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Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by georg-stone »

reddotchaser wrote: post #30
Liquix wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's hard to believe a developer working in a fullscreen browser all day could be anywhere near as productive as an equally-skilled dev using a terminal/keyboard-based workflow. how does one install packages, ssh into boxes, extract data from files, etc? or maybe they only work with cloud services and use webapp IDEs/terminals? seems like a bizarre choice (for devs specifically)

Maybe cloud IDEs are mandated by orgs in some cases! I’d leave on day 1

Lots of orgs use Replit, which is just a cloud IDE anyways

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by 59seconds »

hambes wrote: post #32

I've been using Tabby Cat [1] for a few years now and under no circumstance will I replace my cute cats with a productivity tool. [1] https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tabby-cat/mefhakmgc...

Neat! I use the Tabagotchi extension. There's a little monster that grows and then dies when you have too many tabs open. Helps me keep down the tab-clutter.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabagotchi-ne...

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by connicpu »

Liquix wrote: post #28
bityard wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do the same as you, but I know of plenty of people (even some developers) whose computing workflow looks like this: Boot computer, log in, start web browser, make it full screen. And that is where they work/play for the whole day. That describes ChromeOS users of course, but there are Apple and Windows (and presumably Linux) users who have the same workflow.

it's hard to believe a developer working in a fullscreen browser all day could be anywhere near as productive as an equally-skilled dev using a terminal/keyboard-based workflow. how does one install packages, ssh into boxes, extract data from files, etc? or maybe they only work with cloud services and use webapp IDEs/terminals? seems like a bizarre choice (for devs specifically)

I don't literally spend all day in a browser, but I technically use one most of the day since vscode is based on Electron. My second monitor flips between Firefox and my terminal tmux session, about a 50/50 time split. I'm sure there's plenty of other developers like me, using the terminal for a good number of system tasks but just can't kick the mouse habit completely in their editor.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by lhamil64 »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

I'm the same. The only exception is on mobile, sometimes I'll use the quick pinned bookmarks on the new tab page. But on desktop I load a homepage when I launch the browser and only open a new tab when I need to enter a URL or search query.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by LauraMedia »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

On my work device, I have daily.dev installed. Every work day, I usually invest 15-20 minutes of catching up with recent news about all things dev and having it as the "new tab" helps me not forgetting about it.

Other than that, yeah, I usually CTRL+T and write right away.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by diggan »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

> The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction.

My "startpage" is a four-column list of stuff I usually browse. And usually I sit with my left hand at the left hand side of the keyboard, and with my hand on the mouse on the right. Doing CTRL+T then clicking on where I wanna go, is usually faster and less movements needed than having to manually type the one or two first letters.

I tried sometimes to put "widgets" or other things (like widget on a smartphone) but it's true what you say, it's an unwelcome distraction. But a couple of simple lists seems fine, for me.

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by conceptualspace »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

when i open a new tab its often to open a bookmark - so for me a speed dial is super useful. here's mine (open source): https://github.com/conceptualspace/yet-another-speed-dial

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by georg-stone »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

https://web.tabliss.io

Re: Show HN: Minimal, customizable new tab for Chrome/Firefox

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Post by drdaeman »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #8

It looks really nice. The first question that pops into my head (being aware that this is a popular category of apps) is: when do people look at blank tabs? Whenever I open a new tab, it's with the intention of entering an address or a search term, and any content would be an unwelcome distraction. I'd be more likely to use something like this if it lived under a regular domain name and I could put it into a pinned t…

I have frequently used sites listed on my new tab, and use those to quickly navigate without typing.

Besides that, I don't use or care about anything on the "new tab" tab. Backgrounds, sounds, weather, news - that's all junk/noise to me. There seems to be no value for me in having them on the empty tab, when they're a click (or, in case of the weather, a glance on my phone or watch) away.

Just how it works for me, of course. Other's mileage may vary.

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