\nI usually run two different browsers. One of them will normally have around 60 tabs open (but it used to be more), the other, around 20.<\/p>\n
\nSome people think 60 tabs is a lot to have open, including my wife. It’s not really an issue because we don’t use the same PC.<\/p>\n
\nI leave a tab open in case I need to return to it; often, I think I’m done with something, but then have an afterthought. Therefore, especially when the website wasn’t easy to find, I leave its tab open.<\/p>\n
\nMoreover, I’m in school right now, plus have other research I’m doing, etc. Like so many people these days, I’m drawn in many different directions. Therefore, I might have some tabs open about tools, some about electronics, some about cooking, some about my studies, etc. It’s easy for the open tabs to accumulate.<\/p>\n
\nYet, at a certain point, having so many tabs open can slow down the browser. Then, I have to close a bunch of tabs, which requires making decisions.<\/p>\n
\nOut of 80 open tabs, for instance, finding 8 to close is usually pretty easy. After that, one must evaluate whether this one is more important than that one, etc.<\/p>\n
\nTo reduce the clutter, I’ve gone to doing clean-ups of tabs when I’m waiting for people to show up for an online meeting, etc. I find at 60 tabs, the browser manages pretty well.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about computer habits: the tutor mentions thoughts about closing tabs. I usually run two different browsers. One of them will normally have around 60 tabs open (but it used to be more), the other, around 20. Some people think …<\/p>\n