[dba-Tech] Vivaldi

[Rocky Smolin]

So when I close Chrome those processes remain in RAM?  Why would they design
it that way?

r 

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From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Peter Brawley
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 9:48 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Vivaldi

On 4/8/2016 21:06, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> 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?

Each tab spawns its own process.

PB

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> r
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> -----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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