About BROWSER 2 PSP

BROWSER 2 PSP enables you to put your IE favorites and Firefox bookmarks on your PSP for use by the PSP web browser released in firmware version 2.0.

TERMS OF USE

I have done my best to make BROWSER 2 PSP as easy to use and bug-free as possible. However, by using this software you agree to indemnify and hold harmless me (Auri Rahimzadeh), my assigns, heirs, friends, family, associates, company, and employer(s) harmless from any claims of damage from your use of this program.

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Requirements

A Sony PSP with Firmware 2.0 or greater
Mozilla, Firefox, or Internet Explorer (any version)
Windows 98 Second Edition or Higher
Microsoft .NET Framework (you probably already have it, otherwise get it via Windows Update’s Optional Installations)
More than a megabyte of disk space
A computer with at least 64 megabytes of memory (practically all of them do these days)

How Much Does It Cost?

Nothing! I want you to enjoy your PSP without forking over more dough. However, I am an author, and I believe you’ll like my books. Geek My Ride was my first, and Hacking the PSP is coming out this holiday season. I also co-authored Hacking Digital Cameras. You can find my books on Amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble and Borders, and many other places.

Support

Should you need support for this product, please send a message from the contact page.

Importing Favorites From Internet Explorer Into Your PSP’s Web Browser Using BROWSER 2 PSP

It can be tedious to enter all your favorites using the PSP’s on-screen keyboard. Luckily there’s an easier way to get your bookmarks onto the PSP. Using BROWSER 2 PSP, you can export your Internet Explorer favorites to a text file, and then add them to your PSP’s bookmarks.

Step 1: Organize Your Favorites

You may have a lot of favorites already saved in Internet Explorer. You likely don’t want them all on your PSP. Use the Organize Favorites… under the Favorites menu to organize the bookmarks you want on your PSP into a folder. In this case I created a folder named PSP and placed all my PSP favorites in there, as shown in Figure 1.

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If you do not know how to use the Organize Favorites feature of Internet Explorer, go to Tools, then Help, and click Contents and Index. Then click Search and type organize favorites and click List Topics. Finally, click the topic Organize your favorite pages into folders.

Figure 1. Favorites organized in folders in Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Export Your Internet Explorer Favorites

Now that your favorites are organized, we need to export them to a special HTML file so we can put that information in the PSP.

In Internet Explorer, select the File menu, then select Importa and Export. The Import/Export Wizard will appear. Click Next to start the Wizard, and then click Export Favorites when it asks you to choose an action to perform, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Internet Explorer’s Import/Export Wizard.

Click the folder containing your PSP favorites and click Next, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Selecting the PSP favorites folder.

Now choose a location to save the bookmarks file by clicking the Browse button under Export to a File or Address. I suggest saving it on your desktop or in your My Documents folder so it’s easy to find (you can throw it away when we’re done with all this). Name the file “bookmarks.html” (without the quotes, and all lowercase). Click Next when you’re done, then Finish, and Internet Explorer will tell you it has successfully exported your favorites.

Step 3: Launch BROWSER 2 PSP

When BROWSER 2 PSP loads, click Load Favorites and select the Favorites file you just exported. BROWSER 2 PSP will bring the bookmarks into the grid on the left so you can edit the URLs or title text prior to moving the datafile to your PSP.

Using the datagrid to edit your bookmarks is very similar to Microsoft Excel®. You can select a row and press the Delete key (not Backspace) to remove an item. You can also add an item by scrolling to the bottom of the grid and pressing the Down Arrow and filling in all the spaces. The columns are pretty obviously named. Cut (Control-X), Copy (Control-C) and Paste (Control-V) commands work as well.

Step 4: Copy Bookmarks Over to PSP

You now have a bookmarks file you can copy over to your PSP and use on your PSP’s web browser. Now we just have to get it on there.

Connect a USB cable to your PSP and your computer and put your PSP in USB Connection mode.

Click the Export PSP Bookmarks button in BROWSER 2 PSP. When the Save File dialog box appears, navigate to your PSP, then the PSP folder, then SYSTEM then BROWSER.

If there is already a Bookmarks.html file in the BROWSER folder, I suggest backing it up to your computer, just in case your new Booksmarks file doesn’t work. Simply click Cancel if you need to do that, then come back to this step.

Now simply click OK and BROWSER 2 PSP will export the files to your PSP. If your computer asks you if you want to replace the file, say it’s alright. Finally, exit USB connection mode on your PSP and connect to the Internet and you’ll see your bookmarks!