Now Where Did I See That….?
From time to time we may find ourselves online so long that we can easily forget which Web site has some information that we want to go back and check. Awhile back I wrote an article about Amazon’s A9 Web service that you could use to track your Web surfing, but alas, A9 faded away last year.
I recently got an e-mail from GTP listener Becky who was looking for an alternative this particular A9 feature and she sent me several options that I will mention in the next edition of the podcast. However, even though A9 is no more, Google is filling the void.
Starting today, Google will provide Web history services in conjunction with their Google Toolbar. Google Web History (http://google.com/history) will work in conjunction with their PageRank service so you will need to install the Google Toolbar, then enable the PageRank function to be able to review your Web surfing activities.
As with the A9 service you will have the ability to “pause” the Web History function, remove items from your Web History, bookmark sites and it will include your Google searches. The Web History feature can only be accessed by logging in with your Google account information.
Google Toolbar is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and can be used on FireFox and Internet Explorer.
April 30th, 2007 at 5:52 am
Another option is to use a social bookmarking system such as Diigo (www.diigo.com). Not only are your bookmarks saved online making it easier to access and share with others, but they also cache each page you bookmark so even if the site later disappears, you still have the information you found interesting.
Here’s a link to several articles I’ve written about using Diigo for genealogy research - http://www.diigo.com/user/moultriecreek/familymatters+diigo