Synching Solutions

CEBU, Philippines - With the average electronic consumer now owning more than one gadget, concerns related to the unifying and synchronizing of data across different devices has become more of an issue, as opposed to its previous status as a "minor annoyance".

If you're among the many who feel that there has to be a better way to efficiently update and synchronize data between computers, mobile phones, tablets and portable media players, here are some nifty software utilities designed to simplify and streamline your synchronization needs.

XMarks - www.xmarks.com

Web bookmarks management made easy, with a Windows app and plug-in versions for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Chrome

You no longer have to worry about having to manually update your saved bookmark data with XMarks, an enhanced browser management utility that comes with uploading, downloading and online synchronization features.

Straightforward in its operation and lightweight on your computer's system resource demands, the program comes in a for-Windows system version, with installable plug-in options for Firefox, Chrome and Safari.

With XMarks, you can readily update your computer's existing stored bookmarks data to other computers/web browsers, as well as readily update new bookmarks to your online-hosted bookmarks data using only your XMarks username-password combination and a web browser with an active internet connection.

Rainlendar - www.rainlendar.net

Highly customizable calendar application for Windows, OS X and Ubuntu/Debian

Though the features of Rainlendar is one that can be found in other utilities of its class, the nifty thing about it is its enhanced support for various computer operating systems, along with its featured highlight to access online-hosted calendar data (available in Rainlendar Pro).

With Rainlendar Pro, you can easily access your preferred online calendar service (for example, Google Calendar) straight from the application, make necessary changes or simply backup calendar data in iCal formats.

Rainlendar Pro also allows access for more than one shared online calendar, making it an enhanced productivity tool that keeps you and those in your team on the same page with where schedules and appointments are concerned.

AmoK Playlist Copy - www.amok.am/en/freeware/amok_playlist_copy

A nifty Widows music transfer utility designed to readily copy playlist content to various devices

Though not exactly a synchronization utility, AmoK Playlist Copy makes it to this list because of the benefits it promises to boast music lovers on the go - seamless transfers of playlist content to different devices.

Everyone's had the experience of utilizing the built-in synchronization features of multimedia players (Windows Media Player, iTunes, Winamp, etc), which actually does well in copying music files to players and other gadgets, save perhaps maintaining their playlist orders.

AmoK Playlist Copy is developed to easily transfer playlist entries to different devices, at the same time keeping their playlist queue orders in check. With AmoK Playlist Copy, mobile music lovers no longer have to worry about reworking playlists on their portable players after synchronizing them with media player suites.

The abovementioned applications are categorized as "third party" utilities and are not developed by Microsoft and/or Apple. Do well in properly reading up on their system requirements, user guides and documentation to better understand their respective user terms, as well as to properly use them at their best.