[dba-Tech] Vivaldi

[Peter Brawley]

On 4/9/2016 11:54, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> So when I close Chrome those processes remain in RAM?  Why would they design
> it that way?

I think it closes all the tab processes. If it leaves some behind, I 
think you found a bug.

PB

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> Peter Brawley
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 9:48 AM
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> 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
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>> 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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