Google Browser Sync alternatives?
I use three computers, and it looks like I’ll soon be adding a laptop into the mix as well. Google Browser Sync has been an essential tool for me for a long time now. It has kept my Firefox installs in sync, and has allowed be to continue working on other machines seamlessly. I was quite surprised to find it has been pulled by Google (see http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync/).
On that page, Google points to a few alternatives, like Mozilla Weave. While that project looks promising, I find myself reluctant to install 0.1 ‘early prototype’ that has only part of the functionality that GBS had. Foxmarks is a perfectly good extension, but it syncs bookmarks only.
Does anyone know of a tool that securely syncs (at least) browser bookmarks, browsing history and saved passwords? If there isn’t one, I hope someone will pick up the code (released on Google Code).
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Weave is available in version 0.2 now at https://services.mozilla.com/
It’s actually not that bad
/Henrik
Comment by Henrik Schack — July 1, 2008 @ 3:24 pm
Ars Technica just posted a story about an official Mozilla app that does exactly what you ask! Or so it says – I haven’t tried it yet.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080702-first-look-mozilla-weave-0-2-puts-firefox-in-the-cloud.html
Comment by Brian — July 3, 2008 @ 1:35 pm
Hmm.. I’ve tried Weave for a week or so now, and I’m not really impressed. It syncs endlessly when I close the browser (usually right before I shut down). And I’ve got the feeling it does not actually sync things like history and passwords…
Comment by Roy — July 10, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
It won’t do history or passwords, but FoxMarks will keep your bookmarks in sync.
As for passwords, I just use the incredibly awesome SuperGenPass.
Comment by Viper007Bond — July 11, 2008 @ 6:02 am
try hibernater, i think it has a nice feature set too
Comment by james — November 19, 2008 @ 2:52 pm