Quick Tip: Sync iPhone Bookmarks with Xmarks

Hey Team, it’s time for another Quick Tip! This one’s a follow up on my post Bookmarks Are Back With Xmarks, where I discussed synchronisation of bookmarks between computers and browsers. In the post I mentioned:

Now to be honest, the mobile interface isn’t very strong. It’s not a genuine replacement for native bookmarks, but apparently there’s an iPhone application in the works.

Well until that iPhone application eventuates, I’ve come up with a quick fix. It’s not perfect, but it uses the native iPhone bookmark system which is a whole lot better.

Step 1: Download Xmarks for Internet Explorer

You can get the installation from here. Just do it. I know you don’t like Internet Explorer, and neither do I.

Step 2: Login and Setup

Make sure you choose to keep the server bookmarks and delete your local favourites! Otherwise you’ll end up with the useless default Microsoft links everywhere.

You could set up a separate mobile profile, but I’ve been using my home profile instead and it seems to work for me.

Step 3: Enable iTunes Bookmark Sync

Plug in your iPhone, open iTunes, and click on the Info tab. Select the option to “Sync bookmarks with Internet Explorer”, and click Sync!

Step 4: Comment

That’s it, you’re done. So comment on this post and tell me how it works for you, because as Jeff says, A Blog Without Comments Is Not a Blog. That’s all for today!