I pretty much stopped using my browser’s bookmarks a long time ago. Coincidently, this was right after I discovered Del.icio.us, I was having a little trouble keeping them in sync, and the fact that I could keep them somewhere on a web service was the tipping point.

The only disadvantage is that you can’t access them without the Internet. But really, if I don’t have Internet access anyway, what do I need the bookmarks for?

I just found this Firefox Add-on which lets you use those same bookmarks in your browser.

Note: This Add-on will disable the Del.icio.us buttons add-on, if you have it installed already. Don’t fear though, the buttons are also included in this add-on, their functionality has just changed.

After you download and install the add on, a setup wizard magically appears. (Clicking on any picture will open the original size image in a new window).

After Clicking Next, you are shown your logged in username, if you are logged in, and prompted to either log in as a different user or create an account.

The third screen gives you the option of importing your current Firefox bookmarks. I didn’t actually have any that I wanted, but I chose to import them just for the benefit of anyone reading this.

Once you click next, you have the choice of using the easy import, or the custom import. The custom import allows you to import all of your existing bookmarks into del.icio.us, and give them all the tag of “imported”. Using the custom import, you can also have the add on search your existing bookmarks, and only import those which are not already in del.icio.us.

After installation, you will notice the addition of the Del.icio.us toolbar:

As I mentioned in the beginning of the article, the del.icio.us buttons have been replaced with buttons that, although appear the same, have different functionality.

This button brings up the bookmark sidebar, which has now been hijacked by the add-on.

Although the “Tag” button still performs the same task, the dialog window that appears is exactly that, a dialog window instead of a pop up.

Now, I have posted enough screen grabs for 1 post, so I’ll just say that there is a lot of functionality in the del.icio.us sidebar, and it is much easier to find bookmarks than using the del.icio.us site.

References:

Del.icio.us bookmarks FireFox Add-on

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