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

Living with more than one Gmail account

Having multiple Gmail accounts breaks in predictable ways on a Mac. Why the /u/ number moves, what one inbox really costs, and how to pick a separation that holds.

Move every Chrome profile to another Mac

There is no export all Chrome profiles Mac command. Where the profile folders live, what sync carries, and how a hand copy loses logins on the new machine.

Fixing the Chrome profile error on a Mac

What the Chrome profile error on a Mac is really reporting, which file to move aside first, what each step costs in lost data, and how to stop it recurring.

Arc workspaces, and where they leave you now

Arc browser workspaces are Spaces plus profiles, and the two do different jobs. Here is what each one actually separates, where the boundary stops holding, and what to change next.

Decide which Gmail account opens first

With multiple Gmail accounts, how to make one default comes down to sign in order, not a setting. What actually controls it on a Mac, and the four ways to fix it.

Two Chrome windows, two accounts, at the same time

How to have two Chrome browsers with different account signed in at once on a Mac, what breaks after the first day, and which setup is worth keeping.

Several Gmail accounts in Apple Mail, and the catch

How to add multiple Gmail accounts to Apple Mail on a Mac, where labels, archiving and notifications stop behaving, and when a separate window per account works better.

How many Gmail addresses one person can hold

Can you have multiple Gmail accounts on one Google account? One mailbox per account, many addresses into it, and the real ceiling is not Google's rules but attention.