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Linux only: When it comes to            this or that folder on an external
backups, there's no messing with        drive, a USB device, or a network
rsync for reliability. If running       share, it's easy to set that up
the Unix utility through a command      with luckyBackup, and make that
line isn't your cup of tea,             action run on a regular basis. If
luckyBackup puts an easy-to-grasp       you'd like a two-way
front-end, making automated             synchronization, luckyBackup can   

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Windows only: Notes is a free,          app that plugs into Simplenote
portable, no-nonsense note-taking       (like ResophNotes), built to
application for Windows based on        mirror the functionality of the
Notational Velocity (Mac only).         Mac-only Simplenote-syncer,
It's fast, keyboard friendly, and       Notational Velocity.
in the beta release, supports           If you're a lover of plain-text
syncing with Simplenote.                note-taking, Notes is worth a look.

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iPhone/iPod Touch: Firefox Home         the App Store on your iPhone and
brings easy syncing of your             search for "Firefox Home" or
Firefox bookmarks, browser history,     install it directly from iTunes.
and open tabs to your iPhone so         Launch Firefox Home on your iPhone.
even when you're away from your         You'll be prompted to enter your
desk your favorite and current          Firefox Sync account info. Enter
links are close at hand.                your username, password and Secret 

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Android: Google previewed over-the-     apps connect you through your
air app installing at its I/O           Google credentials without ever
conference, but you can get that        actually seeing your password.
functionality in your Android           AppBrain could stand to have a bit
phone right now. Install AppBrain       more information on their privacy
and its Fast Web Installer, and         page about app installing security,
clicking "Install" on the web will      but they seem to be on the up-and- 

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Windows/Mac/Android: If you're          installed the mSpot software on.
looking for dead-simple tool for        Even without installed software
syncing your music across all the       you can always visit the web site
computers and devices you use,          from any computer you want to
mSpot fits the bill. It's a cloud-      access your collection from.
based music tool that makes             In addition to syncing your
managing your music collection          music—which it does          

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It was previously impossible to         In Gmail, Apple creates a label
easily synchronize your iPhone's        called "Notes" in the linked
notes between devices, but              account. Any notes that are
yesterday's iOS4 firmware update        transferred will use this label
adds a feature capable of saving        and are only editable from an
notes directly—and                iPhone or iPod Touch, making it,
conveniently—to your Gmail        unfortunately, a one-way sync.     

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Windows: If you use iTunes to load      files already in iTunes, and
up your iPod and other Apple            more—as seen in the
devices but otherwise aren't a fan      screenshot above. SYNCiTunes will
of it—especially the slow         also update tag changes made
and sometimes quirky                    outside of iTunes which is great
importing—SYNCiTunes imports      for those of us who don't like
and synchronizes music into iTunes,     doing any serious tag editing in   

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Long have we searched for an easy       shortcut. Choose "Properties" and
way to sync browser extensions          in the target box, add
across multiple machines, and for       —enable-sync-extensions to
Chrome users that day has finally       the end of the line (outside of
come. If you're running the Dev         the quotes). From now on, using
channel, here's how you can easily      that shortcut to launch Chrome
enable extension syncing.               will have extension syncing        

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If you've been looking for a            test machine between Windows 7 and
simple solution to syncing your         the HTC Hero Android-based phone
media across computers and              was a breeze. The Dazzboard auto-
multiple devices from a basic MP3       detected all the devices we
player to your Android phone,           plugged into it:
Dazzboard is an impressive and          iPods—phones, and portable
free syncing tool.                      media devices—without a      

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Google Chrome currently syncs your      nightly dev builds and stable
browser preferences, your               releases in the near future. The
bookmarks, and even your themes         current syncing tools and other
but extension syncing is notably        Chrome improvements debuted by
absent from the list. If a recent       making an appearance in Chromium
revision to the Chromium source         builds so fingers cross for
code is any indicator, however,         extension syncing being right      

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