Question of the Day: How Many Open Windows?

Right now, I have four tabs open in Firefox and a separate Word document open.

My mom always says that I’m easily overwhelmed because I “can’t see the trees for the forest”, a play on the more common “can’t see the forest for the trees,” and it’s true. If I have too much going on at once, I have no idea how to get started…which usually results in me doing nothing.

Sometimes I will have more tabs open, like when I’m bookmarking posts for Tumblr, and I usually have a Skype window or two open as well. But in general, I try to bookmark pages to read later and close the ones I’m finished with so that it doesn’t overwhelm me!

How about you?

Right now, I have four tabs open in Firefox and a separate Word document open.

My mom always says that I’m easily overwhelmed because I “can’t see the trees for the forest”, a play on the more common “can’t see the forest for the trees,” and it’s true. If I have too much going on at once, I have no idea how to get started…which usually results in me doing nothing.

Sometimes I will have more tabs open, like when I’m bookmarking posts for Tumblr, and I usually have a Skype window or two open as well. But in general, I try to bookmark pages to read later and close the ones I’m finished with so that it doesn’t overwhelm me!

How about you?

When I read the title on my reader, I was thinking of my house, in which every single window is open right not.

Anyway, I also read something this week about someone having a lot of windows open and maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t keep windows open like that. I might have about 5 open at any given time: reader, gmail, hotmail, blogger, msn, and maybe twitter.
.-= Kristia@FamilyBalanceSheet´s last blog ..Pulled Chicken BBQ Sandwiches =-.

When I read the title on my reader, I was thinking of my house, in which every single window is open right not.

Anyway, I also read something this week about someone having a lot of windows open and maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t keep windows open like that. I might have about 5 open at any given time: reader, gmail, hotmail, blogger, msn, and maybe twitter.
.-= Kristia@FamilyBalanceSheet´s last blog ..Pulled Chicken BBQ Sandwiches =-.

I have 8 open right now. I don’t like too many open at once, so I try to close up what I’m not using.

I have 8 open right now. I don’t like too many open at once, so I try to close up what I’m not using.

Right now I have 5 open. 2 tabs open on Google Chrome, 1 on excel, 1 on Adobe Reader and 1 on Skype. Sometimes I have much more open. It gets overwhelming at times. Working from home prevents me from closing some of them. I’m sure I’ll get a call on Skype any second now. Have a great day, Mandi!
.-= Jackie@Lilolu´s last blog ..Giveaway: Sam’s Club Sunny Day Snacks Spark =-.

Right now I have 5 open. 2 tabs open on Google Chrome, 1 on excel, 1 on Adobe Reader and 1 on Skype. Sometimes I have much more open. It gets overwhelming at times. Working from home prevents me from closing some of them. I’m sure I’ll get a call on Skype any second now. Have a great day, Mandi!
.-= Jackie@Lilolu´s last blog ..Giveaway: Sam’s Club Sunny Day Snacks Spark =-.

Right now I have 4 windows open (IE, Outlook, Accounting Software and Excel). There are only 2 tabs open in IE. (Yes, IE sucks, but it isn’t my computer so I can’t change the browser)

Anyway, sometimes there will be more windows open depending on what I’m working on, but I do try to limit how many are open because it can get overwhelming.
.-= Buffie´s last blog ..Homemade Preserves and Canning Planning =-.

Right now I have 4 windows open (IE, Outlook, Accounting Software and Excel). There are only 2 tabs open in IE. (Yes, IE sucks, but it isn’t my computer so I can’t change the browser)

Anyway, sometimes there will be more windows open depending on what I’m working on, but I do try to limit how many are open because it can get overwhelming.
.-= Buffie´s last blog ..Homemade Preserves and Canning Planning =-.

I only have 4 open. And tweetdeck. But it’s only 8am. I haven’t even opened my email yet…
.-= oh amanda´s last blog ..Top Ten {Tuesday}: How To Use the Disney World Mom’s Panel {GIVEAWAY!} =-.

I only have 4 open. And tweetdeck. But it’s only 8am. I haven’t even opened my email yet…
.-= oh amanda´s last blog ..Top Ten {Tuesday}: How To Use the Disney World Mom’s Panel {GIVEAWAY!} =-.

7:) When it gets out of hand I start closing – mostly when I’m blog reading or researching something and I just keep clicking to open tons more tabs!

7:) When it gets out of hand I start closing – mostly when I’m blog reading or researching something and I just keep clicking to open tons more tabs!

Hi everyone! I typically have 2 windows open and that’s only to do something real quick and then I close the one. WHen I’m researching for my blog, I’ll open all the windows I need and go to them one by one and delete them as I’m done. I get crazy with windows open too long.

Hi everyone! I typically have 2 windows open and that’s only to do something real quick and then I close the one. WHen I’m researching for my blog, I’ll open all the windows I need and go to them one by one and delete them as I’m done. I get crazy with windows open too long.

I have one window open in Firefox, but 15 tabs. And I’m getting ready to open up a whole bunch more… I used my tabs almost like a to do list… I open up everything I want to read/do throughout the day, and I close them as I finish them. I’m pretty happy with that arrangement – it seems to work well for me!

I have one window open in Firefox, but 15 tabs. And I’m getting ready to open up a whole bunch more… I used my tabs almost like a to do list… I open up everything I want to read/do throughout the day, and I close them as I finish them. I’m pretty happy with that arrangement – it seems to work well for me!

I guess I’m the odd one out! I have one window open and only two tabs. I use Google Reader with a next button that scrolls me through my blog reader one blog at a time.
.-= Christy´s last blog ..365: May 24 =-.

I guess I’m the odd one out! I have one window open and only two tabs. I use Google Reader with a next button that scrolls me through my blog reader one blog at a time.
.-= Christy´s last blog ..365: May 24 =-.

On average I have around 3 open at a time -

On average I have around 3 open at a time -

I have two windows open (Firefox and TweetDeck) with 7 tabs open in skype. Checking various email addresses and Google reader.

I have two windows open (Firefox and TweetDeck) with 7 tabs open in skype. Checking various email addresses and Google reader.

I have one window open which has two tabs. I rarely open another window because I use the tabs instead. At the most, I may have four or five tabs open at once, but usually two or three.
.-= the chatty housewife´s last blog ..Nate and LeAnne’s Wedding =-.

I have one window open which has two tabs. I rarely open another window because I use the tabs instead. At the most, I may have four or five tabs open at once, but usually two or three.
.-= the chatty housewife´s last blog ..Nate and LeAnne’s Wedding =-.

I have one window open with 4 tabs. I can handle up to 5 tabs open, but then I start getting “close happy.” I love that on a Mac, when you minimize the window it goes to a little picture of itself on the bottom. Way less overwhelming than all the words
.-= Stephanie W´s last blog ..including MY momma =-.

I have one window open with 4 tabs. I can handle up to 5 tabs open, but then I start getting “close happy.” I love that on a Mac, when you minimize the window it goes to a little picture of itself on the bottom. Way less overwhelming than all the words
.-= Stephanie W´s last blog ..including MY momma =-.

OK, not too bad right now, 8 tabs on my firefox and 5 applications open on my computer total. I’ve learned to live with less because I do a lot of stuff on my iphone and you can only have one app at a time on with your iphone (shakes fist at apple.)
.-= Jenn´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday =-.

OK, not too bad right now, 8 tabs on my firefox and 5 applications open on my computer total. I’ve learned to live with less because I do a lot of stuff on my iphone and you can only have one app at a time on with your iphone (shakes fist at apple.)
.-= Jenn´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday =-.

Right now I have 2 windows open MS Money & Firefox. In Firefox I have 3 tabs open (Gmail, Reader & this one). I usually keep reader & gmail open all the time I’m on the computer and then will open a bunch of tabs and close each one as I read/deal with it. There are times I have 10-15 open at a time. I often have I Tunes and Lightroom open as well
.-= Marci @ Life on Rancho Relaxo´s last blog ..Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig =-.

Right now I have 2 windows open MS Money & Firefox. In Firefox I have 3 tabs open (Gmail, Reader & this one). I usually keep reader & gmail open all the time I’m on the computer and then will open a bunch of tabs and close each one as I read/deal with it. There are times I have 10-15 open at a time. I often have I Tunes and Lightroom open as well
.-= Marci @ Life on Rancho Relaxo´s last blog ..Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig =-.

I only have one window opened, I dont like to have many opened it bothers me I do however have 21 tabs opened currently on my browser. I really need to get busy and start reading!

I only have one window opened, I dont like to have many opened it bothers me I do however have 21 tabs opened currently on my browser. I really need to get busy and start reading!

When I have a lot open it usually means I’m procrastinating on some action or other on those open windows Right now I have 10 and that’s where I like it. I alway shave my email and my reader open. I try to keep it at 10, but it’s not always easy. It’s usually more like 20! I can’t believe some have 267, that’s insane!!

When I have a lot open it usually means I’m procrastinating on some action or other on those open windows Right now I have 10 and that’s where I like it. I alway shave my email and my reader open. I try to keep it at 10, but it’s not always easy. It’s usually more like 20! I can’t believe some have 267, that’s insane!!

Currently, I have 9 tabs open in Google Chrome. It varies throughout the day, but I start to feel a bit stressed if I have too many open. 10 is about normal. It goes up if I have several tabs open for things that I need to do (like add something to a blog, or register for something, etc.), but more than is pushing it for me. I have to start decluttering at that point. LOL! Currently, Google is the ONLY thing I have open, but I do occasionally have One Note or Word open too.

Not that you asked, but what DO I have open? Email – Your Site – Facebook – Happily Domestic – My Homeschool Bog(Site) – My Homeschool Blog (Admin) – My Frugal Living Blog (Site) – My Frugal Living Blog (Admin) – Feedburner – Google Search The first 7 are pretty standard. The last two are ‘cuz SIL is trying to help me figure out WHY my frugal living site’s links RARELY open for her! I don’t have anything else “pending” as I haven’t started posting for today!

Currently, I have 9 tabs open in Google Chrome. It varies throughout the day, but I start to feel a bit stressed if I have too many open. 10 is about normal. It goes up if I have several tabs open for things that I need to do (like add something to a blog, or register for something, etc.), but more than is pushing it for me. I have to start decluttering at that point. LOL! Currently, Google is the ONLY thing I have open, but I do occasionally have One Note or Word open too.

Not that you asked, but what DO I have open? Email – Your Site – Facebook – Happily Domestic – My Homeschool Bog(Site) – My Homeschool Blog (Admin) – My Frugal Living Blog (Site) – My Frugal Living Blog (Admin) – Feedburner – Google Search The first 7 are pretty standard. The last two are ‘cuz SIL is trying to help me figure out WHY my frugal living site’s links RARELY open for her! I don’t have anything else “pending” as I haven’t started posting for today!

At work right now, I have 4 different applications open. I have two different Explorers open – 3 tabs on one and 10 on the other. At home, I usually have about 5 tabs going at a minimum.
.-= Lauar´s last blog ..Starbucks Frappe Light – A Review and Giveaway =-.

At work right now, I have 4 different applications open. I have two different Explorers open – 3 tabs on one and 10 on the other. At home, I usually have about 5 tabs going at a minimum.
.-= Lauar´s last blog ..Starbucks Frappe Light – A Review and Giveaway =-.

4 windows + 3 tabs

Too much stuff is annoying, but I almost always have at least 4-5 windows open. If I’m not using them right then, I do try to minimize them.
.-= Lynn Hughes´s last blog ..spring…you don’t see this everyday =-.

4 windows + 3 tabs

Too much stuff is annoying, but I almost always have at least 4-5 windows open. If I’m not using them right then, I do try to minimize them.
.-= Lynn Hughes´s last blog ..spring…you don’t see this everyday =-.

I have 12 tabs open in firefox and 14 applications open. That’s pretty standard for me!
.-= Christine (iDreamofClean)´s last blog ..Removing a Stuck On Label or Sticker (Real Clean Wednesday) =-.

I have 12 tabs open in firefox and 14 applications open. That’s pretty standard for me!
.-= Christine (iDreamofClean)´s last blog ..Removing a Stuck On Label or Sticker (Real Clean Wednesday) =-.

Ummmm….36 tabs. And at least 10 are from several days ago. I think I may need to edit a little bit!
.-= Jessica´s last blog ..sunday smatterings =-.

Ummmm….36 tabs. And at least 10 are from several days ago. I think I may need to edit a little bit!
.-= Jessica´s last blog ..sunday smatterings =-.

1 window… 7 tabs. I almost always have my google reader open and I always have one of my sub-blogs open to listen to my playlist.
.-= Jeannette´s last blog ..Needing Domestic Help =-.

1 window… 7 tabs. I almost always have my google reader open and I always have one of my sub-blogs open to listen to my playlist.
.-= Jeannette´s last blog ..Needing Domestic Help =-.

I win, I win!

For starters, noticing your link made me open another tab, and another to see what Oh Amanda had to to say yesterday while reading the comments. I have:
8 Firefox wdws, each w/multiple tabs (this one, for example, has too many to see them all, which means >15, and I know the one with my email is the same)
Skype
Tweetdeck
Excel
15 MS word wdws
3 Live Writer wdws
notepad
Acrobat (just one)
YNAB
Paint

Sigh….lots of work to do tonight, yeah?
I think I’ll just accept that it’s chronic and put “organize windows” and “test Evernote” on my written lists – one of many! Katie

I win, I win!

For starters, noticing your link made me open another tab, and another to see what Oh Amanda had to to say yesterday while reading the comments. I have:
8 Firefox wdws, each w/multiple tabs (this one, for example, has too many to see them all, which means >15, and I know the one with my email is the same)
Skype
Tweetdeck
Excel
15 MS word wdws
3 Live Writer wdws
notepad
Acrobat (just one)
YNAB
Paint

Sigh….lots of work to do tonight, yeah?
I think I’ll just accept that it’s chronic and put “organize windows” and “test Evernote” on my written lists – one of many! Katie

I have two open: browser (with tabs within the window) + email. I religiously “hide” things I’m not using. Can’t stand the clutter.

Let’s all sit back and be shocked at that answer.

I have two open: browser (with tabs within the window) + email. I religiously “hide” things I’m not using. Can’t stand the clutter.

Let’s all sit back and be shocked at that answer.

I have 5 open right now. Sometimes I can have up to 10 then I realize I need to close some of these.
.-= Rana´s last blog ..Road Side Assistance, How May I Help You? =-.

I have 5 open right now. Sometimes I can have up to 10 then I realize I need to close some of these.
.-= Rana´s last blog ..Road Side Assistance, How May I Help You? =-.

Right now I have 8. 4 tabs in firefox, a download window in FF, a yahoo chat window and 2 pdfs open. As well as pop up messages from tweetdeck. (I did just close a googlechat window too).

This is about my normal. I like to have things open so I don’t lose them. I open things and then as I finish them I close them, but as I go about the day, more things get opened, so it stays around 8 to 10 windows/tabs I’d say.

Great question ~ my first thought was NONE ~ we finally turned on the AC when it got to 85 degrees and 80% humidity in here a couple days ago lol.
.-= Jackie Lee´s last blog ..Building Relationships and Community with Forums =-.

Right now I have 8. 4 tabs in firefox, a download window in FF, a yahoo chat window and 2 pdfs open. As well as pop up messages from tweetdeck. (I did just close a googlechat window too).

This is about my normal. I like to have things open so I don’t lose them. I open things and then as I finish them I close them, but as I go about the day, more things get opened, so it stays around 8 to 10 windows/tabs I’d say.

Great question ~ my first thought was NONE ~ we finally turned on the AC when it got to 85 degrees and 80% humidity in here a couple days ago lol.
.-= Jackie Lee´s last blog ..Building Relationships and Community with Forums =-.

I have 3 right now.. My mail, your site, and a kick butt You Tube video of Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble doing Texas Flood.
Usually I have only 1 or 2..

I have 3 right now.. My mail, your site, and a kick butt You Tube video of Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble doing Texas Flood.
Usually I have only 1 or 2..

the most windows I ever have open is four – email, firefox, PSE and excel… but ask me how many tabs I have in firefox and today I can honestly say two – because I’ve only just turned my computer on… as I go through my reader, I’ll open posts that I want to bookmark, or read in more detail, some days that can be up to twenty tab… and some days I never get to them!
.-= cate´s last blog ..can I borrow that idea? =-.

the most windows I ever have open is four – email, firefox, PSE and excel… but ask me how many tabs I have in firefox and today I can honestly say two – because I’ve only just turned my computer on… as I go through my reader, I’ll open posts that I want to bookmark, or read in more detail, some days that can be up to twenty tab… and some days I never get to them!
.-= cate´s last blog ..can I borrow that idea? =-.

I have 18 open windows, plus 4 tabs in IE AND 6 tabs in Chrome.
IE
Chrome
PuTTY x2
Baan x4
NetBackup
Remote Desktops
Outlook
Active Directory Users & Computers
HP OpenView ServiceDesk
MS Word x2
Windows Explorer

I have 18 open windows, plus 4 tabs in IE AND 6 tabs in Chrome.
IE
Chrome
PuTTY x2
Baan x4
NetBackup
Remote Desktops
Outlook
Active Directory Users & Computers
HP OpenView ServiceDesk
MS Word x2
Windows Explorer

At the moment I have three open. Work email, this one and a previous.

It is common for me to have about 3-5 during the day and up to 10 at night.

I recently skimmed an article about NOT multitasking and have multitasking may actually mean that some of us never get things done to full detail. We just add stress to our lives.

My husband does not have stress. He does one thing at a time. Mind you. He also has a list of things he needs to do, but he does not really keep a list in his head like the rest of us.

He takes things as they come.

I should learn from that!

At the moment I have three open. Work email, this one and a previous.

It is common for me to have about 3-5 during the day and up to 10 at night.

I recently skimmed an article about NOT multitasking and have multitasking may actually mean that some of us never get things done to full detail. We just add stress to our lives.

My husband does not have stress. He does one thing at a time. Mind you. He also has a list of things he needs to do, but he does not really keep a list in his head like the rest of us.

He takes things as they come.

I should learn from that!

Thirteen. This represents an improvement, because I used to keep many more viewer windows open. I’m trying to find ways to de-clutter my computers.

One cool Mac feature that has helped me tremendously is the Spaces feature in the Leopard Apple/Mac OS. The screen only shows one of 4 Spaces at a time, and I can set which programs I want to view in each Space in the Preferences. That way I can read and write Mail without having to also see iCal or Safari pages, but they are easy to view with a quick curser move to a specific corner. If I need a viewer window that is in another Space, I can quickly swing the curser to the designated corner and the 4 Spaces pop into view (mini versions), showing the open viewer windows, then I select the Space and viewer window I wish to view. If I need a viewer window that is in a Space where I am not currently working, I can drag the viewer window from one Space to another Space.

I also make use of Tabs to minimize the number of viewer windows open. I changed this in the preferences so that new viewer windows automatically open in Tabs instead of as a separate new viewer window. That alone was a huge de-clutterer.

Thirteen. This represents an improvement, because I used to keep many more viewer windows open. I’m trying to find ways to de-clutter my computers.

One cool Mac feature that has helped me tremendously is the Spaces feature in the Leopard Apple/Mac OS. The screen only shows one of 4 Spaces at a time, and I can set which programs I want to view in each Space in the Preferences. That way I can read and write Mail without having to also see iCal or Safari pages, but they are easy to view with a quick curser move to a specific corner. If I need a viewer window that is in another Space, I can quickly swing the curser to the designated corner and the 4 Spaces pop into view (mini versions), showing the open viewer windows, then I select the Space and viewer window I wish to view. If I need a viewer window that is in a Space where I am not currently working, I can drag the viewer window from one Space to another Space.

I also make use of Tabs to minimize the number of viewer windows open. I changed this in the preferences so that new viewer windows automatically open in Tabs instead of as a separate new viewer window. That alone was a huge de-clutterer.

I’ll admit that I’m a tab junkie. Most of the tabs are things that I want to go back and read or share with someone else. I even use two separate browsers so that when one fills up, I open the other. I’ve just never connected it to living simply.

Despite that, I do have a few tips… If it’s a tab I know I’ve read and will want to refer to later, I add it to my Delicious (delicious.com) list. If it’s a tab I want to share with my husband, I add it to my Shared Items on Google Reader. Both of these have handy Firefox bookmarklets.

I’ll admit that I’m a tab junkie. Most of the tabs are things that I want to go back and read or share with someone else. I even use two separate browsers so that when one fills up, I open the other. I’ve just never connected it to living simply.

Despite that, I do have a few tips… If it’s a tab I know I’ve read and will want to refer to later, I add it to my Delicious (delicious.com) list. If it’s a tab I want to share with my husband, I add it to my Shared Items on Google Reader. Both of these have handy Firefox bookmarklets.

um, four? I generally close things when I’m not using them. But, then, I don’t work. How many things can I possibly have open? Worst recently was searching for hotels and flights – then I had tons of tabs and multiple browsers open. UGH.
.-= sarah´s last blog ..Visiting the Garden =-.

um, four? I generally close things when I’m not using them. But, then, I don’t work. How many things can I possibly have open? Worst recently was searching for hotels and flights – then I had tons of tabs and multiple browsers open. UGH.
.-= sarah´s last blog ..Visiting the Garden =-.

I am anti-mutitasking and a firm believer of “doing one thing at a time and do it well”. Therefore, only one window is open.

I am anti-mutitasking and a firm believer of “doing one thing at a time and do it well”. Therefore, only one window is open.

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Hm…. well… I have two separate browsers open one with 13 tabs and the other with five… plus three other windows, one looking @ photos, one for media player and the other an explorer window to find files… far too many. lol

Hm…. well… I have two separate browsers open one with 13 tabs and the other with five… plus three other windows, one looking @ photos, one for media player and the other an explorer window to find files… far too many. lol

Right now i have 10 windows opened
2 notepad
2 open office
ie
firefox
chrome
media player
explorer

Right now i have 10 windows opened
2 notepad
2 open office
ie
firefox
chrome
media player
explorer

Okay, so I am in a totally different league. My computer just crashed (there was a power glitch and I had an OS message about removing a device improperly) and some parts of the OS weren’t working correctly, so I had to reboot. At that time, it asked if I wanted to quit Safari and it told me I had 92 windows and 272 tabs open. Since that was really a lot, I found this website by searching for “How many windows do you have open” in Safari.

So, how do I get that many open windows and tabs? Well, it goes like this. I am one of those really impatient types of persons. I have my Google search preferences set to show me 100 items in a search (so I don’t have to go to the next page ten times). If I want to view a link, I often hold the command key and click the link so it opens in the next tab. This way, I can continue to read other links in the search window while the tab is opening. I may view my new tab to check the results or I may open several more tabs in exactly that way. I can easily get from 2 to 5+ (or a lot more) tabs open by doing this.

I have been researching some science subjects and several of my hit lists have been pretty interesting and so those windows and tabs have remained open for several weeks at this point.

While Safari does allow me to reopen all of the windows and tabs from an earlier session, that is the only way I know to log them in a reasonable manner. I don’t want to bookmark them as they aren’t the kind of pages that link to new information I want. They are simply static topics that I have kept open only as visual reminders. I looked for a program that might log the open windows and tabs by date. That is more what I would like as it would let me retain the temporal record of open windows and delete all of the windows that I opened and closed that are part of the URL history. I know, there is a plist of the windows and tabs, but it is kind of user hostile. Well, that is how I ended up with so many windows and tabs open.

The downside is that since Safari can be fragile with flash and certain other content, by having many pages open, it crashes several times a week. I guess that is a sign for me to just reference the ideas in those pages and move on so they are no longer open.

Okay, so I am in a totally different league. My computer just crashed (there was a power glitch and I had an OS message about removing a device improperly) and some parts of the OS weren’t working correctly, so I had to reboot. At that time, it asked if I wanted to quit Safari and it told me I had 92 windows and 272 tabs open. Since that was really a lot, I found this website by searching for “How many windows do you have open” in Safari.

So, how do I get that many open windows and tabs? Well, it goes like this. I am one of those really impatient types of persons. I have my Google search preferences set to show me 100 items in a search (so I don’t have to go to the next page ten times). If I want to view a link, I often hold the command key and click the link so it opens in the next tab. This way, I can continue to read other links in the search window while the tab is opening. I may view my new tab to check the results or I may open several more tabs in exactly that way. I can easily get from 2 to 5+ (or a lot more) tabs open by doing this.

I have been researching some science subjects and several of my hit lists have been pretty interesting and so those windows and tabs have remained open for several weeks at this point.

While Safari does allow me to reopen all of the windows and tabs from an earlier session, that is the only way I know to log them in a reasonable manner. I don’t want to bookmark them as they aren’t the kind of pages that link to new information I want. They are simply static topics that I have kept open only as visual reminders. I looked for a program that might log the open windows and tabs by date. That is more what I would like as it would let me retain the temporal record of open windows and delete all of the windows that I opened and closed that are part of the URL history. I know, there is a plist of the windows and tabs, but it is kind of user hostile. Well, that is how I ended up with so many windows and tabs open.

The downside is that since Safari can be fragile with flash and certain other content, by having many pages open, it crashes several times a week. I guess that is a sign for me to just reference the ideas in those pages and move on so they are no longer open.

i have 4 tabs/windows of IE open, 2 windows folders, and three other programs (PSE7 Organizer, Evernote, and Excel). That’s on my personal computer. I’m multi-tasking right now. My work computer is right next to me with 3 IE windows, 2 Excel documents, 2 Windows folders and Lotus Notes.

I’m pretty anal retentive and can NOT function with a million windows open. I think I may have actually done cartwheels when “tabs” entered the world of internet browsing. I kind of have a rule of sorts…I have one main IE window open with any tabs that are kind of “permanently relevant” at that time (depending on what I’m working on). If I want to click open to something else that is a more temporary visit, I choose to open in a new window. It’s a visual reminder that I’m supposed to glance at it and move on

i have 4 tabs/windows of IE open, 2 windows folders, and three other programs (PSE7 Organizer, Evernote, and Excel). That’s on my personal computer. I’m multi-tasking right now. My work computer is right next to me with 3 IE windows, 2 Excel documents, 2 Windows folders and Lotus Notes.

I’m pretty anal retentive and can NOT function with a million windows open. I think I may have actually done cartwheels when “tabs” entered the world of internet browsing. I kind of have a rule of sorts…I have one main IE window open with any tabs that are kind of “permanently relevant” at that time (depending on what I’m working on). If I want to click open to something else that is a more temporary visit, I choose to open in a new window. It’s a visual reminder that I’m supposed to glance at it and move on

I love the idea of having a temporary window, Holly — it sounds like a great system! I’m the same way about too many tabs/windows, and I tend to start losing focus if I have too many open.

I love the idea of having a temporary window, Holly — it sounds like a great system! I’m the same way about too many tabs/windows, and I tend to start losing focus if I have too many open.

I also use my open windows as a to-do list. By about 10:00 am, I will probably have 20+ windows open> They do overwhelm me though and sometimes bt the time I get to a page I am not even sure what brought me there and if I even want to read it, lol!
Funny thing is, I wrote a post a while back that used windows open as an analogy for being mentally overladed. Check it out if you’d like!
http://bernicewood.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/is-your-brain-on-overload/
Bernice

I also use my open windows as a to-do list. By about 10:00 am, I will probably have 20+ windows open> They do overwhelm me though and sometimes bt the time I get to a page I am not even sure what brought me there and if I even want to read it, lol!
Funny thing is, I wrote a post a while back that used windows open as an analogy for being mentally overladed. Check it out if you’d like!
http://bernicewood.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/is-your-brain-on-overload/
Bernice

Great analogy, Bernice! You are exactly right — the more I try to do at once, the slower and less effective I am at everything!

Great analogy, Bernice! You are exactly right — the more I try to do at once, the slower and less effective I am at everything!

Before I got married, some other ladies and I met on a crafting forum and ended up creating webpages so that we could share with each other pictures of the crafts and projects we were working on.

I also wrote a hand-drawn zine for a few years after my daughter was born, but soon found blogging a much easier to reach an audience and connect with like-minded people. That blog went through many transformations to become what is now the present day Rockin’ Granola.

At the end of 2009 is when Tsh asked me if I’d be interested in editing Simple Kids.

You know the rest

What I totally LOVE is that some of those very same women that I met through that crafting forum (almost a decade ago) are still reading and sharing with each other today through blogs. I think that is pretty cool!

I started a blog called The Honest Mommy a few years ago because I needed an outlet for the thoughts, feelings, and struggles that weren’t appropriate for the grandparents and friends oriented blog where I posted photos and general family updates. To this day, only my husband knows about this blog; my readers are people who find my blog through search engines or other means.
Frequent topics include GTD (Getting Things Done by David Allen), SAHM burnout, and anything that’s knocking around in my head at the time.
http://thehonestmommy.wordpress.com

I started blogging in 2007. I began for myself. A place to write thoughts and general things I wanted to remember. It was two years before I shared it with anyone besides my immediate family. I still blog for myself although I participate in some link parties now. There are lots of areas I could blog about exclusively: marriage, homeschooling, homemaking, child-rearing, or grandparenting for instance. I really don’t want it to become a “job” though. Did I answer your question?!

I “discovered” blogs a couple of years ago and started one as a place online to post my writing. Before that, I had a little devotional that I emailed once in a while to a subscribed list of people. I was so excited to find a format where I could store all my articles. I had no idea how my blog would grow and turn into something more than my mom and husband read Now, I love blogging and I’m glad I “discovered” it!

After doing a private blog for a couple years to update family and friends I decided I wanted to try a public blog and decided to write about things to do here on Oahu, Hawaii with kids. I started the blog as a way to motivate me to get out and have new experiences with my kids rather than just sticking to our same routines, beaches, activities, restaurants, etc. and I thought that if I could make a little money while I was at it that would be a bonus.

I started my initial blog as a digital scrapbook to keep family and friends up to date with what’s going on with us. I started my new blog “The Discombobulated Mommy” to share my joys and challenges of being a stay at home with others. I guess in a way it’s a niche blog about motherhood. While I don’t blog professionally, I’m definitely interested in learning how to begin so that I can possibly earn an income and stay at home with my kids at the same time.
http://thediscombobulatedmommy.blogspot.com/

I just saw it as a new, much cooler way to journal…and also share the cool things that I was coming across everyday. I’d hardly consider myself a real bonafide blogger, but I’ve written more about it here: http://marthalilian.tumblr.com/post/1442861686/why-am-i-here

I just saw it as a new, much cooler way to journal…and also share the cool things that I was coming across everyday. I’d hardly consider myself a real bonafide blogger, but I’ve written more about it here: http://marthalilian.tumblr.com/post/1442861686/why-am-i-here

You’re so right! It’s impossible to do it if you’re trying to do everything
for everybody, but getting them involved makes a huge difference! Thanks for
stopping by!