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How much of this tab proliferation is a function of Google Docs? I'll explain ... I never understood why folks would have 100+ tabs. Then I joined a company w
by tiffanyh 5y ago
How much of this tab proliferation is a function of Google Docs?
I'll explain ...
I never understood why folks would have 100+ tabs. Then I joined a company which uses Google Workplace (Apps) for collaboration. Immediately, I had 2 dozen tabs open because those tabs represented files I was working on; where previously, those were discrete Excel, PowerPoint, Word documents - but where all now "tabs" open in my browser since I didn't use discrete document apps anymore due to Google Docs all being on the web.
- zamadatix 5y agoI don't think most had 20+ Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents open at the same time so "Google Workspace is browser based" doesn't explain why most have 20 documents unclosed in Google Workspace it just explains why said documents were originally opened in a browser.
- wintermutestwin 5y agoHuh? I always have >20 document windows open. Some for future reading, some for future editing and some that I forgot to close. I guess it depends on the kind of work you do. I think many office worker types are similar to me...
- wintermutestwin 5y agoThe problem is that we are now using the browser for many disparate tasks: web apps, reading, entertainment, shopping/banking/etc. Maybe we need different browsers tailored to each use case? I do something similar using the Window Titler extension where each FF window is labeled for a certain type of task/information.