Google Browser Sync

Have you ever dreamed about these successful situations when using your web browser?

• Synchronize your bookmark between your home computer and office computer. No matter what you bookmarked in the office, you’ll be able to see it in your bookmark at home, or vice versa.
• Still have a few webpage left open to read when leaving the office. When you open your computer at home, those pages show automatically for you to finish.
• Manage to remember a lot of passwords on your home computer, but don’t want to enter those passwords again in your office computer.
• Want a safe and convenient place to store your bookmark. No matter what happens to your computer or wherever you are, you’re able to retrieve it anytime and anywhere.
• Access your browser history by using any computer.

If you’ve ever dreamt of having any of these, now there’s a chance to realize your dream - and it’s free! Google Labs offers a free Firefox extension called Google Browser Sync that continuously synchronizes your browser settings – including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords - across your computers. It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions. Click here to download it for free.

However, before you start to enjoy it, you’ll need two things (both free).

1. You need to have Firefox 1.5 or higher version installed and be able to use it. The Google Browser Sync doesn’t work on IE (obviously, Google doesn’t like Microsoft and vice versa). You don’t know what Firefox is? Firefox is the competing web browser to Microsoft IE (now you know why Google and Firefox work together - because neither of them likes Microsoft). Firefox is the second largest web browser in terms of the number of users. Around 6% of web users in the world are using it, and the number is increasing. It’s also PC World’s # 1 IT Product of 2005. I personally use it as my preferred web browser. Click here to download the latest version for free.
2. You also need a Google Account which is pretty much like an MSN Passport - it lets you access lots of Google services, such as Gmail, personalized Google search page and Google Analytics. Click here to create one for free.

OK, after you’ve done the two tasks above, your dream will become true. (If you’re not an existing Firefox user, you may need a few days to get used to it). The installation is easy! You just need to download and install the extension on all computers for which you’d like your browser settings automatically kept in sync. Even if you only install Browser Sync on a single computer, you can use it to backup your browser settings and to restore your open tabs and windows across browser sessions. By the way – even better news - it works on both PC and Mac.

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