Sync Bookmarks
When we talk about bookmarks in the context of our use of computers, whether these are desktops or laptops, the first thing that comes to mind is the menu bar on our internet browser. If you are a regular internet user, and love keeping track of everything that you browse, your menu bar will probably be full of different sites that you want to revisit at one click.
Why the need to sync bookmarks across different internet browsers
As more and more interesting browser options have become available in recent times, it has become more common that we use different browsers for different purposes. In addition, having access to smartphones means access to other browsers through these as well. The question then is how to ensure that you are able to keep track of all the different browsers, and all the different sites that have been bookmarked on these browsers, and whether it is possible to sync bookmarks across these different browsers.
This may be particularly important if you use a desktop at the office and different computers at home, which may sometimes mean that you will need access to what has been done at work when at home, or vice versa.
Syncing bookmarks across different browsers
When exploring how to sync bookmarks, it is useful to understand that there are different software or platforms available that allows your URLs to be stored on specific servers, and that when you are connected to the internet, on whichever computer you are using at the time, these will then sync your bookmarks with that computer. There are a variety of means to sync bookmarks with numerous platforms available. The trick when selecting one of these platforms is to look for the following features:
- Check whether the platform will save not only the bookmarks but also the relevant passwords that you use.
- Ensure that the platform does not require downloading, but rather is something that you can connect to online so that it will not matter which computer you are on.
- Provides a toolbar that allows you to access the platform whether you are on your computer, or your smartphone, or other mobile device.
- If you have a Gmail account, it is also possible to sync bookmarks through this, across different computers and browsers.
Sync bookmarks though social bookmarking services
If you regularly use public computers, such as those available at internet cafes, then you may want to consider being able to sync bookmarks through social bookmarking services. These should not be used for work-related matters, although in general, all of them have fairly strong privacy features. What social bookmarking sites do generally is to let you view what others have bookmarked, if these are not stored privately.
If you are the sort of person who is perpetually sourcing on the internet, and you do this on the run, the smartest way to manage the sites that you regularly visit, is to bookmark them. The best thing to do after that is to ensure that information about these sites is available to you, wherever you are. To achieve this most effectively, it is best to sync bookmarks across the variety of browsers that you use, and ensure that this information is accessible to you online, so that it does not matter which device you are using to access this information.