's exactly what Xmarks does. You can find versions for Firefox and Internet Explorer on Windows, for Firefox on Linux, and for Firefox and Safari on the Mac.
Simply run Xmarks along with your browser, and it synchronizes not just your bookmarks but also your passwords, so you can log in to your favorite sites from any browser you use. And since all of that information is backed up to a server too, you can be sure it will never disappear.
You'll find a lot more, such as the ability to get detailed information about any site you visit. But that's just the extras. Synchronization is what this browser add-on is all about, and it does a superb job.
You may have heard about this add-on before, when it was called Foxmarks. But no matter what you call it, it's a must-have.
Download Xmarks | Price: Free
