Since you last saw an edition of Chrome Corner, we've done some re-thinking about what it should be. Instead of trying to force together a weekly update when there's sometimes just not enough news to justify doing it, the Corner will now crop up whenever the crew at Download Squad has a nice haul of of Chrome-y goodness to post about.

Today's topic: syncing across multiple computers!

Google Chrome can sync your bookmarks, but what about all the other bits and pieces that you want available on all your machines? Passwords? Form data? Notes?

The Extension Gallery has plenty of awesome options that can help you keep all your Google Chrome installs marching in step -- read about eight useful ones after the break!

Passwords and form data: LastPass, RoboForm
Apart from not having the same set of bookmarks available on every machine I use, nothing irks me quite as much as having to recall and re-enter all my passwords manually. LastPass and RoboForm both handle the task admirably, and they have other benefits as well. LastPass, for example, includes a strong password generator which makes creating hard-to-crack passwords easy.

Both extensions can also auto-fill form data for you with your pre-entered information (name, address, phone number, etc.).

Tabs and Sessions: TabSync, FreshStart
FreshStart is a fantastic session manager and synchronizer (which I wrote about before), with the ability to restore sessions from machine to machine. It's also great at recovering from crashes. TabSync is more minimalistic in its approach. Set it up to auto-sync or press the button to do things manually, and your current window's tabs are locked in so you can restore them again later.

Notepad: Chrome Notes
Opera has a handy, built-in notepad that I've gotten quite used to on version 10.50. Chrome, of course, doesn't include one -- but Chrome Notes fills in nicely. It's very basic, but it'll let you keep

Text Snippets: ChromeCuts
Got some text you want within easy reach all the time like signatures, email addresses, or canned responses like 'That's what she said'? ChromeCuts is for you. Click the icon to drop down your menu of stored snippets and copy them to the clipboard with a click. Sync support is now built in: set your Cuts up on a single computer and then access them anywhere!

Bookmarks: Built in, XMarks, Chromelicious
This one, of course, Google has tucked into Chrome's utility belt. Built-in bookmark syncing is fast and reliable and it won't chew up the additional RAM an extension will.

If you already use another bookmarking service, however, an extension is the way to go. XMarks users can grab the official extension, while I recommend Delicious users grab Chromelicious -- it's much more fully-featured than the official version.

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If you're a developer, the Chrome bsync class sure looks simple enough to utilize. Got an extension which uses it to sync data across machines? Share it with us in the comments, or email me -- lee(at)downloadsquad(dot)com!

Chrome Corner: extensions to keep Google Chrome in sync on multiple computers originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EST.