Favorites incorporated to a start page. What do you think?

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I stumbled upon this and it looks okay to me. I scanned it with my av
software and all but risked the ActivX warnings, as it says to. But
will feel better if other interested people can try it out.

I like the concept. One can set this "start.html" doct to be one's
home page whenever one needs to access a bookmark. I imagine new
bookmarks can be added just be re-generating the start.html file.

I found it here:
The Favorite Start Page
http://gudbrand.no/start/

Let me know what you think. Is it safe?
 
I stumbled upon this and it looks okay to me. I scanned it
with my av software and all but risked the ActivX warnings,
as it says to. But will feel better if other interested
people can try it out.

I like the concept. One can set this "start.html" doct to
be one's home page whenever one needs to access a bookmark.
I imagine new bookmarks can be added just be re-generating
the start.html file.

I found it here:
The Favorite Start Page
http://gudbrand.no/start/

Let me know what you think. Is it safe?
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I think you can do this yourself.
Create your own local file of favorites/bookmarks, and set that
as your home page.
 
On 13 Nov 2003, fitwell wrote
I stumbled upon this and it looks okay to me. I scanned it with
my av software and all but risked the ActivX warnings, as it says
to. But will feel better if other interested people can try it
out.

I like the concept. One can set this "start.html" doct to be
one's home page whenever one needs to access a bookmark. I
imagine new bookmarks can be added just be re-generating the
start.html file.

I found it here:
The Favorite Start Page
http://gudbrand.no/start/

Let me know what you think. Is it safe?
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I used the widely-recommended "Favorites Home Page" for a while (before
I changed browser shells and handled it a different way) --
http://favoriteshomepage.com/ -- but the one you've found looks more
a lot more sophisticated.
 
I think you can do this yourself.
Create your own local file of favorites/bookmarks, and set that
as your home page.
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Why? When this is automated. The last thing any of us needs is
_more_ work.
 
fitwell said:
Why? When this is automated. The last thing any of us needs is
_more_ work.
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If you use Mozilla, it keeps its bookmarks by default in a bookmarks.html
file which you can use as a start page.

Otherwise, I'd just write a simple script to generate some HTML out of my
non-HTML bookmarks format, so you can automate it or let it run at boot
time.

Regards,
Wald
 
Why?
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Well, for just one reason:
You'd then have a generic html page that'd work in any browser.
Also, it would be easily editable, but that's 2 reasons. :)
When this is automated. The last thing any of us
needs is _more_ work.
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If you find one that supports the big three Opera, Moz, and IE
that would be more worth looking at IMO. Otherwise if one saves
links in a file, one can have a page that works with any
browser, but I'm getting redundant. :)
 
Well, for just one reason:
You'd then have a generic html page that'd work in any browser.
Also, it would be easily editable, but that's 2 reasons. :)
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Hey, that's cool. Those are two good reasons. For you. I'll stick
with this one for now. It's completely automatic and I don't need it
to work anywhere else.
If you find one that supports the big three Opera, Moz, and IE
that would be more worth looking at IMO. Otherwise if one saves
links in a file, one can have a page that works with any
browser, but I'm getting redundant. :)
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Well, I wasn't looking for this at all, I just stumbled upon it. So I
can't help with that. I use MSIE and this thread was started for
other MSIE users. It would be nice if there was one that supported
all, but don't know how likely that will be. Anyway, everyone must
choose what works best for them.

Anyhoo, cheers! :oD
 
If you use Mozilla, it keeps its bookmarks by default in a bookmarks.html
file which you can use as a start page.
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I use MSIE, so moot point.
Otherwise, I'd just write a simple script to generate some HTML out of my
non-HTML bookmarks format, so you can automate it or let it run at boot
time.
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Thanks. This one does the job so it's okay for me. This thread,
obviously was really geared towards other MSIE users, esp. others that
don't know how to generate code as you say and want to save time, too.
This'll do the job.

Now if someone knows if it's completely safe and okay to use - that
_would_ affect whether or not I keep using it.

Thanks. Cheers!
 
On 13 Nov 2003, My Name wrote
If you find one that supports the big three Opera, Moz, and IE
that would be more worth looking at IMO. Otherwise if one saves
links in a file, one can have a page that works with any
browser, but I'm getting redundant. :)
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Don't know about Mozilla, but the screenshot I looked at on the home
page states that the example was generated from Opera.
 
... really geared towards other MSIE users, esp. others that
don't know how to generate code as you say and want to save time, too.
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The Import and Export wizard in IE includes a feature to export the
Favorites folder to an HTML file.
_________
Suzanne
 
The Import and Export wizard in IE includes a feature to export the
Favorites folder to an HTML file.
_________
Suzanne
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Suzanne, thank you! For heaven's sake. Why in all the discussions
ever in this ng, I never came across that fact. Sure enough, there it
is under FILE > IMPORT AND EXPORT ... I just had to choose the right
folder in Favorites that actually holds my MSIE shortcuts and saved to
the desktop. Easy as pie.

Cheers!
 
I stumbled upon this and it looks okay to me. I scanned it with my av
software and all but risked the ActivX warnings, as it says to. But
will feel better if other interested people can try it out.

I like the concept. One can set this "start.html" doct to be one's
home page whenever one needs to access a bookmark. I imagine new
bookmarks can be added just be re-generating the start.html file.

I found it here:
The Favorite Start Page
http://gudbrand.no/start/

Let me know what you think. Is it safe?
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oh another app to clogg your system that doesn't really do much,

IE
Click File > Import/Export
Choose Export Faviortes save to my Documents
Open Exported file with IE
Set to home page...

simple

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If you truly want to contact me click the link
http://quantum.2ya.com/email.htm
 
Trying to get a word in edge-wise "My Name" wrote in
If you find one that supports the big three Opera, Moz, and IE
that would be more worth looking at IMO. Otherwise if one saves
links in a file, one can have a page that works with any
browser, but I'm getting redundant. :)
Click to expand...

In FireBird you can generate an html file with FireBird favorites and
imported IE favorites in Bookmarks >Manage Bookmarks >Export Bookmarks.
 
fitwell said:
Why? When this is automated. The last thing any of us needs is
_more_ work.
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Yep, it's a lot of work...type in "C:\WINDOWS\Favorites" as your home page.
Much easier to start IE and click on "Favorites"

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dadiOH
_____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.0...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://www.gbronline.com/xico/
_________________________________
 
fitwell said:
Suzanne, thank you! For heaven's sake. Why in all the discussions
ever in this ng, I never came across that fact
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Maybe because it is so obvious? Assuming one bothers to click program
buttons to see what they can do.

--
dadiOH
_____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.0...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://www.gbronline.com/xico/
_________________________________
 
Bebop said:
oh another app to clogg your system that doesn't really do much,
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The app or her system? :)

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dadiOH
_____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.0...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://www.gbronline.com/xico/
_________________________________
 
fitwell said:
My hdd is ready to burst so if I can do
away with just one program, it'd be a good thing.
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Too bad you missed Dell's recent deal...a 200 gig, 7200 rpm, 8 meg cache WD
drive for $25.76. Brand new, retail box. Gonna install mine this weekend.
That will give me a total of 480 gigs.

--
dadiOH
_____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.0...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://www.gbronline.com/xico/
_________________________________
 
I'll stick
with this one for now. It's completely automatic and I don't need it
to work anywhere else.
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I don't think it's as good as fhp - at least it doesn't work well for me
using IE6.

It's all there but the subfolders are not listed under subfolders and
it's a mess.

Fhp was much better, but needed to be rerun every time you got a new
favourite, not onerous, but not really worth it.

The export wizard - I'd nefer spotted, but seems to work well excepyt
that the page is too big.

I think I'll stick to;

open on about blank;
have a link to google and to a couple of other frequntly used URLs;
use IE's favourites facilities.

Regards

mike r
 
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