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Working on a Mac with many web apps open, without losing your place.

Working without letting tabs pile up

A browser with too many tabs open is a storage problem, not a discipline problem. Sort the pile into three kinds, apply the fix each one needs, and know when to move.

Moving between several Slack workspaces

You can have multiple Slack workspaces open at once on a Mac. Here is what stays separate, what quietly merges, and how to stop the switching from eating the day.

How open tabs eat into memory

How many tabs is too many in Chrome depends on sites, not tab count. Here is what actually consumes memory on a Mac, where to measure it, and what to change.

Several accounts, one browser, no signing out

Running multiple accounts in one browser breaks in predictable places. Here is what profiles, containers and multiple sign in each separate, where each leaks, and what to change first.

Bookmarks gone after switching Chrome accounts

To restore a Chrome profile on Mac, first check whether anything was deleted at all. Here is the order to work through, from profile paths to Bookmarks.bak.

What Chrome guest mode is actually for

What are Google Chrome profiles, how guest mode differs from incognito, and when adding another profile stops solving the problem it was meant to solve.

One window for every chat app on a Mac

The best all in one messenger for Mac is two kinds of product under one search term. What each one merges, where the free tiers stop, and how to pick.

Picking a work browser for a Mac

The best browser for work on a Mac depends on which of four problems is actually costing time: account separation, finding things, notifications, or link routing.