Comments on: What’s Your Average Browser Tab Count

By: Ricky Peterson

Ricky Peterson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:13:19 +0000

I usually keep 2-5 tab open on an average. After reading a particular post i close it and go to the main page browsing or close and move to another site.

By: James M.

James M. — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:46:59 +0000

I like to keep as many of my open pages in the same browser. I only opt for a new window when I could no longer navigate the tabs easily because they have become small enough as to lose the text titles. Generally, I try to keep only up to 18 tabs on one window.

When I do a google search, I open multiple tabs from that search simultaneously. The tabs keeps me on track, because sometimes a page can become so interesting that I begin to lose myself and go deeper into it, branching out, and forgeting my initial purpose. When I click on the other tabs, it’s like, uh…how long had I been out?

By: Steven-Sanders

Steven-Sanders — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:37:07 +0000

It seems like many could benefit from that plugin!

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:13:50 +0000

I usually have just a few tabs open, one of them always being Gmail. However, when I’m reading through a blog, sports, or news site, I routinely open links to interesting posts in new tabs. Then I can work through the tabs, closing them as I read the post, and return to the main site tab to keep browsing or move on to another site.

If I don’t have time to read a particular post, I tag it with the Read It Later extension (http://readitlaterlist.com/), close the tab, and move on knowing that it has been added to my list of sites to read when I have more time!

By: Tina Kubala

Tina Kubala — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:44:50 +0000

Two browser windows with 2 – 5 tabs each. The second always has Google reader up, the first is flexible.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:37:07 +0000

I keep (1)my iGoogle page open, (2)my email open, (3)my work website, (4)sometimes Google Calendar, and more times that not (5)Facebook. Then I open other sites as I need them but they don’t stay open long. Such as this site and my daughter-in-laws site and other blogs I read. I close them as soon I finish reading them.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:08:42 +0000

I generally keep 20+ tabs open, often in multiple browsers. This is generally for two different reasons. I have either finished reading the information and want to reference back to it (but it’s not important enough to actually file away somewhere) or have not yet read it. Since I don’t have a net connection at home, open tabs allows me to read later when I’m offline, or have it ready when I do have a few moments to sit down and read.