Opera and Google are already doing it, so why should not we. That’s probably the reasoning behind Mozilla’s latest move to optimize the interface of the Firefox web browser. For those who do not know (is there anyone reading my blog that does not?); The http prefix in front of website addresses in the url [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera

Every browser developer seems to be inclined these days to streamline and at the same time minimize the user interface. We have seen it with Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, and now it is Opera’s turn do propose the same. Currently available as an Opera Next snapshot only but soon making its way to stable [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

Mobile devices, from smartphones to tablets, start to become popular for normal web related tasks like visiting websites, watching movies or playing games. This can be attributed to the advancement of hardware to make the devices faster and more responsive, software like Opera Mobile that make the most out of what little space and speed [...]

Categories: Opera, Web Development

Opera Software has officially released Opera 11.11 Final a few seconds ago. The version has been available on Opera’s ftp server since yesterday, and many software download portals like Softpedia or Betanews have offered the new version since then. While it may be tempting to download a new browser version a day early, it is [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

I’m currently testing new RSS feed readers, and one of the programs that I have been looking at is the RSS reader in Opera, or more precisely in Opera’s Mail module. RSS Feeds have been supported for quite some time in Opera. Depending on how you use Opera, you may have troubles figuring out how [...]

Categories: Opera, Tutorials Basic

While I’m still busy changing my passwords, I’m noticing several browser related news popping up in my RSS feed reader. So what’s going on today? Several websites reported that the first beta of Firefox 5 was released, and while it certainly looked that way on first glance, it turned out be a beta labeled Aurora [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome, Opera

It is starting to get crowded on my hard drive, with all the stable, beta and development browser builds stored on it. Opera Software has just announced Opera Next, a development channel for Opera snapshots, similar in functionality to Google Chrome Dev or Canary, or Firefox Aurora. Opera Next can be run alongside Opera stable [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

Widgets have been an integral part of the Opera web browser for a long time. That’s not the case for extensions, which have only been recently added to the web browser. It is probably a good idea to take a look at the differences between extensions and widgets first, before we start the overview. Check [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

We are already at part 4 of the Discovering Opera series and there does not seem to be an end in sight. We are going to take a closer look at Opera Link in this part of the series. Opera Link is a synchronization service that works similar to Firefox Sync or Google Sync. Opera [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera