This is an extremely old thread but the subject is germane to my reason for posting this afternoon. The earlier part of the thread might be a nice review for folks who remember the Mudcatters posting, or who remember using these applications. (This is the other thread I thought about opening for a trip down memory lane.)

I'm posting a tip from ZD Net about a Chrome browser extension that people might be interested in. The browser can bog down if you have tons of tabs open at once (I do that.) I tend to use Chrome most often, so I'll be trying it: If you use Google Chrome, you need to install this now.

In particular:

Discarding a tab isn't the same as closing it because you can click on the inactive "discarded" tab and bring it back to life -- complete with your scroll position and any text entered into forms or boxes.

Discarded tabs can be bought back to life even after closing and re-opening the browser.

The extension also has options for pinned tabs, when a tab is playing media, and when a web page contains a form.