After installation Opera’s default settings show the progress bar which displays information about how the current page is loading in its simplest form – as a small rectangular bar that only appears when a loading process is active. This bar however is not revealing enough information for advanced users who are interested in what exactly is going on when a website refuses to load.
Make use of Opera’s chameleonic features
As a proud Opera user, you probably let your browser identify itself as Opera browser by default. Although most websites do work and display more or less properly in Opera, there are still many of them which don’t comply with the standards and contain many non-standardized code segments (usually working in IE only) thus confusing the standards-based browsers which leads to improper appearance of the site in the end.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Opera 9.5 beta is out
Opera fans rejoice. The very first beta of Opera 9.5 codename Kestrel has been released to the public. The biggest change is a new feature called Opera Link which offers a way to access all of your bookmarks and Speed Dial picks from one place. It does not matter if you access the Internet with Opera 9.5, with Opera mini or another browser, the bookmarks are always available.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Remove notifications for blocked popups in Opera
The build in Opera popup blocker notifies the user every time that it blocked a popup successfully resulting in a small notification overlay in the top right corner of the screen. While this might be useful under certain circumstances it becomes quickly annoying especially for web savvy users who know their way around the web.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 2
Software Updates Week 40 2007
I collect softwares that have been updated and publish the list on each Wednesday here at Ghacks. This is mainly done to make it easier for everyone to keep an overview of what has been updated in the past week. It should be noted that I only mention applications in this list that have been introduced in a former article at my site.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 23
Firefox vs. Opera vs. Internet Explorer
I saw the funny picture series over at Operawatch and thought that you would like to join the laughter. It is a rather visual comparison of how Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer would look like if they would be transportation vessels.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Opera 9.5 Alpha released
The Opera team released version 9.5 alpha of their acclaimed Internet browser today after working for more than one year on it. The changelog lists hundreds of changes, fixes and improvements, some of the most notable ones are: Performance improvements, site compatibility, new mail and news storage and indexing formats.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Opera 9.22 available on ftp
Today seems to be browser day on the Internet. After the Firefox update this morning a new version of Opera was uploaded on the Opera ftp site. It usually takes a few days before the official announcement will be made available on the Opera homepage. If you are an early adopter and can’t wait to test the new version I suggest you head out to the Opera ftp site and download the version that you want to use.
Speed up surfing by using Nicknames in Opera
A great feature called SpeedDial has been recently added to Opera. It’s a solution providing quick access to your “Top 9″ websites and it’s faster than using Bookmarks. However the limited number of sites that you can add does not make it a universal feature to speed up surfing in general.