Terminal multiplexers like screen and tmux are a nice alternative to tabbed terminals. They cut down on screen clutter (no need for tabs, scrollbars, etc.) and

Terminal multiplexers like screen and tmux are a nice alternative to tabbed terminals. They cut down on screen clutter (no need for tabs, scrollbars, etc.) and have the added bonus that they remain running in the background, even accessible over SSH. (I accidentally killed my X session this morning; everything in tmux survived :) )