Google Browser Sync
I am not sure how this one slipped by me, but Google has a new extension for FireFox that allows a user to sync many of their web browsers settings across multiple computers.
So far you can syncronize bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords. As an everyday Mozilla FireFox user and as someone who uses multiple computers, this extension is something like a holy grail!
Two features I really enjoy from this extension is the abilty to sync bookmarks and the abilty to restore windows and tabs incase FireFox should crash or if I want to have the exact same websites open when I move to another computer. Currently I use the FoxMarks extension to sync my bookmarks which is all I really need, but I will see how I like the Google Browser Sync extension.
Google Browser Sync is still in the Google Labs section so it’s still in a testing form. As noted on the site you will notice some delay between the time you click the icon to open FireFox and when it actually appears on the screen. This is because the extention is checking and downloading your previous saved information so that it can sync.
You can get more information about the new Google Browser Sync extension here and since Mozilla FireFox works on just about every operating system you can sync your stuff between Windows, Linux, Mac and more!!
I lack both Nike running shoes AND an iPod Nano. I am a loser.
Well, I have a nano and will soon have the Nike shoes, and I’m still a loser – so those things won’t help!
Seems aimed at a small share of the market, but for those of us in that share, woo hoo.
I highly doubt your loser-ness.
Any chance that Nike and/or Apple would open this technology up to other iPods or Nike shoes? Because it does sound intriguing…
The $30 transmitter that goes in the shoe, and the receiver that attaches to the nano will only be available as a Nike+ product for the foreseeable future. I’m sure Nike was aggressive in locking up an exclusive license with Apple for as long as possible.
It does seem that you won’t necessarily need the Nike+ shoes to use the $30 Nike+ transmitter/ receiver with the nano . As soon as I get my kit and shoes, I will file a report in our newsletter, Kibbles & Bytes!
I don’t have more money than brains so I won’t be buying any shoes that sing. The only benefit I see is you get to tell people how much money you spent of a pair of jogging shoes.
Hi Chris – You don’t need to buy expensive ($85) running shoes to use the Nike + kit. You can use the $30 Nike + kit, which includes the transmitter and the receiver for the iPod nano with any shoes.
Of course, you do need an iPod nano for this system to work, and they start at $149.00.
Ed’s right. The simple shoe mod at http://podophile.com was all over the web a few weeks ago. I’m using the Nike+iPod kit with my Saucony running shoes.