[dba-Tech] Vivaldi

Rocky Smolin rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Apr 8 21:06:24 CDT 2016


Why when I run chrome are there 3-6 instances of chrome in the processes of
the task manager?  And when I exit chrome, why are they still there?  And
why do they still occasionally take a few percent of the CPU cycles?


r 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Peter Brawley
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 5:29 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Vivaldi

On 4/8/2016 18:04, Gary Kjos wrote:
> I just don't get it.  I really don't give a rats ass what browser I am 
> using.  I want the content.  Any browser gives me that. Doesn't it?
> SO what is so much better about it?  Please elaborate on what I am 
> missing.

How the browser renders "the content" makes a big diff. Esp. video, Flash
content, PDFs, other specialised material.

And, extensions.

And speed & memory management.

And, bookmark &c synchronisation with browsers on other LAN devices.

PB


>
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
wrote:
>> Since I downloaded this new browser, I have been using it pretty much 
>> non-stop. My main box is a laptop with an external monitor, and I run 
>> Vivaldi on the local screen and Chrome on the external.
>>
>> Vivaldi intends to be the browser of choice for "internet power 
>> users". I guess I fall into that category. The UI is definitely 
>> optimized for net-savvy users; newbies might be overwhelmed by its 
>> apparent bareness, and not discover the treasures hidden within.
>>
>> I think this is a significant step forward in the evolution of the
browser.
>> Not to get too carried away, but I'm reminded of Stephen Jay Gould's 
>> notion of Punctuated Equilibrium,a subtle but significant refinement 
>> of Darwin's original hypothesis -- infinitesimal graduations until 
>> suddenly there occurs a significant leap. Vivaldi might be a case in 
>> point; a summation of what's gone before, a tweak here and there, and 
>> suddenly, a whole new beast is born.
>>
>> --
>> Arthur
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