How to sync Firefox bookmarks to your iPhone using Xmarks

Lifehacker recently found a neat (if not somewhat convoluted) trick for syncing Firefox bookmarks to an iPhone. This is going to work for you if you're running Windows and using Firefox, and it also requires using Internet Explorer. You're also going to need the very useful bookmark manager Xmarks.

I know, I know, but bear with me, here. Apparently, all the easier methods disappeared when Firefox 3 came out.

The Xmarks trick was written up by blogger Shawn0, has quite a few steps, but it's actually pretty straightforward. You install Xmarks, use it to sync your bookmarks from Firefox to Internet Explorer -- which you can then sync to Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Three browsers, one add-on, and iTunes -- just for bookmarks? Well, it beats entering them all manually on your phone.

Step-by-step instructions from Shawn0 are available for anyone who wants to give this method a shot. Be sure to let us know how it goes.