Opera 10: It’s Final. And Worth Trying

[bananas]

Source: PC World

Opera 10 Web browser packs new features including Turbo mode that spees up browsing on sluggish Net connections.

Opera 10, the newest version of the browser that's arguably the most venerable one going, is now available in its final version. It's very much the product I reviewed in beta version back in June. The most striking new feature is Turbo mode, which uses the same technology as the company's Opera Mini phone browser to compress Web pages and thereby speed up browsing on dial-up and other sluggish connections. It's noticeably zippier than standard mode, although its crunched-down images are pretty darn grainy. The tradeoff isn't worth it if you're completely gruntled with the speed of your Net connection, but I think I'll keep it on hand for the next time I'm on an unbearably slow public Wi-Fi network.

Other major new stuff includes tweaks to Tabs (they can incorporate thumbnail previews) and Opera's speed-dial screen, which provides one-click access to your favorite sites. As usual, one of the most notable things about Opera is its sheer volume of features-it incorporates an e-mail app and a BitTorrent client, as well as its own widget engine. Oh, and the browser has a nicely minimalist new look that's an improvement on its formerly busy-looking self.

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Read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/171194/opera_10_its_final_and_worth_trying.html

[sendero]

1. I used Opera for many years..

... but gave up with version 8 because it crashed all the time.

I loved the mouse gestures and the ability to put the tabs on the left or right of the page.

But alas, I am a google chrome man now :)

[Triana]

2. Chrome - what do you use for adblocking? n/t

[robo50]

3. Ad-blocking with Chrome and Privoxy

Program Files\Privoxy\privoxy.exe


This is on a PC... I don't know about Apple and Privoxy.

[Triana]

5. Yea - no Privoxy for Mac yet, from what I can tell.

..crud.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. I'll check it out-- been using Opera since 3.x...

and it's always been ahead of the curve.

[Feron]

6. It's my favorite browser.

The only thing it lacks is an adblocker, but I use fanboy's filters and they work great.

http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/ and here is his main blog: http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/

He updates about once a month and I RSS the main blog for notifications.

[FreedomTrain]

7. So all your browsing will be done through their servers?

Because that's how Opera Mini works. No thanks, I'm sticking with Firefox.