Easier access to del.icio.us bookmarks

I love del.icio.us as much as the next tech geek. But I admit, having to visit a website to access bookmarks is annoying. Here are some alternatives:

Del.icio.us via traditional menus

Call me old-school, but menus are still way more convenient than trudging onto a website to find a favorite link. To marry the old and the new, meet Delibar for the Mac and it’s Window’s cousin, Deliwin.

Delibar and Deliwin both install a del.icio.us icon in either the Mac menubar or Windows start bar. To find a bookmark, just click the icon, navigate through tags, and select your bookmark. With keyboard shortcuts to the menu, it’s available anywhere anytime.

Downloads:
Delibar (Mac)
Deliwin (PC)

Del.icio.us via Quicksilver

If menus are too antiquated for you, try something more avant-garde with cult favorite, Quicksilver (Mac only). With the “Social Bookmarks” plugin, your bookmarks and tags are just a few keystrokes away. Here’s how to set it up:

1. In Quicksilver preferences under Plug-ins, select and install the “Social Bookmarks” plugin.

2. Under Catalog, click the Plus icon at the bottom of the window and select “Social Bookmarks”.

3. In the Sources section, choose “Social Bookmarks”, and hit the Info icon on the lower-right of the window. In the Info drawer, fill in your del.icio.us name and password.

4. Click the Rescan Sources icon on the lower-right of the window. Close preferences.

5. To access a single bookmark or to browse tags, call up the Quicksilver menu and type a few letters of the bookmark or tag name.

Download:
Quicksilver (Mac)