Good Friday afternoon! In the Friday TechTip for January 16, 2009 we reviewed the benefits of Firefox and a few of the essential add-ons. One of my favorites which I automatically install on each computer I use is Foxmarks. Up until recently Foxmarks has been an exclusive add-on enjoyed by millions of rabid Firefox fans. New versions are now available for both Safari and Internet Explorer. They now cover all major browser platforms (sorry Opera). Installation for each is very simple and straightforward. If you’re new to Foxmarks, here are the basic steps:
- Visit http://download.foxmarks.com/download and click “Download Foxmarks for (your browser here).”
- Go through the normal install process for your platform (Mac or Windows).
- If you don’t already have one, you will be prompted to create an account with Foxmarks which will store your bookmarks for synchronization purposes.
- You will then be prompted to sync for the first time. The program will ask if you want to merge your bookmarks or overwrite them (both locally or on the server). If this is your first time, you will use the ones on your computer. Be careful at this point on future installs as you don’t want to accidentally overwrite any existing bookmarks!
- Once the install process is complete synchronization will occur behind the scenes and be a semi-invisible process.
I highly recommend Foxmarks, soon to be renamed Xmarks, especially if you use multiple computers to doy our work. You’ll soon start thinking that you’re always at the same computer, with your favorite tools and sites and always at your fingertips.
Bonus Tip: Daily Mugshot!
Do you have a webcam? Interested to see how your appearance changes over time on a daily basis? Then visit http://www.dailymugshot.com, create an account and start shooting. You can create a daily email reminder to prompt you to visit Mugshot each morning to take a photo, or download a very small reminder application which will pop up and remind you to take your daily photo. After taking a series of photos, you can create a Mugshow to share with friends and family, or maybe just use it to remind yourself to get a haircut… Enjoy!