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A comment on the idea "Dealing with "Xmarks is already processing an action" errors" in Xmarks:

I've got a fix ready to go that should fix this. In the mean time you should be able to fix it by restarting Chrome, immediately going to the advanced Xmarks settings tab and manually starting a download. After the download syncing should work correctly. – Colin, on November 20, 2009 23:52

Colin replied on November 20, 2009 23:51 to the question "Sync error -50 with IE8" in Xmarks:

Usually doing a download from the advanced Xmarks settings and then a sync afterward should clear things up. Do you see that error during the initial sync after doing a download?

Colin

A comment on the problem "Windows 7 - Unable to sync bookmarks" in Xmarks:

What error are you seeing, "Error with sync stat response"? – Colin, on November 20, 2009 23:46

Colin replied on November 20, 2009 23:46 to the problem "Duplicate bookmarks" in Xmarks:

Can you send your username to support@xmarks.com so I can try to figure out what happened? Include a link to this thread and my name as well so I don't forget anything.

Cheers,
Colin

Colin replied on November 20, 2009 23:44 to the question "Sync alteration" in Xmarks:

I'm not entirely sure what's going on. Can you describe what you're doing and what ends up happening when you sync?

Colin

Colin replied on November 20, 2009 23:35 to the problem "Folders disappeared." in Xmarks:

Are you using Xmarks for Chrome as well? If so could you email your username to support@xmarks.com so I can try to track things down? Include a link to this thread and my name too so I don't forget anything. :)

Colin replied on November 19, 2009 23:25 to the problem "Xmarks show outdated page title" in Xmarks:

Good catch, thanks! Under the title there should be a little [Edit] link. Clicking that will let you update the title and description to the correct information!

Colin

Colin replied on November 19, 2009 23:14 to the problem "Cannot read text options for xmarks logo" in Xmarks:

Ah yeah, the themes are the problem. Thanks for catching this guys. I fixed it and the next release (hopefully on Monday) will look better.

Colin posted an update in Xmarks on November 18, 2009 19:49:

SearchTabs for Chrome

Hey guys,

We've just finished up porting Xmarks SearchTabs to Chrome. It's an experimental extension that enhances your Google search results with interesting topics and websites. You can read more about SearchTabs on our blog: http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1255

Installation notes for SearchTabs for Chrome are here: http://wiki.foxmarks.com/wiki/SearchT...

Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Colin

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 23:40 to the problem "Disappointed new user - sync error when I haven't set up sync?" in Xmarks:

Sorry about that! Xmarks is intended to be set up with one of our extensions, not directly on my.xmarks.com. Obviously we should allow people to do this, it sounds like you found a bug in my.xmarks.com for users without any bookmarks. I'll file a bug for it, but if you start by uploading your bookmarks with one of our extensions you should be able to add and modify bookmarks on my.xmarks.com without any issues.

Again, sorry about that!
Colin

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 23:34 to the question "why does setup wizard come on intermittently?" in Xmarks:

I'm not sure exactly how FrontMotion Firefox works, but the only reason that the setup wizard should pop up is if it thinks Xmarks has never been run before. This would happen if something was deleting all of the custom variables set in about:config. If FrontMotion or some other extension is continually cleaning out that data it would cause Xmarks to think it's time to start all over again.

A comment on the question "XmarksException [source: internal, id: -50]" in Xmarks:

You're able to reproduce this by starting fresh with a Download, followed by a Sync? If so, I can try to reproduce this on my machine too. If you want to do that, send an email to support@xmarks.com with your username and a link to this thread (and include my name so it gets directed to me). I'd love to get this sorted out. – Colin, on November 17, 2009 23:32

A comment on the question "A list of the threads I'm following" in Xmarks:

Hrm that might also be because I'm apparently dyslexic and can't keep my lefts and rights straight when typing. Um yes, top right corner... Sorry about that. :) – Colin, on November 17, 2009 23:12

A comment on the idea "Update Chrome extension to support new guidelines!" in Xmarks:

Ah cool, I didn't know they started getting Mac support in for browser actions! That's news to me. I'll take a look at why things might not be working with our extension. – Colin, on November 17, 2009 21:39

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 21:29 to the question "A list of the threads I'm following" in Xmarks:

If you're signed in, it should say "Welcome Colin" (but with your name) next to the "Sign out" and search boxes in the very top left corner of this page. Hovering over your name will show a drop down menu with "Your Dashboard" as one of the options.

A comment on the question "Does Xmarks work with IE8 and Windows 7 64 bit ?" in Xmarks:

The problem you're running into is when Xmarks attempts to process your IE Favorites. Unfortunately reinstalling Xmarks doesn't change anything because after you reinstall it's still trying to access the same set of Favorites that were causing it issues before. If you send an email to support@xmarks.com with your username (and include my name too) I can try to reproduce the problem on my machine. – Colin, on November 17, 2009 21:15

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 21:12 to the question "A list of the threads I'm following" in Xmarks:

Are you talking about GetSatisfaction threads? I believe if you go up to the Welcome link in the top right corner and click on "Your Dashboard" it only shows activity from threads that you're following.

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 21:10 to the question "How do I run the update that I downloaded?" in Xmarks:

Are you trying to install Xmarks for IE or Xmarks for Firefox? the *.xpi file is the Xmark for Firefox installer, you can get the Xmarks for IE installer from here: http://download.xmarks.com/download/ie

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 19:13 to the idea "Update Chrome extension to support new guidelines!" in Xmarks:

Xmarks has been using a browser action button for a couple of weeks now!

Colin replied on November 17, 2009 01:46 to the question "Rank bookmarks by usage" in Xmarks:

No, Xmarks doesn't have any features like this right now. However, you can use advanced Firefox bookmarks to get some of this information: http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-cr...