Opera for the unwashed masses
Changes galore in browser version 9.6
OPERA has been around for a few years now, setting the standard for browser development by introducing tabbed browsing, saved sessions and more.
The latest version hopes to set itself apart from the competition with new features such as Opera Link and a stronger security system.
Opera Link is the browser's synchronisation service which remembers typed browser history and the user's customised search engines in addition to notes, bookmarks, your Speed Dial and personal bar.
Opera 9.6 also offers improvements to its email and RSS feeds which has moved on from beta for Mac and Windows.
When a user subscribes to an RSS feed, Opera 9.6 now displays the feed in two columns so the user can see the content before they decide whether to subscribe.
The browser's email, Opera Mail (M2) has a low bandwidth option and will strip out any unwanted attachment downloads unless the user asks it nicely not to.
Both POP and IMAP users will have use of the new Follow or Ignore feature which allows the user to stop downloading emails from certain contacts using 'Ignore' or always downloading emails from other recipients using 'Follow'.
Other, smaller changes have also been made to the Opera 9.6 browser, such as the colour scheme of the UI which is "designed to not steal focus away from your browsing, but be available when you need it and to clearly indicate activity." µ
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Have they also fixed the faulty browser that constantly crashes and does not display pages sometimes.I was so disappointed with the 9.5 release, it went from fast and reliable, to slow and buggy in 9.5.
I hope for their sake they fixed all these problems, I was an avid Opera user until last week, where i dumped it for the likes of Firefox, it had too many problems.
No crashes for me
I've never had 9.5 crash once. JUst upgradedto 9.6 and it's fine.What a curious choice of phrase, "I dumped it for *the likes of* Firefox"
Still..
...No god damn autocomplete (wand is fail) or search/form history. Typing the same things over and over gets tedious. If both IE and Firefox can manage to keep a record of such things, why can't Opera? I mean its not like hundreds or thousands of people have not requested that particular feature be implimented.Thin Lady Sings
Been using Opera 9.5 constantly for 2 months now and just the occasional glitch -- think may have been probs with closing pdf files on-line.Switched because Ffox seemed to be getting slower with each release.
@Spaz O_o
Spaz it sounds like your usin the broken OS or a penguin to me, id keep opera and upgrade to XP if i were you lol :O)
Opera > ff + IE + Webkit combined
The features you get with Opera are astounding. The built-in 'hassle-free' mail client sold me on first sight. Not to mention Googantau, and Cheeseyfox stole some ideas from Opera.... Oh and should I also mention, Opera has zero security holes, and ranks highest on Acid3 test.Re: autocomplete passwords
@anon: Autofilling login forms without user Intervention is STUPID. It's the exact reason why every version of Firefox is leaking passwords all over the Internet.http://www.heise-security.co.uk/services/browsercheck/demos/moz/pass1.shtml
Wand is the intelligent solution. Fortunately for Firecopycat users, there is an extension that mimics Opera's Wand.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4429
Google says Opera is not Opera at all
I've been using Opera as my main browser since I guess r. 5. This 9.6 is very fast indeed, especially when handling javascript.But...when I decided to test the Google Docs in it, Google helpfully reminded me that they only support proper stuff such as IE, Firefox and Opera! Not this god forsaken browser I decided to run. Hmmmm... Wonder what they think I'm running.
RE:Autocomplete
Wand sucks, end of story. If Firefox leaks passwords, that's Firefox's problem, cant say I've ever had it happen in over 10 years of using IE. Also, I am more talking about things besides passwords, simple things like doing a google (as well as other sites) search and having that search term remembered till I decide to clear it, so if I need to go back and look up that search term again, I can simply select it from the drop down instead of typing it yet again.Also if filling out online forms with multiple entires having those entries remebered and selectable or auto completed is a more efficient use of time. Wand is only usefull for specific data and where that data is relevent to the site you may need it on, it is completely useless otherwise. Not all data is volatile, so just because Firefox is crap as keeping your data private should not mean you simply make life harder for everyone. Or perhaps Mozilla are simply incapable of providing this feature without screwing it up.
Opera rocks
Since 9.5 came out a couple months ago, I only had one crash but that's okay 'cause I constantly have between 20 and 25 open tabs that include Flash and a few heavy pages. Opera is my breakfast.Opera rocks!
if it crashes you can pick up where you left off, Firefox has this too but Opera lets you start where you left off even if you didn't crash. If you accidentally close a window you can undo. these are great features. And, most importantly, with ability to have 30 multi-megabyte pictures open at the same time, it's great for pr0n.Firefox problems are ok but IE problems are bad - eh?
"If Firefox leaks passwords, that's Firefox's problem"That has to be the most stupid thing I've ever read about a browser. It's the user's problem if it leaks passwords, not Firefox's.
And isn't it amazing that the fanboys tell you to get rid of IE because it's unsafe, yet a security problem in Firefox is nothing to worry about and not your problem? The *many many* holes in Firefox are just brushed aside so casually like the contradictions in the holy book of your choice..l.
How to store search
In Opera I type g search-terms in the address field and it searches by Google and remembers previous searches. I don't recall if I had to do something clever to make that happen.Firefox now seems to save which windows and tabs are open, optionally. I tried that several Opera versions ago and it only remembered one window full of tabs, likewise saving a named sessioon set of windows. Not nice if it's the wrong window that is saved. Maybe that has been improved in Opera, anyone??
Opera re-opening the tab that you recently closed is very useful!