I've been a diehard Safari browser user for some time. I like it. One of the things I most like about it is the ability to keep all of my bookmarks in sync across multiple computers through MobileMe. And, I've found it fast and fairly reliable.

What I don't like as well? It really lacks extensibility. I can't add very many fancy thing-a-ma-bobs. And I forget now what I wanted to accomplish about a week ago, but the Safari browser wasn't supported. So I gave in. I updated my Firefox browser, downloaded Chrome while I was in the mood, and went crazy.

I fully blamed my good friend Peggy George, @pgeorge, who has always been a Firefox firefly, knowing all of the coolest add-ons and how to use them with facility. She said she would gladly take the blame! :o)

But I still moaned and groaned about not being able to sync my bookmarks across multiple computers, a feature I need! (I try to keep things as simple as I can with technology. Having to remember where things are tucked away on different machines I use regularly would just send my aging brain over the edge.)

Well, I found a really cool tool that seems to go above and beyond meeting this requirement: xmarks.

xmarks not only automatically syncs across computers, it even syncs across browsers and platforms! And what browsers does it support: Firefox 3 (Windows, Mac, Linux), Internet Explorer 7 and 8, and Safari (Mac 10.5 and 10.6). So any of these browsers on any of the different machines you may use on Windows or Mac will have their bookmarks all in sync. Now that's just nice!

I know old habits are hard to break, and I still keep launching Safari! (So if I bookmark something on Safari, that bookmark will find its way over to Firefox. The reverse is also true.)

You can sync profiles (maybe: work, home, family, project). You can share bookmarks. You can backup and restore bookmarks to previous states. And you can access your bookmarks from any computer on the internet.

There are several additional features (such as iPhone syncing, using your own server, and password syncing) that sync, but not across all of the browsers listed above. For a detailed list of what features are supported on what bowsers and platforms, see this link.

Installation was straightforward for my Safari and Firefox browsers. (I suspect Chrome could be in the works?) And the syncing process was understandable and user friendly. I felt like I knew exactly what was going to happen before I clicked the "sync now" button.

Mac Safari users have a preferences window added to system preferences. Additionally, you have the option of a menu bar for quick access.

So far: Tim Likes!