The mess that is 'default browser'

[rikona]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2021 19:21:58 +0000
Colin Watson <cjwatson at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 11:11:41AM -0800, rikona wrote:
> > I do many different things in parallel, and usually have 100+ pages
> > open at one time [around 200 open now :-) ] - way too many for a
> > single browser.  
> 
> I must be imagining the 574 tabs I currently have open across 7
> windows in a single Firefox instance. :-)

Interesting. On my older box, with 8G mem, on which I set up my way of
working, I was never able to do anywhere near that number in FF. I'll
try that on my newer box. Thanks for the heads-up.

I have different proxies, different rules, different fonts/screens,
vpns, and different addons set up in different browsers, so there's
quite a bit more customization done too. Since I use browser bookmarks
only a few % of the time, having a gazillion bookmarks is of very
little use to me. I've carried my gazillion FF BMs along over many
upgrades, and I probably use only 1 or 2 every week or two. For sites I
do revisit [stores, fin, etc] I use a password manager, click, I'm in -
works on multiple devices too. Much less tracking ability as well so
more privacy. Adds to the flexibility with very few downsides. Even if I
could get 2500 tabs in FF, I'd probably still use multiple browsers.
:-) We each find ways that work well for us and this may be a bit
different from what many folks do. But, I'm always interested in ways
to deal with lots of stuff, so it's nice to hear how others do it.