I use tabs while browsing the galleries here.

We all know how slow this site can be at times.  When I'm looking through the galleries and find a thumbnail that looks interesting, I open it in a new tab.  While that is loading, I'm still looking through the thumbnails, opening more in more tabs.  Then I click on the next page link and look at the images I opened in new tabs while the next page is loading.  By the time I'm done looking and commenting, the next gallery page is loaded in the original tab and ready to go.