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Post by Pinwig on May 31, 2021 16:13:55 GMT
An experiment would be to see what effect Chrome has on system resources running two or three tabs, and then comparing that to having 70 tabs open with different pages.
However having thought of that, I've realised I can't be bothered to open that many tabs to see.
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 16:25:26 GMT
Bookmarks became a thing of the past when tabbed browsers were introduced. Not had to use bookmarks for years! Bookmarks are for pages you want to, tabs are for ones you are actively using now. Tabs eat memory and resources, Bookmarks don't. Bookmarks are the way forward, not the past! No need for bookmarks with modern tabs! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 16:26:07 GMT
Laptop is switched off when I go to bed. -Ralph So do you manually open 70 odd tabs every time you turn the computer on? Or does the browser remember which ones you have open and do it for you? Phone and laptops remember the tabs! Modern technology, Phil! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 16:27:11 GMT
An experiment would be to see what effect Chrome has on system resources running two or three tabs, and then comparing that to having 70 tabs open with different pages. However having thought of that, I've realised I can't be bothered to open that many tabs to see. I just can't imagine how anyone can use the Internet with only two or three open tabs! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2021 17:07:56 GMT
Bookmarks are for pages you want to, tabs are for ones you are actively using now. Tabs eat memory and resources, Bookmarks don't. Bookmarks are the way forward, not the past! No need for bookmarks with modern tabs! -Ralph There is if you want your machine to function ok and start quickly! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2021 17:08:23 GMT
Bookmarks became a thing of the past when tabbed browsers were introduced. Not had to use bookmarks for years! Embrace the future, Phil. -Ralph If anything, it's fascinating seeing the world through Ralph's eyes. It's a very different and quite scary world |
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 17:14:31 GMT
I used to always have multiple windows open until Andu showed me tabbed browsing! I never went back!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2021 17:17:53 GMT
A marginal improvement. But use of bookmarks can do much much better.
I will show you how when I can
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 17:22:06 GMT
No! I don't need bookmarks! Not used them since 2008!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2021 17:31:00 GMT
You have needed them, you've just been abusing your computer all that time
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 31, 2021 17:34:44 GMT
Bookmarks all the way for returning to pages in later sessions. Tabs use up computer memory and processor capacity and slow down the computer.
I start with one tab when I switch on my computer, open 2 or 3 more as I do stuff, close them when I've finished with them, then close them all before switching off, like switching off lights when I leave a room to save energy, then switching everything off in the house when I go out.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 17:37:41 GMT
N-n-n-nooooooooooooo tabs??!!
If tabs are so bad, why do browsers have them, hmmm?
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 31, 2021 17:39:11 GMT
They're useful for multi-tasking. But when you stop multi-tasking, you get rid of them.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2021 17:42:51 GMT
I am always multi-tasker! I AM THE MULTI-TASKER!
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Jun 1, 2021 8:19:34 GMT
It isn't strictly true that tabs use up all your resources, especially if you're someone who turns your computer off at the end of the day.
As you open new tabs, yes they will take up resources - but if you're restoring sessions with many open tabs, most browsers only load the tab which is currently "on top" in each window. The others only load up when you switch to them. Safari on iOS will actively shut down tabs (but not close them) that haven't been used recently.
I make heavy use of tabs as sort of ephemeral bookmarks, for pages I want to revisit later and only once and can close quickly afterwards - might be nice if browsers built that in as an explicit feature though.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2021 13:20:15 GMT
Indeed.
Tabs are tremendously useful. I have open tabs for the websites used on a regular basis and other open for audio/visual/text content that I want to check later. I can switch between quickly and easily.
Tabs are the best thing to happen to net browsers.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 1, 2021 17:47:08 GMT
Tabs are the best thing to happen to net browsers. -Ralph No, bookmarks are. Hey, did I just out-computer-sense someone younger than me? |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2021 20:07:15 GMT
Bookmarks add needless extra steps towards site access!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 1, 2021 20:18:38 GMT
Bookmarks add needless extra steps towards site access! In the same way that having to take a book off a bookshelf and open it at the bookmark is more hassle than just having all your books lying open on the table on top of one another all the time. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2021 20:22:18 GMT
Taking a book off a shelf is never a hassle. It is a pleasure!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 1, 2021 20:23:06 GMT
Exactly.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 1, 2021 20:25:13 GMT
If you've got seventy open tabs in a browser, how can you tell which page is which anyway? They must take up such a small amount of space on the menu bar.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 1, 2021 20:29:48 GMT
Frequently used sites are tabbed in a certain order from the left (or the back on the phone). I just remember where the rest go.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 1, 2021 22:02:18 GMT
Bookmarks add needless extra steps towards site access! -Ralph MOONS OF MADNESS!!! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 9, 2021 21:35:15 GMT
Today Phil reordered his bookmarks so he most used bookmarks - and folders - are at the top.
First MAJOR reordering for YEARS
Head is adjusting to the different layout but my goodness is much easier not having to scroll down for the TMUK recent posts bookmark/tmuk threads folder or the buying trades folder
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 9, 2021 21:36:29 GMT
You wouldn't have to scroll down if you used tabs!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 9, 2021 21:39:04 GMT
No I'd, have to scroll to the right with tabs so small that the page titles get hard to read.
And it wouldn't be enough. The number of pages I have bookmarked are several orders of magnitude greater than your number f open tabs
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 9, 2021 21:40:41 GMT
I store other sites in my head. Between that and tabs I access over 500 tabs across multiple devices!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 9, 2021 21:44:36 GMT
You store sites in your head?! Are you hardwired to the internet?!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 9, 2021 21:46:38 GMT
I store other sites in my head. Between that and tabs I access over 500 tabs across multiple devices!!! -Ralph 5532 in my Bookmarks. |
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