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UnearthedBookmarks

UnearthedBookmarks - 1.7

Internet bookmark checker

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Current Version: 1.7
Release Date: 2003-04-14
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,141
Downloads (all versions): 1,965

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Product Description:

There's a lot of websites out there. Keeping track of the ones you are interested in can be difficult; especially those sites that don't update very often. UnearthedBookmarks allows you to keep track of the sites you are interested in.

UnearthedBookmarks keeps track of the web pages that you tell it to monitor. The program will navigate to the site for you, and it will determine the last time it was updated (or the date the page is set to expire if a last modified date is unavailable). Since every site you visit may not necessarily maintain any date information, UnearthedBookmarks also gets the title for the page you bookmarked (many times, the title will have changed and you can go from there).

UnearthedBookmarks is also designed to deal with your firewall proxy server (if you use one). It allows you to define the server, the port, your user ID and password. All of the information (minus your password) is stored in an XML file and read into the program. This allows you to define multiple proxy servers (great for laptop users).

What's new in this version:

The new version has been updated to be more responsive (it no longer refreshes all bookmarks in cases where you add a new bookmark or when you remove a bookmark). It acts more like a regular application (double click to launch your browser instead of a single click). Automatically sorts on last bookmark last updated date (subsorted by url in case of ties). Also allows you to refresh the bookmarks with the click of the button (instead of closing and reopening the application) Includes basic documentation.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.0

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be running a system capable of running Java 2 (including Swing).

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UnearthedBookmarks CommentaryI am the… - Version: 1.6, 4/2/2003 08:30AM PST

UnearthedRuminator (Unearthed Java)
developer. I have coded the following and am in the process of testing: 1) Double click to launch a url; 2) Do not require http:// on adds. Mass import would be nice, but that would require major work that I do not have the time for (but I will put it on the list). Refresh intervals would be nice as well. However, this does take bandwidth away from other web related things you might be doing (like surfing). The main thought behind the application was to check on those sites that only update infrequently (friends sites, etc.). Checking every few minutes would probably be overkill. Column resizing does work; however, you first need to change the window size for the application to ensure that the available space is larger than the defualt space for the columns (otherwise java won't let you resize). The program may seem slow depending upon your internet connection. The program connects to each URL and gets the following information: last updated timestamp (if available on the server), and the program actually reads through the html code for the page bookmarked to get the title element (it does stop reading the file once it is found). Removing bookmarks is currently slow due to the fact that the program automatically reloads all of the bookmarks over again. I am looking into stopping this auto-refresh. However, it might remain (due to issues with the implementation of the column sorting feature and time involved); since actual practice would be few removals of bookmarks, it might not be a big deal. Most of the feedback I've gotten has been positive (not that I've gotten a lot). As to documentation, the webpage for the application ( http://homepage.mac.com/unearthed/bookmarks/ ) is the documentation (this is a fairly simple app, so nothing specific was included). This program does need to remain open for checking to work. Thanks for your feedback. Look for a new version soon.
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UnearthedBookmarks ReviewJava - slow.… - Version: 1.6, 4/1/2003 01:18PM PST

amacaddict
Needs one sample website instead of the current bunch of questionably useful ones included. Slow removal of URLs one at a time should be addressed immediately. No included documentation. URLs should not have to be specified in full format - e.g. "http://www.versiontracker.com" rather than "versiontracker.com." Column resizing does not work. No note on whether the program must be left open for checking to work. Needs some work.
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UnearthedBookmarks Review1. Change the… - Version: 1.6, 4/1/2003 10:03AM PST

bannoy
single click behavior on bookmarks to a double click. 2. Allow multiple selections for removal without refreshing between each one. 3. An import feature would be sweet, in order to dump entire bookmark/favorites files at once. 4. Should allow for the lack of "http://" and "www" prefaces when adding. 5. A choice of refresh intervals would be a useful addition. A good idea for an application; just needs a little polishing up. Free = nice; thanks.
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