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-- justin kelly

Pinboard.in/Delicious.com -> Chrome bookmark syncing : How to

Since Chrome was first released I wanted an easy way to get my Delicious.com and Pinboard.in bookmarks syncing to Chrome's internal bookmarks.  Why ? So I could just type stuff in the address bar and it would search my online bookmarks.

Given that the delicious chrome extension is crap and pinboard.in doesn't have one that integrates with the internal bookmarks i created a simple PHP script to make it happen

To sync your pinboard.in or delicious.com bookmarks to chrome follow the below steps

  1. install RSS Live Links - https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/hcamnijgggppihioleoenjmlnakejdph
  2. stick the below PHP script on a server somewhere and adjust the 3 config options for your bookmarking service
  3. in chrome go to the options section of RSS Live Links and add in the path to the php script in Step 2
  4. Save the options 
  5. Add a bookmarks folder call 'RSS Live Links' into your Chrome bookmarks - bookmarks toolbar is best

Done, now the Chrome will grab your bookmarks and sync to the bookmark folder every few minutes

 

How to add Pinboard.in 'Search Mine' as a Chrome search engine

For a simple way to search your Pinboard.in bookmarks, you can add Pinboard.in 'Search Mine' into Chrome as a search engine follow the below steps:

in Chrome go to Tools menu, then Options, and in the Default Search section click Manage
then click Add and enter the below details in the available fields

Name: Pinboard.in - Search Mine
Keyword: pin
URL:  http://pinboard.in/search/?query=%s&mine=Search+Mine

refer image below:

Pin-chrome

 
just type pin followed by what you want, ie 'pin php arrary' in the chrome address box (refer image below) and chrome will now seasrch google maps for that address
Pin-chrome-bar

Google Chrome script to clean up the UI of Pinboard.in

Pinboard.in is a great minimalist bookmarking service.  I moved to Pinboard at the start of the year and have never looked back to Delicious.
 
One issue i have with pinboard though is that in the bookmark listing, minimal though it is is still to bulky and padded out.
 
I've uploaded to userscripts.org a Chrome user script / Firefox greasemonkey script to clean up the UI of Pinboard.in
 
refer:
- http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/75422.user.js
 
Removed sections of the Pinboard UI:
- star
- when 
- footer
- timer
- pinboard logo
- description 
- line breaks in the bookmark section
 
Changed:
- background of private bookmarksed changed to white - like a normal bookmark
- Padding and margins removed from each bookmark
- Bulk edit margins remove
 
Screenshot of Pinboard pre script
Pinboard_original
 
Screenshot of Pinboard post script
Pinboard_with_user_script
 
To install:
 
- Firefox: You need to install Greasemonkey: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748.  Then restart Firefox and click http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/75422.user.js
 
- Chrome: Just click http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/75422.user.js and chrome will install it as en extension
 
Update:
- For chrome uses I have created an extension refer: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kbdmpfljdnaooidfhpgkmhigfcfomioi
- May 24, 2010 : Version .2 uploaded to google - body now set as display:inline to fix some small display issues