Opera Software has just released Opera 11.01, an update to Opera 11 which adds security fixes and stability improvements to the popular web browser. The final version has been released after numerous snapshots and two release candidates. The changelogs list numerous fixes for bugs that caused crashes in the web browser, including installer fixes and [...]
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Xmarks Password Sync Will Be Removed
Remember that the bookmarking and password syncing service Xmarks nearly shut down last year? This would have meant some work for users who were using the cross-browser service to sync their data. The company behind the free password manager Last Pass bought Xmarks and integrated the product into their line of services. And all was [...]
Opera Download Media Bar Extension
The inclusion of an extension engine in Opera 11 has opened new possibilities for developers and users of the web browser. Users can now make use of extensions to aid them in tasks and activities on the Internet. Download Media Bar is an unobtrusive extension that can be used to download media from supported websites. [...]
Google Ditches H.264 Support In Google Chrome
The HTML5 web video wars are heating up again, this time with the news that Google has announced to remove support for the h.264 codec from the Chrome browser in the next couple months. Google product manager Mike Jazayeri admits that ” H.264 plays an important role in video” but that Google has decided to [...]
Opera Download Helper, Improves File Hosting Site Downloads
The majority of file hosting sites on the Internet make use of wait times and download or bandwidth limits to either drive users into buying a premium account for faster downloading or to deliver more advertisements during that time. Download Helper is a new Opera extension that improves the downloading of files from specific file [...]
December Market Share, XP Drops, Windows 7 Gains
Windows XP stays on top of the operating system market share while Windows 7 continues to gain grounds. The latest market share statistics are in and they confirm recent trends. Windows XP is still the top operating system with a market share between 51% (Statcounter) and 57% (Hitslink). That’s a comfortable lead as it is [...]
Opera Snap Links, Another Useful Extension Ported
The introduction of extensions in Opera 11 and the release of Opera 11 final has seen an increase in third party development for the web browser. Popular browser extensions, like the Last Pass password manager, have already found their way to the Opera browser. The latest port of a useful add-on is called Snap Links [...]
Opera 11 Final Out, Download Now
Only days after releasing three release candidates of Opera 11, Opera Software released the final version of Opera 11 making it the new flagship desktop browser of the Norwegian company. Users who want to skip straight to the download can download the Internet browser directly from the company’s website for all supported operating systems. Those [...]
Opera 11 Release Candidate Out
Google does not seem to the only company that has accelerated the pace of browser development in the last year. Opera Software yesterday released the first Opera 11 release candidate, a big milestone in the development of the new Opera browser. Opera 11 RC 1 is available for the supported operating systems Microsoft Windows, Mac [...]
Opera Popup Statusbar Extension
Popup Statusbar may be an interesting Opera extension for users who want as much screen estate as possible for the websites and services displayed in the Internet browser. What does it do? It simply displays the url target links in an overlay window on the page which effectively makes the display in the status bar [...]
LastPass Extension For Opera Released
LastPass has just been published as an Opera extension. That’s big news for the Opera browser, considering that LastPass is one of the most popular password managers out there. And on a personal note, it brings me one step closer to switching to Opera as my main web browser. Extensions have been integrated in Opera [...]
Opera 11 Beta Available, Download It Now
With Google Chrome leading the development pace, at least when it comes to increasing the version of the browser, Opera is second fastest in the game. The Norwegian company has just posted the first beta of Opera 11 on their website. This marks another big step in the development of the web browser, considering that [...]
Opera 11 Revamps Address Field, Mouse Gestures Facelift, Adds Extension Options
The Opera desktop team has added several improvements to the latest public snapshot of the upcoming Opera 11 web browser. Opera users who have tested previous snapshots will most likely notice the new address field first. Opera 11 displays information about a website in a block in front of the website address. Depending on the [...]
Web Browsers Traces Eraser
When you surf the web you leave traces behind, both remotely but also locally. While you do not have options to remove traces remotely other than obfuscating them by using proxy servers, vpn connections or other methods of that kind, you do have more options to deal with traces on the local computer system. What [...]
Opera Gets Autocomplete With Buscomplete Extension
The Opera browser in its current form is not offering a Firefox-like autocomplete functionality, one where the browser remembers text entered into forms on web pages to display it again when the user makes use of the form again. The closest thing so far to autocomplete is to add preconfigured values to Opera Wand which [...]
Opera noAds Extension
I do not like ad blockers as I make my living from those ads. The more users install ad blockers, the less money I make. It is that simple. My hope is that regular visitors of my sites turn off their ad blockers or NoScript add-ons when they visit my sites. But enough about that. [...]
How To Install Flash Player Without Admin Rights
Lets say you are currently working on a computer where you have standard user rights. This means that you cannot install software that requires elevated privileges, nor that you can perform operations that require admin rights. Many software programs for instance require administrative privileges during installation. Adobe’s Flash Player needs elevated rights during installation, if [...]
How To Force HTTPS Connections
The Firefox add-on Firesheep has demonstrated the vulnerability of insecure connections with a bang. Users who use an unencrypted connection to access sites and services on public networks may have their information recorded by other users who record the network traffic. To put it in layman terms: You may be vulnerable to this kind of [...]
Opera: Please Fix The Opera Extensions Page
If you have followed the news surrounding the Opera web browser lately you know that the upcoming Opera 11 browser features an extensions framework, much like the one used by the Google Chrome web browser. (for the nitpickers, I’m not saying it is the same, I’m saying it looks similar from a user perspective). The [...]
Firefox 4 the Fastest Browser? Not Yet!
Browser developers like to compare their browser to others. We have the fastest, or we are closing in, or we gained xxx percent over the last couple of months have become common ever since Google Chrome made its first appearance. Asa of Mozilla yesterday published a new article with the title “are we fast yet?” [...]