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 Apr 14 2005, 11:01 AM
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 The Indoor Wanderer  Posts: 4,314 Joined: 23-February 03 From: Arizona Member No.: 3,339  |
QUOTE(Phil @ Apr 14 2005, 10:16 AM) You hardly notice the ads. But sometimes, they can be entertaining.   [right][snapback]462418[/snapback][/right] Nothing like a "relavent" text ad! 
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Apr 14 2005, 11:15 AM
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 Suspect Device Posts: 1,401 Joined: 4-November 03 From: Des Plaines, Il Member No.: 6,684 |
It was way to clutered for me when I tried it. I like how IE is like 2 toolbars at the top FF is 3 but its fine because the 3rd bar is the Boomark Toolbar.
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Apr 14 2005, 11:23 AM
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The Indoor Wanderer Posts: 4,314 Joined: 23-February 03 From: Arizona Member No.: 3,339 |
If you could, please explain to me how firefox (on the right) is any more cluttered than opera (on the left)? In fact, it actually looks to me like opera is a tiny bit skinnier on top.
It all depends on how you set it up, you can definetly overdue it, but if you like minimilism it is easily possible with opera. -------------------- These stats don't matter, suffice it to say I've spent too much money on my computer.
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Apr 14 2005, 11:37 AM
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 DTTL!!!  Posts: 1,424 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Brooklyn, NY Member No.: 8,643 |
hey d3, we got another one
so who's next to hear "I told ya so" from me and d3????? i remember getting frustrated with IE back in the day and looked up "worlds fastest browser" out of curiousity since back then I was still on a 56k and wanted as much speed as possible... After that day my jaw dropped at how much of a difference web browsing has become since then... It's been about 2 and a half years (I think), and Opera just keeps getting better and better... atleast try it out before you complain about it
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Apr 14 2005, 11:57 AM
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 Member Posts: 101 Joined: 4-January 05 From: cornwall UK Member No.: 14,477 |
hmmm.. better than firefox.... :googles opera:
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Apr 14 2005, 12:35 PM
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 ScataNaFas Posts: 216 Joined: 4-May 04 From: Stratford CT Member No.: 9,929 |
as an opera user i tried firefox and couldnt believe how many addons you needed to use just to come close to opera's build in functionality. i wanted to check it out just to give it a try, but i wont be using again any time soon.
as far as clutter opera has all the toolbars open when u first use it so u know they are there, u can turn off literally anything u dont wanna see. also the ad banner is obsurdly easy to crack -------------------- Electrical Engineer - Sikorsky Aircraft - Connecticut, USA
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Apr 14 2005, 01:30 PM
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 Formerly known as a rabbit Posts: 1,048 Joined: 1-January 04 From: W. Lafayette IN Member No.: 7,524 |
One thing that I like about Opera is that the tabs are actually movable and detachable. One thing that is a bit annoying is that I cannot set Opera to have only one toolbar (all that I use put into one bar, not much) except for tabs as I can with IE or FF; but that's probably because I'm using the free version and the ad window has to have room.
Opera is nice, but I still prefer a lighter system (I didn't like k-melon too much, although it's feather-light) as a base, and I am still very happy with FF. I will continue to use Opera at times, but I'm sticking with FF at least for the time being. Hey, at least I ditched IE, right? Edit: I cannot import anything from FF or Thunderbird. Do I need to get a plug-in for that? --------------------  |
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Apr 14 2005, 02:54 PM
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 ΣΦΕ Ohio Alpha Posts: 4,022 Joined: 14-February 03 From: Ohio Member No.: 3,228 |
meh, opensource with better bug fixes and hole filling vs paying with slower bux fixes and more holes.......
if only all decisions were this easy... one more reason: http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/help/fea...s.html#prefetch This post has been edited by Kevin_E_Cramer: Apr 14 2005, 03:10 PM -------------------- |
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Apr 14 2005, 08:43 PM
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 Sexiest OCC Member Posts: 1,752 Joined: 13-October 04 From: USA Member No.: 12,885 |
http://gmail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser
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Apr 14 2005, 09:01 PM
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Suspect Device Posts: 1,401 Joined: 4-November 03 From: Des Plaines, Il Member No.: 6,684 |
QUOTE(andrusk @ Apr 14 2005, 02:23 PM) If you could, please explain to me how firefox (on the right) is any more cluttered than opera (on the left)? In fact, it actually looks to me like opera is a tiny bit skinnier on top. It all depends on how you set it up, you can definetly overdue it, but if you like minimilism it is easily possible with opera. [right][snapback]462484[/snapback][/right] I just used the default setup for Opera and I didn't see any real speed increase so I stuck with FF although I might give Opera another try. And I'm little to cheap to cough up the money to get rid of the adds and FF is right in my price range. Free.
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Apr 15 2005, 03:46 AM
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 Mac User Posts: 9,058 Joined: 4-April 02 From: Knoxville, TN Member No.: 717 |
QUOTE(Vasto @ Apr 14 2005, 11:43 PM) http://gmail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser Works as long as you have the newest browser. Beta 3 i think [right][snapback]462787[/snapback][/right] That is no longer needed with the Opera 8.0 Beta 3... or any of the 8.0 betas AFAIK. Google did some work on their end after they realized that Opera did support the full functions of GMail.
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Apr 15 2005, 03:49 AM
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 Porkchop Sandwiches!!!1 Posts: 972 Joined: 21-February 05 From: Atlanta Georgia Member No.: 15,302 |
I think i'm gonna try Opera out for a while, and If I like it, maybe buy it.
But Meh, these compatibility issues make me don't want to use it: Firefox is displaying that page correctly, but Opera is not. This post has been edited by Jeremy: Apr 15 2005, 04:19 AM -------------------- "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." -George Bush, Aug. 5, 2004
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