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+The explosive growth of social bookmarking sites like [http://del.icio.us/ del.icio.us], [http://ma.gnolia.com/ ma.gnolia] and others have proved that there are legions of us that want to share our favorite sites with the world. 
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+However there are others who don't necessarily want to share everything with everyone, but still want an accessible-anywhere online backup of their bookmarks.
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+Even if you're happily sharing away on del.icio.us, there may still be some bookmarks you don't want to share -- site admin links, banking sites, and, uh, "other" sites.
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+If you've been looking for a way to backup your bookmarks online, but keep them private at the same time, grab yourself some coffee as we explore your options.
+
+== Social Bookmarking ==
+
+Just because del.icio.us makes it easy to share your bookmarks doesn't mean you have to. You could in fact keep your entire del.icio.us account (or ma.gnolia or almost any alternative) private. 
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+Just make sure that each time you bookmark a page you mark it as private. If you're using Firefox with the del.icio.us add-on, this would be our recommendation. That way you get a local copy of your bookmarks, a private online backup and use the Firefox add-on to keep the two in sync with ease.
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+Of course there's the problem of remembering to mark your bookmarks as private each time you add one. If that sounds like something you'd eventually mess up, then keep reading for some more solutions.
+
+== Go Old School ==
+
+As primitive as this sounds, I still use a simple HTML bookmark list exported straight out of the browser. I then upload that file to my own server and use an .htaccess file to require a login before you can see the page. It isn't totally secure, but it'll stop most prying eyes.
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+To make the setup a bit slicker, check out the Firefox plug-in [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2410 Foxmarks]. Foxmarks allows you to create the backup bookmark file directly without manually exporting and uploading via FTP. Just plug your server settings into Foxmarks and it'll take care of the rest. Foxmarks works over FTP or WebDAV. See the [http://wiki.foxmarks.com/wiki/Foxmarks:_Frequently_Asked_Questions#Using_Other_Servers Foxmarks Wiki] for more details.
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+As for the password protection, (assuming you're using an Apache web server) just create a .htaccess file in the directory where the bookmarks backup file is located and paste in these lines:
+
+<pre>
+AuthName "Password Protect Directory"
+AuthType Basic
+AuthUserFile /home/username/.htpasswd
+<Limit GET POST PUT>
+Require valid-user
+</Limit> 
+</pre>
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+Now change the <code>AuthUserFile</code> path to a directory on your server that '''is not accessible for the web''', and create the .htpasswd file. The username/password combo in .htpasswd takes this form:
+
+<pre>
+username:encryptedpassword
+</pre>
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+To get an encrypted version of your desired password, just use one of the many free generators available like the one from [http://www.htmlite.com/HTA006a.php htmlite]
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+You can also generate the .htpasswd file from the shell like so:
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+htpasswd -c /path/to/the/folder/.htpasswd your_username 
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+Now if you try to access your bookmarks file, the browser should prompt you for a username and password.
+
+== Evernote, Box.net and online backup solutions ==
+
+If you don't have your own server to backup a bookmarks file, checkout some of the many free services that can do it for you -- [http://box.net/ box.net], [http://www.putplace.com/ PutPlace], [http://mozy.com/ Mozy] and more.
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+None of these services are specifically geared to backing up bookmarks, but all of them offer online storage (generally around 2-5 gigs for free) and often provide ftp access, which would work with Foxmarks or similar solutions.
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+Another possibility is [http://www.evernote.com/ Evernote], a [http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/03/evernote-offers.html backup solution] that's one part web-based, one part desktop application and one part mobile app. Like the social bookmarking services, Evernote has excellent privacy controls so if you want to share something you can, if not you can keep it private.
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+As an added advantage Evernote can take just about anything as imput -- images, webpages, movies and more -- not just bookmarks.
+
+== Conclusion ==
+
+There are a number of ways you can have your cake and keep a private online backup as well. Which method works best for you depends on your work habits and how organized you are. It might take some experimenting to find a system that works best for you.
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