45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
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45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
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Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#220? I'm up an average of 200.
For those wondering how that is manageable I use Firefox with multirow tabs. And how it gets so high is that I always open links in new tabs in the background when doing any research.
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#3I close everything each morning. There is some sort of relief this provides me. Like clearing of noise in my visual field. It makes it easier to get started with work and stay working.
edit: For my personal machine, this rule doesn't apply. I just close stuff I don't "need" open anymore.
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#4I close everything each morning. There is some sort of relief this provides me. Like clearing of noise in my visual field. It makes it easier to get started with work and stay working. edit: For my personal machine, this rule doesn't apply. I just close stuff I don't "need" open anymore.
This is still like chaotic neutral at best.
I refuse to believe computers can stay on overnight (spot the Windows user). I shut my computer down completely every afternoon so it can have a rest and start up refreshed tomorrow.*
*What actually happens is some bug in MySQL on Docker irreversibly corrupts my database every week or so. (Again, spot the Windows user).
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#520? I'm up an average of 200. For those wondering how that is manageable I use Firefox with multirow tabs. And how it gets so high is that I always open links in new tabs in the background when doing any research.
The research did say 20+ (HN took out the +) so you may not be alone. That sounds hefty though! Do you feel like it works well for you?
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#6I close everything each morning. There is some sort of relief this provides me. Like clearing of noise in my visual field. It makes it easier to get started with work and stay working. edit: For my personal machine, this rule doesn't apply. I just close stuff I don't "need" open anymore.
I also try to close things out each evening - and any tabs that I "need" I at least jot down in a notepad for later.
My main motivation is keeping the performance on my computer strong but there is something really nice about getting to start fresh each day.
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#7It brings me peace to close tabs. I try to aim for having 4 or 5 open. Then I look at my girlfriend's screen and the favicon doesn't even fit it in the tab anymore and it kills me.
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#820? I'm up an average of 200. For those wondering how that is manageable I use Firefox with multirow tabs. And how it gets so high is that I always open links in new tabs in the background when doing any research.
At my job where we can only use MS Edge, the Vertical Tabs feature helps me immensely with ~1000 tab sessions. I'm not sure about Google Chrome, but Brave also adopted the feature this past year.
My browser windows are like literal trains of thought where each tab is a station. I only close them when the journey is finished, so to speak. If possible, I like to preserve the tab structure if I ever must save them for another time. The problems with doing so are 1) no browsers support this natively, and 2) the add-ons/extensions/plugins which do this are either clunky or closed-source software.
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#920? I'm up an average of 200. For those wondering how that is manageable I use Firefox with multirow tabs. And how it gets so high is that I always open links in new tabs in the background when doing any research.
At my job where we can only use MS Edge, the Vertical Tabs feature helps me immensely with ~1000 tab sessions. I'm not sure about Google Chrome, but Brave also adopted the feature this past year. My browser windows are like literal trains of thought where each tab is a station. I only close them when the journey is finished, so to speak. If possible, I like to preserve the tab structure if I ever must save them for a…
Ooh interesting - I'm not too familiar with vertical tabs. Will check it out!
What advantages do you see to keeping a large number of tabs open at a time? Do you find that you return to them?
Re: 45% of people have 20 browser tabs open at a time
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
At my job where we can only use MS Edge, the Vertical Tabs feature helps me immensely with ~1000 tab sessions. I'm not sure about Google Chrome, but Brave also adopted the feature this past year. My browser windows are like literal trains of thought where each tab is a station. I only close them when the journey is finished, so to speak. If possible, I like to preserve the tab structure if I ever must save them for a…
Ooh interesting - I'm not too familiar with vertical tabs. Will check it out! What advantages do you see to keeping a large number of tabs open at a time? Do you find that you return to them?
>What advantages do you see to keeping a large number of tabs open at a time? Do you find that you return to them?
I edited my comment to expand a little on that. Adding to it, tabs for me are a crude thinking tool. I usually open links as new tabs so I can see how my search for information has branched out. The practice is unwieldy and results in my browser being the highest consumer of system resources, but at least I can see how I came to research a particular thing. It's more insightful than browser history, which only tells a linear story. Browsers these days will also try to direct you to open tabs if you type something similar in a search bar, which can be interesting for connecting previous inquiries with new ones.
I should dive into the Next browser. Apparently it has a tree-based history, which might be an efficient solution for my needs: https://nyxt.atlas.engineer/