I think you pretty much need to have two or three windows open at one time to jump around and always have the freerepublic window open. It just takes time and once you start getting comfortable its a breeze.
That few? I have six instances of lynx open, and ten tabs of Firefox ... plus running another 20 apps. All on separate "screens" that I can hop to with very quick keystroke combo (Ctl-Alt-arrow moves, Alt-#[number] for multiple screens in one space).
Was away from the computer for most of the day, now seems like I'm never going to get Qaught up so much is going on. Need someone to cliff notes the day for me.