Why I like to open links in new windows

There are two kinds of people in this world:  those who like to open up links in new windows and those who do not.  If you're like me, you like to open up links in new windows because there are often two or more links from one article I'd like to read and opening them in new windows is the fastest method.  This is often the case if you use RSS or MyYahoo where you scan many news sources simultaneously.

For instance, let's say you're reading an article and want to read more on 10 links provided in the article.  By opening all 10 links in a new window, you are only causing 10 new page views.  In addition, you have 10 windows open and can close those windows at your leisure depending on how valuable they are to you.  If you're writing a school paper, you might want to keep some windows open to extract the info you need, which gives ample time to property capture the reference URL.

Now, if you prefer to view the links in your current window (without opening a new window), this will cause at least 10 new page views plus the loading og 10 other pages either via your browser's cache or, in some cases, via fresh re-loads of your original page.  In either case, this takes longer.  Also, you have to view the pages sequentially, meaning you have to decide one-by-one on the value of a given page, without being able to directly compare to other windows you'd have open.

If you'd like to try open a link in a new window and have a PC, right-click on this link to SquirrelNet's home page then choose "Open in New Window".  (If you have a Mac and run the Safari browser, hold down the Cmd key and click on the link.)

So which kind of person are you?

Comments

[Stoney deGeyter]

Well, before tabbed browsing I opened everyting in new windows, but tabbed browsing is even better. I can open everyting in a new tab without clutting up my start bar. I usually have 5 or 6 tabs open at any given time.

[otis cooper]

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