gHacks technology news » opera portable http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Opera 10 Portable http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/05/opera-10-portable/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/05/opera-10-portable/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:15:15 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=16053 operaRecent coverage and news of the Opera 10 web browser might have sparked interest in some users to give this web browser a try. The Opera web browser is still an underdog compared to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Mozilla’s Firefox but was able to stand its ground in the last years. You can read up on the Opera 10 final release in our review of that version. The portable version of Opera 10 is basically the same version but without the need to install the web browser before it is ready for use.

A few additional benefits are offered by the portable version of Opera 10. The most important aspects are that the portable version will not have unwanted effects on other installed web browsers including other versions of the Opera web browser.

Other benefits include that the portable version can be run from a portable device like an USB stick leaving no data traces on the local computer system. Opera 10 portable is provided by a third party developer who is not associated with the Opera company. Portable versions are available as English and German language versions but only for the Windows operating systems. Downloads are provided by the third party developer at the website Opera USB.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/05/opera-10-portable/feed/ 4 Opera 9.5 Portable http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/14/opera-95-portable/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/14/opera-95-portable/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:52:13 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4981 A good way to test a new browser is to install the portable version of it and run it for a while to test it. The advantage of this method over installing it directly is that it does not interfere with the system configuration in any way. No need to worry that the new browser is suddenly the standard browser or used to display all kind of files on the system.

Most readers of my blog probably already know the website that is offering portable versions ofFirefox which comes in handy if a user wanted to test the new Firefox 3 browser without overwriting his precious Firefox 2 configuration.

The portable version of Opera is called Opera @ USB and provides the same advantages. The USB version does not interfere with other browsers including other versions of Opera. It leaves (almost) no traces on the system if the directory is deleted after testing it.

Portable browsers are also a great way to access the Internet in Internet Cafes and on other public computers. This version is only available for Windows users.

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