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Latest Firefox version (stable) axes Live Bookmarks feature, upsetting about 3 people, including me.

Max|Payne

Max|Payne

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Oct 27, 2017
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So I just fired up Firefox, auto-installed the latest stable update (64.0) and it tells me they dropped the Live Bookmarks feature, which I was still using for exactly 2 RSS feeds (All Games Delta and /r/games (shut up)).

No big deal, really, I'll just grab the next best add-on for that but it also made me wonder if any ResetErians over here were still using that feature.
 

shauntu

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Oct 27, 2017
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I use IE for it's RSS Feeds still. If you find a good replacement add-on, post here!
 
Kida

Kida

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I switched to feedly years ago when I moved to chrome but I would miss this feature if I still used it.
 
jesu

jesu

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Annoyed me too.
The recommended addon Livemarks seems to do the same job though.
 
Pokemaniac

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Oct 25, 2017
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I think I subscribed to a feed for driver updates for one of my old laptops. Probably not going to be anything new on that at this point anyway.
 
AuthenticM

AuthenticM

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Here's more info on the browser:

 
FreezePeach

FreezePeach

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I too, had RSS feeds on my toolbar for news sites and some game sites. I too discovered they just got rid of it. LAME!
 

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shauntu said:
I use IE for it's RSS Feeds still. If you find a good replacement add-on, post here!
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... what? Why? WHYYYY!?
Dache said:
We're saved. Use Livemarks. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/livemarks/

Just re-added the BBC News RSS feed I've had on my toolbar for years that felt wrong to be without.
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Livemarks does indeed do a fine job. You can simply import the backup of your live bookmarks that has been played on your desktop after upgrading to Firefox 64.
 
Hella

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When Firefox sprang this on me out of nowhere, I was really glad I began using Spotify for my podcast tracking a few months ago. I've been listening to stuff out of order, in such a way that it'd be bothersome to figure out where I was again. But these replacements seem pretty good, and fortunately the Firefox export has prevented me from losing them all.

Feedbro seems good so far. Seems nice and customisable, better than the old live bookmarks.
 
PaulLFC

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I use them. They were perfect for keeping track of game deals on HUKD - add the HUKD RSS feed as a live bookmark, update it every couple of minutes or so, and then just click the folder name to see the latest deals instantly.

I used that feature so much that when I moved to Chrome I had to find a comparable extension (Foxish). Now back on Firefox and I see this news. However, then I see the recommendation for Livemarks above, which looks like exactly what I need - and indeed is based on Foxish. Cheers Dache!
 
Shy

Shy

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm really fucked off by this. I used it for podcasts, where i would just use it like a normal webpage. 😭

It was a godsend for the casts that are only on fucking itunes.

*sigh* fuck sake.
 
Charcoal

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Have they launched MSI's for enterprise yet? As a sysadmin, Firefox can go fall in a hole.
 

Deleted member 7081

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Okay, Livemarks has a very annoying problem: all entries of a live bookmark show up as normal bookmarks when using the address bar. Ughhhhh. :/
 
Charcoal

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Shy said:
I hope you don't mind me asking. What's MSI ? (I know it's not the hardware manufacturer)
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In this sense, it refers to a Microsoft installer or MSI. For enterprises that manage their applications through SCCM, MSI's are preferred over .exe's.

This is one of the reasons why Google Chrome controls the enterprise space. It's taken Mozilla years to implement even basic features.
 
Shy

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Charcoal said:
In this sense, it refers to a Microsoft installer or MSI. For enterprises that manage their applications through SCCM, MSI's are preferred over .exe's.

This is one of the reasons why Google Chrome controls the enterprise space. It's taken Mozilla years to implement even basic features.
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Ahhh. I understand. Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me.
 
Shy

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Avast flagged livemarks as a dodgy add-on when i turned on my PC a couple of hours ago. Anyone else have anything similar happen ?
 
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