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..how far is the ceo going to swim this time?

Which means it is also cool, fuzzy and makes you dizzy! Purrfect ;)

Some people might even get courageous after using it. And others might even get more chicks/hunks.

Don't forget to pay the newly released community portal a visit too: http://my.opera.com/

If you think you are going to miss some extensions when switching take a look at the informative postings here:

http://virtuelvis.com/archives/2005/01/opera-and-f irefox-extensions

or here

http://virtuelvis.com/archives/2005/09/opera-and-f irefox-extensions-ii

For even more User JavaScripts look at http://userjs.org/

torrents
save the servers :P

How about people who think it's just plain stupid that you have to install a bunch of extensions and go making lots of changes in about:config just to get FireFox usable?

Oh you ain't joking there, bucko.

Firefox out of the box is a fricking mess. For just ONE example, tabbed browsing is broken, plain and simple, without at least two extensions.

I'm sorry... I understand the "philosophy" of a "back to basics" browser with only the bare essentials. I grok that. Really. I do.

But this is part of Firefox's core functionality (tabbed browsing, that is), and if you're going to make it that way, it should WORK CORRECTLY without having to resort to one or more extensions to make it behave in a consistent, sane manner.

You know what my biggest bitch is about Firefox though?

It's a petty one, but it's legit.

Back on their 0.8 release, it allowed you to hot-switch themes, but it was buggy, and caused goofy things to happen to your toolbars if you didn't restart the whole browser after switching themes.

Their response to that? Rather than fix the buggy theme-switching, they just force a restart of the browser.

What a copout.

I mean come ON, guys... even Opera can manage switching themes without having to restart the browser, and up until very recently, Opera was a flaky POS on most of my machines.

I want to love Firefox. I really do. But they make it so hard.

I love font-resizing too, but I actually prefer the way Opera does it. Opera resizes the images and tables as well, so that resizing maintains the page layout.

Change the order of the tabs by dragging and dropping them on the page bar.

Opera 8.10 has integrated bittorrent support.

Some people may not have the option to install software.

Other than people surfing the Internet in a public library, should these people be viewing entertainment web sites on company time anyway?

Some people may not have a broadband connection so downloading Firefox may take too long to be practical.

Firefox Setup is 4.7 MB. Most dial-up Internet connections are v.90 or v.92, which can download a file that size in 20 minutes. How is that impractical?

I do not know but is there a standard compliant browser available for WINCE and Palm devices? I know that WINCE has IE.

Opera for Mobile is out now on all these phones, and a port of Mozilla to handheld devices is being worked on (see Minimo roadmap).

Some people may not have the option to install software.

Other than people surfing the Internet in a public library, should these people be viewing entertainment web sites on company time anyway?

Some people may not have a broadband connection so downloading Firefox may take too long to be practical.

Firefox Setup is 4.7 MB. Most dial-up Internet connections are v.90 or v.92, which can download a file that size in 20 minutes. How is that impractical?

I do not know but is there a standard compliant browser available for WINCE and Palm devices? I know that WINCE has IE.

Opera for Mobile is out now on all these phones, and a port of Mozilla to handheld devices is being worked on (see Minimo roadmap).

Yeah we do.

I hadn't touched Opera after giving Opera 5 a whirl but with the offer of free registration I thought I would give the new one a go. I installed it with ease but using it was a different matter. This is what Opera had to say on the issue of an unsupported proxy authentication method. What a joke. I'll stick to Firefox thanks.

http://portal.opera.com/startup/customize/

Check out http://opera.com/products/mobile/ where you can download both the Symbian Series 60 and Windows Mobile for Smartphone version.

just in case you don't get there in time for a free registration, here are a few :

http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml?email= no%40mail.com

opera 10-year online anniversary party free registration
To register the Opera browser and remove the ad bar, follow these steps :
1. Copy the appropriate registration code given below
2. Go to Help > Register Opera
3. Enter your name and organization
4. Paste the registration code and press OK

Operating System Registration Code
Windows w-dQsXn-3vTae-tKVKp-MKNuC-8XExk
Linux Intel u-8jCan-RQ4Wc-nHuUp-mvSjD-YB6mj
Linux PowerPC p-xDkDn-edNNd-nEnsp-RPpNC-8mHck
Linux Sparc k-idQWm-XKjad-iEX6p-7hSuD-dn6wj
FreeBSD f-Njckr-maJvf-bJ5rn-5LFND-r3yRm
Solaris s-zEjkp-KpAve-njMKn-pKmPE-vPyRk
Mac m-b5Fvp-s3cke-LTpAn-VhWDE-LkbHk
Windows w-PUQcA-6VQyS-PwjhA-MR4hu-nUsvN
Linux Intel u-w8hRA-rLsSR-pBJUA-PbKVu-NPYNM
Linux PowerPC p-EWKFz-NSK4R-ytdLz-KviMu-fP7jN
Linux Sparc k-TrfnA-SS8nR-MSFsA-XULtv-kPvDM
FreeBSD f-MTEnB-LEp4Q-P74sB-VsAMv-xvWXP
Solaris s-E4wHB-Qup4P-X3nLB-hrfNw-BiWXN
Mac m-CHtHB-z843P-53PLB-aXTMw-dQCXN
Windows w-CMUti-znsUx-3LJ4h-sDV4v-fEirP
Linux Intel u-3sfMh-twAAy-hKzph-Vphpv-b3vpM
Linux PowerPC p-cv7Uf-z4N6y-sMsyf-PQ3Ru-DRneN
Linux Sparc k-7uJBh-kBksy-mM4dh-5ixyv-JRKyM
FreeBSD f-psrVh-n7w6x-yJmei-3MkSv-UxeTP
Solaris s-pVcWi-Lmp6w-Kj5yi-mLXSw-YkeTN
Mac m-VCS7f-QXkhz-5AFHf-s43Hu-W3n5M
Windows w-TtXye-d5Nzn-haEke-5UCpH-k5kAc
Linux Intel u-wNEef-BH8Sm-KpmYe-7ek5H-LWTTb
Linux PowerPC p-Vms4c-xu3rr-hEDvd-R7KyF-4wT5a
Linux Sparc k-Rm4Hd-i3xKp-cEhbe-7yfeH-8wira
FreeBSD f-e3hJe-fNbKn-jSYve-544yH-kcLKc
Solaris s-aPw5e-JLArn-Aciwf-p3HzJ-rXKKb
Mac m-K88dd-nCcUp-7ziXc-TBM4E-SHvfb
Windows w-z7vpt-K7V5a-kS77s-RRhHX-JeDtt
Linux Intel u-byVys-RS3Tb-n5NBs-uPpRV-WVjis
Linux PowerPC p-JKeps-h3m6b-FmrMs-5St3V-YWnts
Linux Sparc k-NKBHr-wuQKc-LmM7r-jmVFW-6WKLr
FreeBSD f-Yr64t-Xmwra-JzLMt-hQK3W-iDe8t
Solaris s-6d64s-VdTrb-bSMtt-ANr4X-nte8s
Mac m-FvJSs-CWfAb-rb4hs-MVBxV-xJ6Bs
Windows w-eu7kE-J8k6M-AusJD-M3Msw-FUdnP
Linux Intel u-TrnwE-nPkfN-RxdTD-R5hhw-k3FcP
Linux PowerPC p-5n3DC-LPu6N-cVWpD-CVHKu-BzFmN
Linux Sparc k-jPwkD-YhWKP-hVmJC-Rpdsv-Fz5EM
FreeBSD f-hkkED-vbCrM-ebmrE-PSYKv-Sey3P
Solaris s-AiXEE-t3YrN-Eun5D-aRELw-W3x3N
Mac m-XnvbD-i7JAP-TCRyC-w6pUu-8VNQM
Windows w-wSsnW-LKE8H-MDUrV-RhrDu-4j67M
Linux Intel u-uHJRW-DvhiF-5R7AX-AtAPw-b7aWN
Linux PowerPC p-hF7cW-Fw8iJ-HrpAV-M3QNu-W5xiN
Linux Sparc k-mFvxV-LwwCH-VQRfW-3umvv-45TBM
FreeBSD f-ymWRX-vzPiH-PmjhX-XWaPv-fKpWP
Solaris s-TUsRW-v43hF-5ArBX-jVNPw-kypWN
Mac m-y5WFV-i7YtH-7zD6V-mU4jv-6vCtM
Windows w-Musji-WF54w-TXhyi-yDEnS-k6LMy
Linux Intel u-TSECh-kbN5y-X5rxf-7kdnQ-Bhs8x
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Linux Sparc k-peNCf-6aeKy-XmFxh-CY5mR-kJC7w
FreeBSD f-Ab7Ch-n7S5y-7Qfxf-s5LmQ-nVX7x
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Mac m-u5vDi-SJC5x-erddi-R4A3R-tch8y
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Linux PowerPC p-fmaVS-heppL-D47RT-5pYEa-8NDVF
Linux Sparc k-vMCBT-wER4L-J4vdT-jQvmb-dP3hF
FreeBSD f-dQVhT-jJz4K-FyjyT-7Scma-f4piH
Solaris s-xdpVU-K3AHK-DrHyU-AjWFc-viwCH
Mac m-ULtiV-3fcpK-UpLdU-3d3mc-JS7VH
Windows w-wmBXH-kmuYX-DnFmF-saXMd-YVCdK
Linux Intel u-RUVaH-FdDPV-YH3xJ-3FQie

Good giveaway, yes. But for an image with the caption "Pants are optional", this is the worst photo I have ever seen.

http://my.opera.com/community/party/partypics.dml? pic=20

Semi-seriously, I was going the slow affiliate ways of getting the registration key (please click here), and now that I got it via the birthday party and finally registered ... Heck, you guys aren't going to believe it, but I miss the ad banner! ... I had grown so accustomed to it, as if it were part of the UI ...

Check out their Flash demo (created to demonstrate this mind-numbingly simple task to users with low comprehension but lightning-quick visual recognition, it seems). Who new that Swedes liked American Sci-Fi?

I'll bite. Why pay? Well, if you're one of the smelly's then obviously all software should be free.

However if you want to know why some people feel it worthwhile to pay a company for their product, then I have two reasons:

First, Opera has given me years of painless browsing on FreeBSD since back in the days when the only alternative was the hideously unstable Netscape 4. Gone were the days of "rm -f ~/.netscape/lock && netscape" and in were the days of saved sessions, mouse gestures, and tabbed browsing, not to mention blistering speed. Firefox has only been as usable for a relatively short time. Yes java was a pain, but that was as much FreeBSD related as it was Opera related.

Second, I wept tears of laughter when they released the "Bork" edition of Opera.

For either reason, I would have happily paid for it; except I don't have a credit card and so they've collected ad revenue instead.

I can understand people who switched from IE when Firefox not seeing the point. I suspect however that the number of people who switched from Opera to Firefox is much lower.

I've been using Opera for probably 4 years now, and couldn't be happier. IMO, Opera has been (and still is) well worth the price. Obviously I'm not alone as many other people also purchase Opera. :P

Though, for those of you who run websites, blogs, or whatever there is another way for you to get Opera for free. And that is simply by sending 250 referrals to Opera. So if you miss out on the birthday party, you want to look into that.

I look forward to Opera's 20th birthday and beyond!

Apparently, the raft accompanying him was punctured and he had to return home the next day. So he didn't complete the swim, but he's a hero! http://www.opera.com/swim/

The Opera community page also has a slide show about its history. There are some interesting snap shots featured.

Also, Opera version History for the interested.

If you want to try it here's a way to get it for FREE WITHOUT GIVING YOUR REAL EMAIL ADDRESS: http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml?email= yourname%40email.com
Another hint: keep hitting reload, and you can get unlimited reg codes.
Enjoy.

He gave it his best, getting an admirable 30 feet from the dock, but it turned into an all-to-familiar case of blame the PR department when he failed.

That's not right, just go to this page and give em an email, get code

Didn't work for me, took a few hours for others. This link gives you a reg code immediately.

their CEO is a pussy!

Kidding...

Happy birthday Opera!

Great idea Opera - I wonder if other companies would consider doing this - i.e. get free Windows Vista registration on Bill Gates 50th birthday? BTW, here's a direct link to the Free Registration Page and I see chat, photos, and some podcasting/MP3's are available ... but no live webcam feed of their party - I'm sure that would be more exciting that the concrete cam ... ;-)

Great idea Opera - I wonder if other companies would consider doing this - i.e. get free Windows Vista registration on Bill Gates 50th birthday? BTW, here's a direct link to the Free Registration Page and I see chat, photos, and some podcasting/MP3's are available ... but no live webcam feed of their party - I'm sure that would be more exciting that the concrete cam ... ;-)

Get your free registration code here.

One thing the article steps around is the fact that many people like to use their computer for games. In that respect, the availability of Windows titles DOES dwarf Linux availability. So this, a sarcastic and biased rant about Linux being better than Windows, is headline news, whereas a story involving Opera turning 10 years old today and giving away its desktop browser licenses (happening NOW) is rejected by the /. mods.

Opera Browser Information: LICENSE.TXT

Copyright (C) Opera Software 1995-2005

IMPORTANT NOTE

The Software, as defined below, is protected by copyright, which is vested in Opera Software ASA/its suppliers.

Registration codes, as defined below, are protected by copyright, which is vested in Opera Software ASA.

The Software and Registration Codes may only be used in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this document.

If you do not read and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions defined in this document, you are not permitted to keep or use the Software or Registration Codes in any way whatsoever and must destroy or return all copies of these items which are in your possession.

To make personalized advertising possible, users of the ad-sponsored software may provide ad-related profile information on strictly a voluntary basis. The Opera Software ASA privacy policy, found at <http://www.opera.com/privacy/&gt; governs the use of such profile information.

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply to the terms and conditions included in this Agreement.

Opera
means a Browser, developed by Opera Software ASA, for reading and writing files to and from a network and/or file system.

Software
means Opera, all program and information files and other documentation which are part of the Opera Software package, with the exception of the Registration Codes.

Registration Code
registers a paid version of the software. This disables advertising in the Browsers User Interface.

Individual
means a particular person.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

This is a legal agreement between you, the users, and Opera Software ASA. By installing or using this Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to those terms, you may not use or install the Software.

You are entitled to use the Software on all personal computers (laptops/desktops) in your private household. "Use" means loaded in temporary memory or permanent storage on the computer. For corporate use, one license is required for each user of the Software. You are obligated to have a reasonable process to assure that the number of persons using the Software concurrently does not exceed the number of licenses.

The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaties. You may make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes or transfer it to a single hard disk provided you keep the original disk solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not rent or lease the Software or copy any written materials accompanying the Software. You may transfer the Software and all accompanying materials to another individual on a permanent basis, if you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement. Any transfer must include the most recent update and all prior versions.

All intellectual property rights such as but not limited to patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret rights related to the Software are the property of and remains vested in Opera Software ASA/its suppliers.

You shall not modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software or any part thereof or otherwise attempt to derive source code or create derivative works therefrom.

You are not allowed to remove, alter or destroy any proprietary, trademark or copyright markings or notices placed upon or contained with the Software.

Registration Codes may be used, stored or copied only by the person or organization, which ha

"In fact, if I were Google, I would be working on Google Browser. Then they could deliver ads whenever someone was browsing the Internet!"

You mean Opera? That's what it does. Serves Google ads as soon as you open the browser, and then for each page you visit.

Opera already has this in the 8.10 beta: see their snapshots site. Seems to work nicely; it's not exactly Azureus, but it works, mostly.

Opera has separate choices for third-party cookies.

If you tried to use keyboard navigation in Opera, you probably know it still has a long way to go. I did a hack to add numbered links which helps somewhat. But the issue is still mainly those pesky DHTML pull-down menus and other such trickery.

If you see the "Send this error to microsoft", it is most likely not Opera b0rking, but Windows Media Player. Try upgrading or reinstalling WMP.

On a sidenote, opera does b0rk :)

Who would do such a thing?

Opera is very close to passing Acid2 test.

And when, pray tell, has Opera Software "whined"?

And that's just the company itself. Don't even get me started on how Opera's users whine (Hey, Opera had that feature first! They stole it from us!). Damn, I already got started.

Thing is, while Opera can render pages "designed for IE" just fine, a lot of sites still refuse to load if the browser's not IE. Nevermind sites like Hotmail, which deliver purposedly broken CSS if the browser detected is Opera - making the page look funny or disabling functionality like purging of the spam mail folder.

    Opera makes it easy to change the browser identification (via "Quick preferences"), but still, it can be annoying. Specially for non-technical users.

Lying about S5's cross-browser nature? Giving Opera the cold shoulder? Utterly wrong on both counts. I've done everything I can to make sure Opera is still at this particular table.

Everything worked just fine except for two things. One, the browser window had a vertical scroll bar for no apparent reason. Two, the controls were nowhere to be found, either by hovering over where they're supposed to be or using the "C" key to toggle them.

gah, they *already do*!

They've always had Opera and the version in the useragent string - they just have the MSIE bit in there as well.

this fools the lame IE-only stuff, but lets any sensible software detect that really it is Opera.

more info here: http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml? index=570

Interesting.
Left just as Firefox came on the scene.
Additionally Opera has been debatably more polished than IE for most of its existence.

I highly recommend you try some of the other browsers. Aside from the fact that you may realize just how polished some of the other browsers are you will also gain the benfit of getting familiar with IE7 before its even out!

-ME®

Opera?

Just download the world's safest web-browser instead...

English version is here. Beware, though, the full name is 8.02 technology preview 1. The full version should appear soon, although it won't include the (basic) bittorrent support that was the reason for the technology preview release.

Opera besides having its own User Javascript feature can also run GreaseMonkey scripts.

Does it mean Opera can also be affected?

I agree that this is just not on. You're turning away people that are likely not technically literate enough to switch. (Otherwise they would have, yeah? ;-) It's just wrong.

Certainly nothing to worry about if you use the last Opera 8.02 which has builtin bittorrent support.

Beta versions available for Linux/Mac/Windows here