Do you use Browser Bookmarks?

Judas · Jan 6, 2009, 08:30 PM

Bookmarks for browsing has been around for ages...... since the dawn of it all pretty much.

however, do you really use them, are you one that just manually punches in the addresses anyways, or one that couldn't get around without booksmarks there. Or maybe you kinda do a bit of both, bookmarking only the major critical NEW sites that you may forget later and then not using them when you've remembered the address.

Tril · Jan 6, 2009, 08:35 PM

I've got a bunch saved up but I don't use them often. For the forums I visit everyday, I use the quick link bar in Firefox (the line below the address bar). That way, I can access DH and other forums in one click.
I use google as my home page as I often need it.

**Mousey** · Jan 6, 2009, 08:54 PM

Life savers, i'm too lazy to type in the address every time and since i flit between sites 24/7 they're always in use. Can't live without em

|2A|N · Jan 6, 2009, 09:35 PM

Without bookmarks the internet just wouldn't be the same.

BlueMak · Jan 6, 2009, 09:50 PM

Oh yes, I have thousands of them. But the ones I use very often I have in a "daily" section for easy browsing.

Judas · Jan 6, 2009, 09:51 PM

i never use bookmarks...... everytime i go anywhere i punch in the address manually... every time...

Zelig · Jan 6, 2009, 10:22 PM

I've got boatloads of bookmarks saved, but mainly for sites where I might not remember the address.

Sites I visit frequently I keep in Opera's speed dial, I've got 24 entries, and keyboard shortcuts to every one.

RobertBruce · Jan 6, 2009, 11:03 PM

I've got boatloads too. and only two categories are in folders. the rest are entirely random. I am an OCD'ers worst nightmare.

Mac Daddy · Jan 7, 2009, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

Bookmarks for browsing has been around for ages...... since the dawn of it all pretty much.

however, do you really use them, are you one that just manually punches in the addresses anyways, or one that couldn't get around without booksmarks there. Or maybe you kinda do a bit of both, bookmarking only the major critical NEW sites that you may forget later and then not using them when you've remembered the address.

Dude you know I am over 40 if it wasn't for bookmarks I might not find my way on here J/K

I used FF have for years and this allows me to organize my bookmarks into categories depending on what I am doing. I have a folder "Boards" to surf with then others like "Review Stuff", "Personal Links" .. well you get the idea

**dj_stick** · Jan 7, 2009, 12:53 AM

only occasionally - i've got opera's speed-dial configured to my most common sites, but as for bookmarks, only for those sites that i want to keep an eye on

Mourgolikos · Jan 7, 2009, 01:16 AM

Well not exactly..
I am using an add-on called Fast Dial on my Firefox. It's very helpful!

Cow_160483 · Jan 7, 2009, 05:25 AM

I usually type in the addresses manually, but i do bookmark sites that i might be interested in taking a look at later. However if i do forget to bookmark a site i just usually just Google them

Al_Vampyre · Jan 7, 2009, 11:02 AM

Opera Speed dial is the only thing I use...and DH is the first one!

mos2k · Jan 7, 2009, 03:15 PM

yea i do... it saves a lot of time typing in the address

GutterPunk · Jan 7, 2009, 03:27 PM

I didn't until this last 2 years. It allows me to organize all my sites that I like to visit... As a tech it is important to have info readily available so I can organize like this:
networking
server 2k3
server 2k8
xp
vista
crm
etc

So bookmarks ftw for ease of access.

Judas · Jan 7, 2009, 03:49 PM

i'm wondering if it has something to do with not technically really owning my machines.. or having them for any length of time.... i mean quite often i install some things and then i find myself installing them again anyways due to selling the machine right away....

Mr cairo · Jan 7, 2009, 04:26 PM

yeah i have about 20 that never go anywhere and maybe 10 or so that come and go

Customgamer1 · Jan 7, 2009, 04:29 PM

I have my list of bookmarks that I visit everyday

If they stopped having a bookmark place i would most likely die lol.

IvanV · Jan 7, 2009, 04:32 PM

I use them a lot. There are many pages I occasionally need for work or college that I don't want to search for every time. And even if I'm not using the menu itslef, I often rely on the browser to offer me the right address as I start typing it.

jandarsun8 · Jan 7, 2009, 06:26 PM

Couldn't do with out them. As Gutter mentioned, I've got mine all broken up into area's.

Mac Daddy · Jan 7, 2009, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

i'm wondering if it has something to do with not technically really owning my machines.. or having them for any length of time.... i mean quite often i install some things and then i find myself installing them again anyways due to selling the machine right away....

That very well be why would you create series of bookmarks and folders if you know that machine might be going out the door as a sale tomorrow ..

Lowfat · Jan 8, 2009, 04:28 AM

Yes. And they all have their certain folder/subfolder. And are all in either most-to-least used for the most used bookmark folders or in alphabetical order for the folder which aren't used as much.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jan 8, 2009, 05:50 PM

too much work organizing it, maybe for a research project thats all.

comp_ali · Jan 8, 2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

i never use bookmarks...... everytime i go anywhere i punch in the address manually... every time...

Same thing like you, After my favorits folder had dozens of sites , it is easier to google what you need or the most used sites I write its address directly.

mbeeston · Jan 9, 2009, 12:51 PM

tons of'em

Erroneus · Jan 9, 2009, 01:16 PM

Ooooooh yeah, lot's of bookmarks. Using Fast Dial and Foxmarks to keep them sync on all my machines, works like a charm.

FuNsTeR · Jan 10, 2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mousey

Life savers, i'm too lazy to type in the address every time and since i flit between sites 24/7 they're always in use. Can't live without em

nail on the head for me as well

.... i must have at least 750 favourite sites in umpteen different folder categories

ET3D · Jan 10, 2009, 01:36 PM

I use my google home page for my most frequently used links. Those that have an RSS feed I just use that, for those that don't, like DH, I use Better Bookmarks.

I do have thousands of bookmarks on SeaMonkey that I never use, and a few on IE and Opera that I occasionally use, but for normal use I just use my google home page.

Jan 6, 2009, 08:35 PM	#2
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I've got a bunch saved up but I don't use them often. For the forums I visit everyday, I use the quick link bar in Firefox (the line below the address bar). That way, I can access DH and other forums in one click. I use google as my home page as I often need it.

Jan 6, 2009, 08:54 PM	#3
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Life savers, i'm too lazy to type in the address every time and since i flit between sites 24/7 they're always in use. Can't live without em __________________

Jan 6, 2009, 09:35 PM	#4
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 358 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Without bookmarks the internet just wouldn't be the same.

Jan 6, 2009, 09:50 PM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,474 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Oh yes, I have thousands of them. But the ones I use very often I have in a "daily" section for easy browsing. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 6, 2009, 10:22 PM	#7
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I've got boatloads of bookmarks saved, but mainly for sites where I might not remember the address. Sites I visit frequently I keep in Opera's speed dial, I've got 24 entries, and keyboard shortcuts to every one. __________________ --

Jan 6, 2009, 11:03 PM	#8
RobertBruce HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I've got boatloads too. and only two categories are in folders. the rest are entirely random. I am an OCD'ers worst nightmare.

Jan 7, 2009, 01:16 AM	#11
Mourgolikos HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Greece, Salonika Posts: 356 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Well not exactly.. I am using an add-on called Fast Dial on my Firefox. It's very helpful!

Jan 7, 2009, 05:25 AM	#12
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,821 Rep Power: 300 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I usually type in the addresses manually, but i do bookmark sites that i might be interested in taking a look at later. However if i do forget to bookmark a site i just usually just Google them __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Jan 7, 2009, 11:02 AM	#13
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Opera Speed dial is the only thing I use...and DH is the first one!

Jan 7, 2009, 03:15 PM	#14
mos2k HH's Hermit Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lahore Posts: 865 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? yea i do... it saves a lot of time typing in the address __________________

Jan 7, 2009, 03:27 PM	#15
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 71	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I didn't until this last 2 years. It allows me to organize all my sites that I like to visit... As a tech it is important to have info readily available so I can organize like this: networking server 2k3 server 2k8 xp vista crm etc So bookmarks ftw for ease of access. __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

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Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? yeah i have about 20 that never go anywhere and maybe 10 or so that come and go __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Jan 7, 2009, 04:29 PM	#18
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I have my list of bookmarks that I visit everyday If they stopped having a bookmark place i would most likely die lol. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jan 7, 2009, 04:32 PM	#19
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I use them a lot. There are many pages I occasionally need for work or college that I don't want to search for every time. And even if I'm not using the menu itslef, I often rely on the browser to offer me the right address as I start typing it. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

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jandarsun8 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN, US Posts: 323 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Couldn't do with out them. As Gutter mentioned, I've got mine all broken up into area's.

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Jan 8, 2009, 04:28 AM	#22
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Yes. And they all have their certain folder/subfolder. And are all in either most-to-least used for the most used bookmark folders or in alphabetical order for the folder which aren't used as much. __________________

Jan 9, 2009, 12:51 PM	#25
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? tons of'em __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Jan 9, 2009, 01:16 PM	#26
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? Ooooooh yeah, lot's of bookmarks. Using Fast Dial and Foxmarks to keep them sync on all my machines, works like a charm. __________________

Jan 10, 2009, 01:36 PM	#28
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,057 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	Re: Do you use Browser Bookmarks? I use my google home page for my most frequently used links. Those that have an RSS feed I just use that, for those that don't, like DH, I use Better Bookmarks. I do have thousands of bookmarks on SeaMonkey that I never use, and a few on IE and Opera that I occasionally use, but for normal use I just use my google home page.