Q. How do I get my Bookmarks onto a new computer?

Bookmarks or Favorites in a Web browser can be moved from one browser to another, or from one computer to another.

Go into your present browser, and look for the function to export bookmarks or favorites. This will result in a file that you can copy to a USB stick and then import in your new browser.

• Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/21108
• Chrome http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=96816 or synchronize Chrome to Crome through Google Docs
• Firefox http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Exporting%20bookmarks%20to%20an%20HTML%20file
• Safari http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/3.0/en/9263.html
• Opera http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/183/

Alternatively you can Google for online programs that automatically convert, or that let you sync your bookmarks through the internet – unfortunately many of the programs listed are out of date and support Firefox 3 only, not Firefox 4 or 5

• Delicious allows you to maintain a set of bookmarks on the Web http://www.delicious.com/ and optionally share bookmarks with others, but this isn’t the same as moving bookmarks between browsers
• XMarks will do online bookmark syncing between Firefox installations http://www.xmarks.com/ it has a free version and a premium version with an annual paid subscription.