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hkay:
Hi everyone,

I have looked at the threads regarding bookmark organizers and have found the three names in the subject line being talked about highly.  However, there has been no comparison between the three.

I would appreciate feedback from someone who has looked at all the three and what they think is on top. One thing that appealed to me about Check&Get was the ability to maintain images of web-pages; i am not sure whether this is available in the other two.  I use Webresearch for saving web-pages, but however have not tried it for bookmark organizing (probably it was not meant for that). Again, on of them has a option to make favourites HOT, which could be valubale. 

I have been a silent visitor of this site for a few years and have really appreciated the expert discsussions here - this is the first time i thought i would participate in the forum.  I would request the moderator to feel free to shift this topic to any other rightful place if necessary.

FYI, i am not using any bookmark organizer currently and am looking for your feedback before i go for one.

Thanks in advance

Darwin:
I've only used Check&Get, so can only note that it also allows you to mark a link as "hot". Not sure if that's what you were referring to, actually. Have you looked at mouser's Best Website Monitoring Tool Review? The winner, Website Watcher, might be worth a look as well. It's a perennial favourite among DC regulars. Don't know about its bookmark management capabilities though.

FWIW, I am very happy with Check&Get, but I don't use it for bookmark management (I don't use anything). I know at least one Check&Get user is now very happy using Linkman for management purposes. He (KenR) wrote a mini-review of it here. You've probably already seen it, though...

hkay:
Thanks Darwin for your instantaneous reply. Yeh, i wanted to mark a link or probably an entire category as Hot. I have quite a lot of links bookmarked from a number of years lying scattered in various places and i have decided it is time to get organized.

I did not want to have too many programs doing the same thing - that was the rationale behind the topic.  I will definitely take a look at the website watcher that you mentioned.  I am looking for key differences between the three.  At this point i am not sure whether just one of them would satisfy the requirement of bookmark organizing and also keeping track of websites and maintaing a stored image of the webpage. I am sure that would be the best combination to have though.

Curt:
You may want to also check out Tidy Favorites by Dennis Nazarenko who also wrote Tidy Menu and Vista Start Menu. I have only had Tidy Favorites Pro installed for some minutes, so I don't yet know anything about it.

What Makes Tidy Favorites Unique?

    * Tidy Favorites
    * Freedom
    * Cut & Save
    * Security

A New Breakthrough in Working with Bookmarks
Tidy Favorites is a next-generation program that makes working with bookmarks safer, faster and easier. Intuitively designed and fully customizable to suit your exact needs, Tidy Favorites sets a new standard with dozens of exclusive features:

- Find websites instantly by viewing easy-to-recognize thumbnail images
- Open, copy, delete and update bookmarks in a single click
- Drag and drop to resize and rearrange bookmark thumbnails
- Add temporary links to a "stack" keeping your Tidy Favorites looking tidy
- Search through any website in seconds using a Command Line
- Use the same list of bookmarks in every browser - IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.
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Dennis usuallly writes some good and stable programs (I use them all). ;-)  http://www.tidyfavorites.com/

KenR:
I've only used Check&Get, so can only note that it also allows you to mark a link as "hot". Not sure if that's what you were referring to, actually. Have you looked at mouser's Best Website Monitoring Tool Review? The winner, Website Watcher, might be worth a look as well. It's a perennial favourite among DC regulars. Don't know about its bookmark management capabilities though.

FWIW, I am very happy with Check&Get, but I don't use it for bookmark management (I don't use anything). I know at least one Check&Get user is now very happy using Linkman for management purposes. He (KenR) wrote a mini-review of it here. You've probably already seen it, though...
-Darwin (November 09, 2008, 10:51 AM)
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Far be it from me to disagree with ANYTHING Darwin says! So, consistent with his post, while Check&Get can be used to keep track of bookmarks, it is really for monitoring changes on websites and would therefore be overkill for this purpose.

I have looked at multiple programs and have not found anything better than Linkman. There is also a free version of it now. For straightforward organization of links, you might also take a look at Link Commander.

Ken

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