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I'm too lazy to tag my bookmarks so i hope there's a way to throw all bookmarks into 1 buckets and have some way to search just on those bookmarks. Is there a

I'm too lazy to tag my bookmarks so i hope there's a way to throw all bookmarks into 1 buckets and have some way to search just on those bookmarks. Is there a way to do that now?

ableal 14y ago
No way that I know of, but it is a good idea. Supplemented by "search on sites I visited about a month ago", that should cover it. Making that work across multiple devices is another can of worms. Possibly a very desirable can for some people, who'd like to host the data. Self-hosting would imply some data syncing service, but it should be one where data is encrypted before leaving home (and stays encrypted until it returns to owner - not the case with Dropbox and most other services). Though the browser or browser extension could take care of that.
- holychiz 14y ago
  Firefox has Sync so they can build on that for cross-device data search. Comm'on Firefox, you get paid for Google Search anyway so build an extension for this. Do it!
psykotic 14y ago
That's how I do my bookmarking with Chrome. I sync bookmarks across all devices and only customize the bookmark description (by appending a few tags) if the page title isn't identifiable enough by itself. Then I just search them using the address bar if I can remember what I'm looking for. Only very occasionally do I need to use the bookmark manager. I never really used bookmarks before, but this workflow has been lightweight enough that I can use it without thinking or switching mental gears. Ctrl/Cmd-D, maybe add a tag or two (or copy the title if I'm reading a paper with the embedded PDF reader), done.
kbrosnan 14y ago
In Firefox I just star and occasionally tag. Organizing bookmarks is not something I find valuable. Then using the (search filters)[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-your-bookmarks-history-and-tabs-awesome-bar#w_changing-results-on-the-fly https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-your-bookmarks-h...] to find what I need. * Add ^ to search for matches in your browsing history. * Add * to search for matches in your bookmarks. * Add + to search for matches in pages you've tagged. * Add % to search for matches in your currently open tabs. * Add ~ to search for matches in pages you've typed. * Add # to search for matches in page titles. * Add @ to search for matches in web addresses (URLs).
- ThomasQue 14y ago
  Wow, thanks. Looking for a bookmark in a tree was a pain, but now it's much better.

I'm too lazy to tag my bookmarks so i hope there's a way to throw all bookmarks into 1 buckets and have some way to search just on those bookmarks. Is there a way to do that now?

ableal 14y ago

No way that I know of, but it is a good idea. Supplemented by "search on sites I visited about a month ago", that should cover it. Making that work across multiple devices is another can of worms. Possibly a very desirable can for some people, who'd like to host the data. Self-hosting would imply some data syncing service, but it should be one where data is encrypted before leaving home (and stays encrypted until it returns to owner - not the case with Dropbox and most other services). Though the browser or browser extension could take care of that.

holychiz 14y ago
Firefox has Sync so they can build on that for cross-device data search. Comm'on Firefox, you get paid for Google Search anyway so build an extension for this. Do it!

psykotic 14y ago

That's how I do my bookmarking with Chrome. I sync bookmarks across all devices and only customize the bookmark description (by appending a few tags) if the page title isn't identifiable enough by itself. Then I just search them using the address bar if I can remember what I'm looking for. Only very occasionally do I need to use the bookmark manager. I never really used bookmarks before, but this workflow has been lightweight enough that I can use it without thinking or switching mental gears. Ctrl/Cmd-D, maybe add a tag or two (or copy the title if I'm reading a paper with the embedded PDF reader), done.

kbrosnan 14y ago

In Firefox I just star and occasionally tag. Organizing bookmarks is not something I find valuable. Then using the (search filters)[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-your-bookmarks-history-and-tabs-awesome-bar#w_changing-results-on-the-fly https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-your-bookmarks-h...] to find what I need. * Add ^ to search for matches in your browsing history. * Add * to search for matches in your bookmarks. * Add + to search for matches in pages you've tagged. * Add % to search for matches in your currently open tabs. * Add ~ to search for matches in pages you've typed. * Add # to search for matches in page titles. * Add @ to search for matches in web addresses (URLs).

ThomasQue 14y ago
Wow, thanks. Looking for a bookmark in a tree was a pain, but now it's much better.