Browser Sync is dead. Long live Weave! June 15, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Google, Internet, Software, Sync, Tools, Websites.trackback
Google has announced that Browser Sync will be dropped with the release of Firefox 3, so many people are stuck for an alternative.
It’s a shame that this is happening – Browser Sync was useful, but evidently deemed not important.
Luckily, Mozilla are developing a new tool to fill the gap – and more.
It’s called Weave, and as you’d expect by the name, it ‘weaves’ multiple browsers together.
It’s possible to synchronize Bookmarks, History, Cookies, Passwords, Form data, and soon, Tabs, Extensions, Themes, Microformats, and Search Plugins.
Similar to Browser Sync, you can encrypt your data with a PIN as well as your password, but there is also support for using a different server to store your data, which makes Weave more open. The source code is readily available online.
[http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-browser-sync-to-be-discontinued.html]
[https://services.mozilla.com/]
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