Yesterday, I wrote a little about the applications I’ve seen crash on my Ubuntu Linux laptop over the last six months.
Some people questioned why I use Microsoft Edge as my primary web browser on Ubuntu. I thought I’d write up why, and how a couple of the built-in features are appealing to me.
tl;dr it’s multiple profiles, stability, speed, tab sleep, and vertical tabs.
Multiple personality disorder
I have tried to keep work and personal browser profiles separate for some years now. There are two main reasons I do this. Firstly, my work-related search history, recent tabs and other activities are confined to one browser personality. My personal stuff like shopping, email, social media and other fun stuff is sectioned off from work. Secondly, by having work in its own profile, I can just close that profile at the end of the day.
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