If you like having a number of bookmarks available to you, then how about using keyword bookmarks in Firefox?
Here’s how it looks:
With the use of favicons, its enough in most cases just to use just one letter, e.g. w for wikipedia. This gives you heaps more real estate to fit in your favourite bookmarks. Of course if you have conflicting bookmarks with the same first letter, add a second letter, e.g. fb = facebook, fl = flickr.
What’s more, you can specify keywords that correspond to each bookmark name, e.g. the letter w for wikipedia or the letters lh for the lifehacker site.You simply type the letter(s) in the address bar and you are automatically taken to your bookmark. You also don’t need to remember the shortcut letter(s) – just look at your bookmarks toolbar, find the favicon and pick out the right one. Too easy!
Here’s how to add keywords in Firefox (note the convention, name = keyword):
I like the favicons idea. I use Google bookmarks because I’m inherently lazy and have apparently updated and switched browsers a few times (can’t quite decide these days if I’m a Chrome or Firefox fan… think I’m swinging back to FF but am stuck in Chrome mode) so I generally only have a couple of links, Bookmarks and Add Bookmark. Oh and Reader and Mail. Again, just ’cause I’m lazy.
Comment by Lins — March 2, 2010 #