The imminent update to Firefox 3.5.3 announced yesterday on this blog is now available for download. Firefox 3.5.3 is just part of Mozilla’s ongoing stability and security update process. Also available for download is Firefox 3.0.14. Both have download packets for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Google was the first to bring synchronization to Chrome development channel without any add-ons, with the switch --enable-sync, but Xmarks was the first to announce it syncs bookmarks with Chrome development channel though in closed alpha test.
Now I got an invitation to try Xmarks alpha for Chrome development channel 3.0.196.0 or greater. It all begins with enabling extensions by adding the --enable-extensions flag to Google Chrome.
Given that both Chrome and Xmarks alpha are still under heavy development and therefore extremely unstable, its wise to back up all Chrome bookmarks before installing the alpha add-on.
If you have a Xmarks account, then sync all your bookmarks to the Xmarks server so if anything strange happens, you can always use the Xmarks restore feature to get everything back to where you started.
Xmarks alpha for Chrome also offers three types of login: “Login Only”, “No Encryption” and “Encrypt All”. These you’ll find on the Xmarks Settings -> Advanced tab.
To get more information on the plugin-in, to see its log output go to chrome://extensions/ and click the “Inspect” button for Xmark’s background.html view.
For an alpha, its not bad, it does what its supposed to do. The installation on Windows XP went smoothly though it hung at the first try. As for synchronization, itdid a good job without messing up my bookmarks. Xmarks for Google Chrome makes sense for across browser syncing.
More info: Xmarks for Chrome Wiki
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The latest Mozilla Firefox is near at hand. Firefox 3.5.3 by Mozilla is already present in some official mirror servers from where you can pick it up. Update notices are not yet around but are imminent.
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Wally is an easy-to-use and straight-forward open-source application that automates desktop background rotation using multiple sources; folders, FTP remote folders, Flickr, Yahoo!, Photobucket, Picasa and others.
Its boring to have just one desktop wallpaper sitting there, but its also boring to switch them manually. Wally does that for you. Try out the “Next Photo” feature and see how it switches your desktop background, just like a photo manager. I’ve found many good background rotators for Windows, but for Linux/Ubuntu non has really impressed so far like Wally. More»
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Mozilla Firefox has several note taking extension that permit you to stick your notes around the “Fox”. QuickFox Notes plug-in simply sticks them on your bookmarks so you can later sync your bookmarks together with your notes if you have Xmarks or Mozilla Weave Firefox extensions. More»
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