The Worst FireFox Extension Ever

What a way to start a Monday morning.

I installed the del.icio.us Bookmarks extension for FireFox. The installer prompts you to import all your bookmarks into your del.icio.us account. I like to keep some bookmarks private on my PC. I’ve got bookmarks to banking and investment accounts, among other things that I don’t want to post on-line, regardless of whether they’re kept private on del.icio.us. So, I choose not to import them into del.icio.us.

There were 573 of them.

The problem is, I have a del.icio.us toolbar extension installed on my other machine, which is great for quickly bookmarking sites. This wasn’t the same one. This extension completely wipes out your bookmarks (all 573 of them!) and replaces them with your on-line bookmarks.

After I recovered from my coronary, I discovered that I could restore my old bookmarks by uninstalling the extension, but a simple “Are you sure” prompt would have been nice.