various ramblings

-- 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

 

Google Chrome plugin: showPnx for Exlibris Primo

If you deal with PNX records and ExLibris Primo I've created a Google Chrome pluging to make your life easier.  This plugin allows you to easily display the ExLibris Primo PNX record when in a full display of a record in Primo. 

See the images below for example of this plugin in action

(download)


To install:

1 - install Google Chrome as your browser - if you don't already have it
2 - install the XML plugin from: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gbammbheopgpmaagmckhpjbfgdfkpadb?...
3 - install this plugin from: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nnibcklgecdkccooecjdoadbkifnmdjc


To use:

1 - open the full display of a record in Primo in Google Chrome
2 - click the new PNX button in the top right of the browser toolbar - next to the url
3 - the PNX will now auto open in a new tab
4 - enjoy :)


Source:

Available via Hg at bitbucket.org: http://bitbucket.org/justin.kelly.org.au/showpnx/src

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