
Linkman - Outer Technologies
Reviewed June 2008
What’s It Do?
Linkman is a bookmark management utility that stores, organizes,
annotates, and checks favorite Internet pages. Using a database to store
links, it provides ability to retrieve keywords and descriptions
automatically and import/synchronize bookmarks and export them in a
variety of formats and templates
Does it do what it promises?
Reviewer 1. I used Linkman with my main browser,
Firefox. While Linkman performed all of the functions promised, I did
not find its net effect to be helpful.
Reviewer 2. Yes. Linkman is a bookmark manager that
saves, organizes, annotates, checks, and updates links to one’s favorite
Internet pages. It works with most major Windows browsers and thus gives
ready access to bookmarks even if several different browsers are used.
It is highly customizable and can handle huge numbers of links with
extraordinary speed.
Reviewer 3. Essentially, this is Bookmarks / Favorites
on steroids. Many of the capabilities of Linkman are duplicates of
things already available in IE-Firefox-Opera-Netscape etc. The problem
is that often times these functions are buried in a menu somewhere and
hard to find. Linkman takes the whole link management process to a new
level and beyond. Linkman gives a whole new perspective on how to
organize, categorize, tag, rate and access Bookmarks and Favorites. This
could be the answer to a researcher’s prayer. Capturing links is done
several ways. Links can be dragged to a thing called a “Drop Basket” or
to the “Desktop Toolbar”, both of which can be selected in the “view”
menu. Both can also be moved around the screen and the Toolbar can be
docked at top or bottom or left to “float”. Linkman can even capture
links from within text documents by highlighting and dragging them to
one or the other. It needs to be a “full” link with the http:// part
included. When a link is dropped , a screen pops up allowing one to
categorize, tag and direct to an existing folder or create a new folder.
The tagging is useful for searching based on the tags applied to each
saved link. Searching is done with a tool called “Link Collector” that
can search for Name, Path, Keywords, Comment, Description, and Rating.
Wild cards (*) are allowed. Ratings can be applied in the properties
page that appears when the link is dropped onto the toolbar or drop
basket as well as the main page of Linkman.
Reviewer 4. Yes, the advertised functions do perform as
described.
Reviewer 5. In general, yes, it does. I use Firefox
extensively, Opera a lot of the time, and Internet Explorer only
occasionally. What is interesting about Linkman is that it operates
independently of one’s browser. Links can be collected from the
Favorites of IE, the Bookmarks of Firefox, the Addresses of Opera ,and
stored in a Linkman database. There is a samples database that comes
with the installation. Starting with that, I "appended" all the links
from the "LinkLists" of my different browsers from different computers.
(I hunted down the files particular to each program, moved them into a
shared folder on my home network, then appended them one-by-one into
Linkman. As each one was added, they were automatically sorted
alphabetically, and mingled all together. With Linkman in the System
Tray (or if desired, from the Linkman Toolbar), I can quickly search
through the URLs to find one that I am looking for, then "Launch" it.
Firefox pops up, and heads off to the URL I have selected.
Reviewer 6. Yes. Linkman is a standalone bookmark
organizer, search tool, and management system. One can enter bookmarks
into the program, organize then any way desired and create folders to
further organize them in much like files are organized. Existing
bookmarks can be imported from all popular browsers (except AOL) and
some other bookmark organizers. Once bookmarks are entered, however, is
where Linkman works its magic. First, Linkman will validate all
bookmarks—looking for dead links - and will then download the
description and keywords from the link’s Web site for those bookmarks
that still work. All bookmarks will then have a name, path (URL),
keywords and descriptions (both from Web sites), and comments (notes)
desired for each bookmark. Then, by simply typing in what one is looking
for, Linkman will launch the bookmark(s), and it will open whatever
browser is specified and load the bookmark(s). The Web site states that
“what makes Linkman special is its speed.” While there are other unique
features about this software program, it is truly the fastest such
program I have encountered. In short, I found the program’s Website to
be refreshingly professional with no exaggerated claims or hyperbole.
Was it easy to install?
Reviewer 1. Installation was easy and uncomplicated.
Reviewer 2. No. I have many icons on my desktop, and
I’ve arranged them in a specific order. As soon as I installed Linkman,
it added a large Desktop Toolbar that threw my desktop into total
disarray, with icons scattered about randomly. I have a program that is
designed to restore the desktop order, but it was not able to do so this
time. I tried making the Toolbar smaller, but that didn’t solve the
problem. Eventually, I found that by turning off the Toolbar completely,
I was able to restore my desired arrangement of icons.
Reviewer 3. Yes, it is a typical install / register
procedure.
Reviewer 4. Yes, installation is an easy flawless
process; however, ease of installation should not be interpreted to mean
that a user could install and start using the program right away.
Reviewer 5. Yes. It was a standard Windows installation
procedure that allowed me to place the program and its icons where I
chose. When the installation was completed, I was given the choice to
Run Linkman and Check for Updates. I went ahead with "Run Linkman."
Without any warning, it installed two of its tools on my desktop without
any explanation and without my permission. I might well have made those
choices, particularly as I was trying the program for the first time;
however, I am very particular with the way I arrange my desktop. I
object having items pitched there by others, just as much as having
someone rearrange all the paper piles and other paraphernalia on my
actual desktop. The "Drop Basket" is an icon, but a very large one, and
by default it sits on the top of everything else. It can, of course, be
toggled on and off, but I would still like a warning.
The Desktop Toolbar is something else entirely. It attaches to the
bottom of the monitor, right above the Windows toolbar. It is
significantly larger that the narrow little band that is the Classic
Windows toolbar, and the affect it has on the desktop is rather
dramatic. I strongly urge the developers to tame the toolbar (see below
in Weak Points). At the very least, the user should have a warning of
the consequences to the carefully-arranged icons on his/her
"pre-toolbar" desktop.
Reviewer 6. Yes, Linkman is a surprisingly small 4.48MB
download considering the program’s feature set and power. One other
related feature worthy of mentioning here: updates install easily by
overwriting the existing program and automatically transferring your
license and registration. Additionally, the program uninstalls cleanly
and thoroughly leaving only a remarkably few empty registry entries, the
mark of a well-written program and something that anyone who has
nightmares trying to remove a program will appreciate.
Good points
Reviewer 1. It validated
my URL links effectively. The search function quickly located links from
their properties. The ‘delete duplicates’ function works quickly and has
robust options for what to do when duplicates are found.
Reviewer 2. For years, I have used and loved a bookmark
manager called Powermarks. It works with all my browsers, and I don’t
have to remember where in some complex maze of folders and subfolders I
put a given bookmark. Instead of a complicated hierarchy of folders,
Powermarks uses a database based on keywords. All I do is start typing a
keyword and Powermarks will begin to show me results almost instantly.
To my surprise and delight, Linkman works much the same way and with the
same awesome speed, as well as offering some valuable features that
Powermarks lacks. For example, whereas Powermarks searches only on
keywords, Linkman offers the possibility of searching on any or all of
the following fields: name, path, keywords, description, comment,
folder, and user-defined field. Thus, when I imported a set of Firefox
bookmarks into Linkman, it kept the organization of folders and
subfolders I had set up in Firefox, but I could instantly find any
bookmark without having to remember where I had put it.
Linkman also offers the valuable possibility of using the Boolean
operators “and,” “or,” or “and/and not”; thus, I can search for A and B,
A or B, or A and not B. I can also use wildcards in my search. If I
wish, Linkman will automatically retrieve keywords and descriptions from
web pages. It will also check bookmarks for dead links, content changes,
and/or page movements. Although Powermarks, too, will check for dead
links, Linkman’s check mechanism is much better; it helped me identify
hundreds of dead links that Powermarks hadn’t found. Also, if a Web page
has changed its URL, Linkman can automatically update the bookmark, an
extremely useful feature.
Though Linkman works well with an impressive array of browsers, it seems
especially well designed for use with Internet Explorer. This is most
obvious in the excellent toolbar that it makes available only on IE.
Unlike the unwieldy free-standing Desktop Toolbar that wreaked havoc
with my desktop icons and took up valuable space on the screen, the IE
toolbar takes up no additional space (it fits on an already existing IE
toolbar or menu bar) and gives ready access to many of the most
important Linkman features. Its entries are also more legible than those
in the Desktop Toolbar. Since I very rarely use Internet Explorer, I
only regret that the IE toolbar is not available for other browsers such
as Firefox and Opera.
Reviewer 3. Linkman is a capable tool for organizing
and tagging links. It is able to import and export links from various
browsers. It will output templates that are pre-formatted or these can
be customized. It can be set to open the favorites / bookmarks on
startup if one mainly uses one browser. There many variations and
customizations and its abilities are seemingly endless. Linkman has a
feature that allows one to validate all links and discard the ones that
are no longer good. It will also search for duplicates and remove them
if desired. I found this to be useful since some of my link collection
is years old. One whole folder containing hundreds of links was imported
from IE and contained many duplicates and many dead links.
Reviewer 4. Linkman comes with a complete instruction
pdf file that has “Tutorials” and “How to” sections with screen shots
from the program. These instructions and examples provided all the
information I needed to test all functions of the program without
seeking help from the software developers.
As a bookmark (URL shortcuts) manager, Linkman must work with one’s
browser. While Linkman appears to be designed with Internet Explorer in
mind, it is adaptable and compatible with other popular browsers in use.
I tested Linkman’s functions using Internet Explorer. Linkman easily
imports the IE Favorites directly into the program and in the same
organization that they had in the Favorites folder. The original
Favorites are not altered during this process. Allowing Linkman to store
Favorites in its own format provides an easy method to have Favorites
backed up; but, backing up IE Favorites is a simple task not requiring
this program. Linkman has a toolbar add on for IE that allows easy
access to Linkman and its many functions.
Linkman has more functions for handling bookmarks than any other
bookmark manager I have used and in each of my tests I found these
functions to rapidly and accurately perform as described. When a
function did not seem to perform, I found that it was due my lack of
understanding of how to make the function work rather than a failure of
the program. Here are a few of the major functions of how Linkman
manages bookmarks:
• Many of the functions are based upon the property sheet for each
bookmark. Entering data into these property sheets for a large
collection of bookmarks is a long, labor-intensive task. Linkman helps
in editing property sheets by importing bookmarks into Excel with the
columns in Excel displaying entry items for each bookmark’s property
sheet.
• The property sheet allows ranking, key words, and other functions
which allow the IE toolbar in IE to access the bookmark with a few
keystrokes. Launching of the bookmark is indeed faster than utilizing
the Favorites shortcuts.
• Multiple bookmark launching is customizable by establishing separate
folders containing the desired Web pages to open at one time, such as a
group of Web sites visited on a daily basis. My tests of this function
demonstrated that all sites opened much faster than I could by clicking
the links one at a time. I have a very fast broadband connection (5-6
Mbps) and in my tests the multiple launch would have the Web pages
loaded before I could even click all the bookmarks in the list.
• URL Validation was the most impressive function to me. This function
will test each URL shortcut and determine if the shortcut is still valid
as well as many other possible responses from a Web site’s server. It
does this without actually downloading the Web page. What impressed me
the most is that it validated 852 URL shortcuts in less than 2 minutes
and that included Web sites that timed out (I had time out set to 40
seconds.).
• Linkman also has a Desktop function that works without the browser
having to be open first, for very fast access directly from the Desktop.
• Linkman allows several ways to add new bookmarks and allows one to
complete the properties sheet as each is added.
With all these functions and the numerous ways these functions can be
accessed, Linkman is very customizable to each user’s wants.
Reviewer 5. During installation, I noticed that I could
choose to install Linkman on a Memory Key, and decided to try it out.
The process is quick and painless, and actually takes very little space
on the Key. I ran Linkman from the Key on two different computers, and
built my Linkman database from the bookmarks, favorites and addresses on
the two computers. I ran the "delete duplicates" tool and now have both
the program and the database on the one key. To make sure that it
worked, I uninstalled the Linkman program on my "Main" computer then
tried running it from the key. It loads up and runs as quickly from the
key as it does on the hard drive on the computer. I expected that it
would need a lot of space, so used a 1-gigabyte key to install it on. I
need not have worried, as the Linkman folder, including all its own
files plus the Sample Database that comes with the program, plus my own
database is less than five megabytes. For travelers, this would provide
all bookmarks all the time. Since Linkman claims to work with 10
different Windows browsers (I have tried it out and verified four of
them), it can be used on just about any PC and any URL (Web site
address) can be added to one’s database, no matter what computer is in
use. It will save them to the Linkman database carried on one’s key, and
will leave nothing on the temporary "hosting" computer.
Using the Linkman database is like double-clicking on a URL or Web
shortcut. It calls up the default browser and goes directly to that
site. The same applies when using Linkman from a memory key; but Linkman
can launch whatever browser preferred, as long as it is installed on
that computer.
Some of the organizational tools in the program are very helpful. Once
the bookmarks/addresses/favorites database is built, it can be sorted
and duplicates located and deleted, and a validation check can be run on
all URLs. The validation was rapid, verifying the accuracy of my list of
397 addresses in about two minutes.
Reviewer 6. This is a rock-solid program that smoothly
integrates into system and browser almost imperceptibly. It has a small,
almost unnoticeable, footprint and uses few resources. It has been under
a constant and continual state of development by Outer Technologies for
many years and their care and concern for the program shows in nearly
every aspect of the program from its bug free, smooth, and trouble-free
performance to its continually expanding features and attractive,
relatively intuitive, and highly configurable GUI (Graphic User
Interface) consisting of a main interface screen and a toolbar which you
can optionally hide or keep on one’s desktop. Additionally, there are
adjustable hotkeys to make the program behavior easier to control. There
is also a toolbar for Internet Explorer. There are over 35 separate
features in the program so it would be impossible to mention even a
majority of them here so I would encourage a visit to the program’s Web
site for a full review of all the features. Linkman’s most impressive
feature is, as stated above, the speed at which it searches for
information. I had approximately 1,650 bookmarks and when searching for
information, results were almost immediate. Additionally, the
configurability is exceptional. The main screen and toolbar can be used
separately or together; there are multiple views on the main screen for
examining URLs or information; one can choose to select different colors
for bookmarks, export links to different programs, and create one’s own
templates to export links in an individually designed pattern. The
latest version of Linkman offers the option to install the program on a
removable, e.g., USB, drive. A 90- page PDF manual can be downloaded
from the Web site and it is one of the most thorough I have seen. An
excellent email support has a turnaround time of less than 7 hours,
based on my experiences. There is a 30-day free trial period after which
the cost is $39.00 and this includes at least three updates within the
current (7.0) version. The program is still actively being developed as
the most recent update was in May 2008. The most recent update supports
the just-released Firefox 3. This is truly a top notch program that has
my highest recommendation.
Weak points
Reviewer 1. This is not a program that can be run
effectively “out of the box”. When one first runs it, there is a screen
with lots of white space, some menus, and not much guidance. A “Tip of
the Day” does pop up, but many of the tips are “techie” in nature and
give the details about running the fine points of the program before one
has the big picture. One of the “tips” was that the best way to get
started is to use the Tutorial in the Help section. The tutorial is
essentially a restatement of the rather difficult to understand 90-page
user’s manual, more reading than the functionality of the program could
justify.. What I would have found very useful would have been a one to
three page “executive summary” clearly stating an overview of “this is
what this program can do and here’s how you do it”. [Note: I did find a
section like this, only I had to hunt for it. When the tutorial opens,
it gets right into running the details of the program; however, on the
menu screen on the left there is an overview section in the Introduction
section which is above where the tutorial starts.] After verifying my
links and purging the broken URLs, I exported the results to my Firefox
browser. Unfortunately, the order of my links was changed and this
severely lessened their usefulness to me. I use Firefox as my internet
browser, and Linkman does not integrate itself well with it. When
Linkman would start, it would not automatically load my bookmarks.
Instead, they had to be manually imported. Changes made to my bookmarks
in Linkman would not show up in my actual Firefox bookmarks until I
exported the Linkman file. Any changes to my bookmarks made in Firefox
between the import and export steps would be lost. Firefox’s bookmarks
had to be ‘imported’ every session, and then ‘exported’ before the
changes would be saved. In order to use powerful features of Linkman,
such as mass deletion of broken URL’s, it was necessary to change the
sort order of the bookmarks. This, in turn, changed the order of
Firefox’s bookmarks when the export occurred. Since I have my bookmarks
ordered for my best usage, I found this reordering to be disruptive.
While the help documentation for Linkman was quite complete, I found it
difficult to read in both style and format. It was fine at instructing
how to do individual steps, but it was difficult to ‘see the forest
through the trees”. It was great that they gave screenshots to show how
changes were going to be made, but many of the screenshots were small
and difficult to discern. Weighing in at 90 pages, it was more reading
than the functionality of the program could justify.
Reviewer 2. My first impressions of Linkman were very
negative. I’ve described above the chaos created at installation by
Linkman’s Desktop Toolbar. I was also not at all pleased with the Drop
Basket, a box a little less than one-inch square that gives access to a
number of Linkman’s features. Unfortunately, the Drop Basket insists on
remaining on top of everything else, and no matter where I moved it, it
invariably got in the way of my reading or using other items.
Eventually, I realized that these two features were not at all
necessary; everything I wanted Linkman to do could just as easily be
triggered by the tiny Linkman icon in the system tray. I happily turned
off both the Desktop Toolbar and the Drop Basket.
Another problem I encountered had to do with importing my 3000 bookmarks
from Powermarks. Powermarks offers several ways to export, but only
exporting as a “delimited ASCII” file allowed me to keep the keywords.
Putting the bookmarks into a delimited ASCII file was easy; the hard
part was getting Linkman to import that file appropriately. I tried
several times, but I continued to have difficulty getting the categories
to match. Linkman also didn’t deal correctly with sites whose names were
in quotation marks. After considerable trial and error, I succeeded in
getting the file imported, although there were still hundreds of
bookmarks that had to be corrected by hand. To be fair, I should note
that I had no problem importing bookmarks from Firefox or using the
Internet Explorer favorites file in Linkman; however, I created the
Firefox and IE bookmarks primarily to test this software. My real
bookmark file is in Powermarks.
I also had problems dragging and dropping items from one location to
another within the Treeview. Sometimes, I successfully moved a bookmark,
but many times the bookmark would not drop into the desired folder but
fell instead to the very bottom of the bookmark list in the Treeview. I
would then right-click on the bookmark, select Move To, and choose a
location. The right-click method always worked, but dragging and
dropping is usually faster—when it works.
Because I had difficulty getting the hang of Linkman, I turned
frequently to the Help information that is available both from the
program’s interface and in a separate .pdf file. The information was
generally helpful and well illustrated, but it had one annoying feature.
Many key terms were highlighted in red, giving the impression that I
could click on them and go directly to the relevant term or section, as
is often the case with Help files, but that turned out not to be the
case. The terms in red were not clickable, leaving me on my own to
navigate to the information mentioned.
Though useful, the Help Manual did not cover a number of questions and
problems I encountered, including the difficulties I had in importing my
bookmarks and in dragging and dropping. I also was puzzled by a choice I
was asked to make in setting up the program: did I want Linkman to use
the Registry or an .ini file? I could find no explanation of the
advantages and disadvantages of these two options. I emailed Tech
Support about these issues and five days later sent a second copy of my
message. I never received a response.
Reviewer 3. This application is too powerful and
complex for just casual use. The learning curve is quite steep. It seems
to be very Internet Explorer-oriented. Some functions like the
integrated browser tool bar only work in IE. Windows Vista users; must
turn off UAC (User Access Control) to use the IE tool bar. This weakens
security. Many of the default settings are IE-oriented, such as the
buttons on some of the tool bars of the main screen. Opera requires a
plug-in to use Linkman. I had one occasion to try the email tech support
but never got an answer. The program did crash several times and I never
resolved that issue as of this writing.
Reviewer 4. The major drawback to Linkman is the high
learning curve needed to use the program and make use of its neat
functions. While Linkman does come with very good instructions, it
should be pointed out that that instruction book is 96 pages long. I am
considered an advanced user and programmer and still it took me many
hours to understand and use this program properly.
To use Linkman does require a user to drastically change how they use
the Internet. Even though Linkman tries to make the transition easier,
the preparation of the URL shortcut property sheets does require a lot
of time and effort. Just how much would depend on how many URL shortcuts
one already has. I suspect that the transition would be easier for a new
user just starting to add URL shortcuts to his or her list.
Another dislike I had about Linkman was the amount of screen real estate
that must be given up in order to use Linkman fully. The Desktop toolbar
doubles or triples the size of the Desktop task bar. The drop bucket
takes even more space and with its always-on top default setting will be
there in whatever program used. Settings can be changed to prevent this,
but doing so limits use of those functions of Linkman.
Reviewer 5. The toolbar was severely frustrating. I do
like the idea, but I do not like the implementation. It aggressively
grabs the space that it is going to occupy, and moves everything else
out of its way. I have quite a few icons on my desktop, and they have
been arranged, over time, quite carefully. The ones that I use most
often are put exactly where I want them. The space in the bottom two
corners is particularly valuable in my scheme of things, The linkman
toolbar simply bulldozed its way into that space, unceremoniously
blasting my icons all over the desktop. When I closed it (as one can do
in the view menu) the bottom section of the desktop was (and still is)
an empty wasteland. If I move any icons back into their appointed places
(after hunting for them one-by-one), the next time that the toolbar is
called into action, it barrels its way back, again arrogantly elbowing
my icons out of the way. This needs to be addressed. The toolbar can be
attached to an edge of the screen if that would be helpful, but it must
behave as a window does, not as a toolbar does. When it goes back to a
shrunken or even hidden state, the icons that were there before it
arrived on the scene must still be where they were placed by the owner
of the desktop.
Although the manual is very extensive, it is basically a how-to recipe
book. It has many graphics to step one through one process or another,
but I do not always find what I am looking for. I do not find Linkman to
be self-evident or intuitive. I finally printed out the whole pdf
version of the manual, and I have to refer to it often. There is very
little difference between the “tutorial” and the manual. In spite of the
promotional comments on the Web site, the tutorial is not very easy to
use or to learn from. It is too wrapped up in the technology of the
program, and is not all that aware of the learner's needs.
Nor did I get much help from Support. It is an email-based system (which
I usually prefer to the ticket system used by others), but if support is
to be useful, they have to reply to the email submitted.
This program is complex enough that people must be finding interesting
ways to use it, and tricks and tips they would be willing to share with
others. I would strongly recommend to the developers that they establish
a users forum for the program. I am surprised, in fact, that this has
not yet been done; I have the impression that this developer has been
around for a good many years.
Reviewer 6. Linkman tends to be Internet Explorer
centric and needs more development toward Opera and especially Firefox.
The program automatically defaults to IE even if you have Firefox or
Opera as your default browser. Even the toolbar has an icon to “Open IE
Favorites” as does the file menu descriptions. There just seems to be
very little in support of Firefox other than that it can import its
bookmark file. Hopefully, with continued development, a little more
attention can be paid to support of Firefox and Opera. I would also urge
the developers to consider expanding their almost nonexistent FAQ,
adding a Knowledge Base, or possibly a community forum. While the PDF
manual is excellent, there is still a bit of a steep learning curve
which might be lessened with the aforementioned.
Other Comments
Reviewer 1. The Search function had a “next” button. It
would be useful in future versions to include a “back” button as well.
Reviewer 2. As I was completing this review, I learned
that Powermarks, the bookmark manager I have used with pleasure for more
than a decade, will no longer be updated. I am pleased to be able to
replace it with Linkman
Reviewer 3. I recommend downloading the PDF version of
the Help manual and keeping it handy as well. While Help is available in
the normal way within the program or online as an HTML page, it is
sometimes nice to be able to just have it open in the background,
“alt-tab” and skim through the manual to explore and get a handle on the
various functions. There are lots of nice screenshots in the Help files.
A table of contents in the PDF version would have made it a little
easier to use, but the other versions have this feature. For the user
who does a lot of research using Web pages and links, this program may
be just the ticket; if not, it’s too much of a learning curve for
general use. It would take a lot to time to go through the hundreds of
links that I have already collected to organize and add the keywords and
ratings needed to make the program truly useful for me. Many of the
functions are available in Firefox. I have several of them implemented
already, such as opening a group of URLs in tabs all in one browser
window with a single click. After many weeks of use, I have yet to plumb
the depths of this impressive program’s full capabilities.
Reviewer 4. Linkman does indeed function as advertised,
but that is not a major factor in deciding whether the program is right
for each individual user; rather, one should decide if Linkman’s
functions are worth the time it will take to learn how to use the
program, the time and effort to setup URL shortcuts, and changing the
way one surfs. My experience with other users leads me to this
conclusion: For a new user with a few URL shortcuts, then the benefits
of Linkman in the long run are well worth the time and effort required
to use Linkman fully. For an experienced user with many URL shortcuts,
the switch to Linkman will be difficult, time consuming, and
unrewarding.
Reviewer 5. I have uninstalled Linkman from my
computer, but left it on my memory key. I will sometimes use it from
there. When the toolbar has been tamed and become more submissive to my
needs, I could find myself going back to it again. It does, in fact,
organize my bookmarks well, and does allow me to use all of my bookmarks
with any of the browsers I would like to call up at any particular time.
I do appreciate the license offered by Linkman. There is no mention of
limiting the use of the program to a specific computer. I think that the
developers should receive credit for this approach.
Reviewer 6. Visit the Outer Technologies Web site at
www.outertech.com, click on the “About Us” tab, and view
the Development Team. It is always good to see people who do not take
themselves too seriously.
Will you continue to use it?
Reviewer 1. No.
Reviewer 2. Yes. I am very impressed with the program,
though the unresponsiveness of Linkman’s tech support concerns me.
Reviewer 3. While it is much more than I need for the
surfing that I do, it could be useful for an occasional research
project. I’ll keep it in the toolbox.
Reviewer 4. No. I am a very experienced user who
already has a well established way to handle my URL shortcuts.
Reviewer 5. Only from the memory key, and only after
the toolbar has been redesigned. I need that bottom space on the screen,
and do not need to replace all those icons where they belong each time I
use this program.
Reviewer 6. Yes. I have been using it for over five
years and would be lost in a bookmark nightmare without it.
OPERATING SYSTEMS USED IN THIS REVIEW
Windows XP Pro, XP Home
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