Opera or IE? Your thoughts please.....
Jolly Green Giant
Joined: May 1999
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From: Dublin, Ireland
Thank you guys for discussing Opera! I downloaded it last night and have been using it continuosly during the day. I love it!!
It's quick, having multiple web-sites open and just clicking on the tabs to access them is superb and the e-mail client is great as well. I've put all my accounts onto it.
It's terrible the way MS have so cornered the market that the vast majority of people are unaware of alternative browsers.
Is this ease of use par for the course for mac users?!
It's quick, having multiple web-sites open and just clicking on the tabs to access them is superb and the e-mail client is great as well. I've put all my accounts onto it.
It's terrible the way MS have so cornered the market that the vast majority of people are unaware of alternative browsers.
Is this ease of use par for the course for mac users?!
Self Loathing Froggy
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: elsewhere
Roach
Registered or not should make no difference, except for ads.
I'm sorry I' afraid I won't be able to help you more than that
Maybe you should try and take a look at the Opera forums I tried a search for mouse wheel and there seems to be some stuff, for instance : http://my.opera.com/forums/showthrea...ht=mouse+wheel
Registered or not should make no difference, except for ads.
I'm sorry I' afraid I won't be able to help you more than that
Maybe you should try and take a look at the Opera forums I tried a search for mouse wheel and there seems to be some stuff, for instance : http://my.opera.com/forums/showthrea...ht=mouse+wheel
Jolly Green Giant
Joined: May 1999
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From: Dublin, Ireland
In the payware version the ad's dissapear and you also get access to the premium operamail account.
I'm thinking of buying it, just to support them. I like the idea of the small fish taking on the Microsoft big shark! Especially whne the product is so good!
I'm thinking of buying it, just to support them. I like the idea of the small fish taking on the Microsoft big shark! Especially whne the product is so good!
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Brighton. UK. (Via Liverpool).
Well, I have had it for a day or so now and I am pretty impressed. Its got loads of nice little features that are quite handy.
I am having problems though with the e-mail bit. Trying to configure it is a bit tricky. I have imported all my OE stuff to two accounts but they are no-where to be seen.
Overall its quite good and I don't even mind the banner ad thingy at the top that suggests searches. I will still buy it though, give them a bit of support.
I am having problems though with the e-mail bit. Trying to configure it is a bit tricky. I have imported all my OE stuff to two accounts but they are no-where to be seen.
Overall its quite good and I don't even mind the banner ad thingy at the top that suggests searches. I will still buy it though, give them a bit of support.
Nice-but-dim
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Rural Yorkshire
I've tried various Opera versions over the past 2 or 3 years, but always found an issue or two I've been unhappy with, and returned to IE.
I've just installed 7.2 tonight, and first impressions are very positive. I'm going to give it another go, and hope to stick with it.
Echo the other posters, it's good to see the little guy win!
I've just installed 7.2 tonight, and first impressions are very positive. I'm going to give it another go, and hope to stick with it.
Echo the other posters, it's good to see the little guy win!
Jolly Green Giant
Joined: May 1999
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From: Dublin, Ireland
Well, I did buy it yesterday and I'm glad I did. I also downloaded a load of skins so I can change the look of it, I have a nice Mac OSX Jaguar look at the moment!
I somehow managed to set up the e-mail without any problem and it's my favourite bit, it's great to use and you can keep it running beside your web page that you're looking at. I also got the Operamail set up. It;s like yahoo or Hotmail but you are almost guaranteed to have your full name available and have to add numbers etc like the others. So my e-mail is [email protected]. And I added that to the e-mail in the Opera browser.
I imported my favourites from IE.
Sorry Microsoft but IE and OE are now off my desktop!
I somehow managed to set up the e-mail without any problem and it's my favourite bit, it's great to use and you can keep it running beside your web page that you're looking at. I also got the Operamail set up. It;s like yahoo or Hotmail but you are almost guaranteed to have your full name available and have to add numbers etc like the others. So my e-mail is [email protected]. And I added that to the e-mail in the Opera browser.
I imported my favourites from IE.
Sorry Microsoft but IE and OE are now off my desktop!
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Brighton. UK. (Via Liverpool).
I have just tried to suss out exactly how the e-mail bit works, it's either me or its late or something but I just can't get my head around it right now. I will have a crack at it over the next few days.
The thing I like about it is the way you can run it next to your open web page(s) but you can also do that with OE open too.
I am also wondering if I leave it on 'check for mail every 5 mins' then will it do that even if I am not looking at it?
I have mailwasher at the moment and run that then my OE opens up. I look through and turn it off but is the opera mail setting to check for mail still on in the background...?
The thing I like about it is the way you can run it next to your open web page(s) but you can also do that with OE open too.
I am also wondering if I leave it on 'check for mail every 5 mins' then will it do that even if I am not looking at it?
I have mailwasher at the moment and run that then my OE opens up. I look through and turn it off but is the opera mail setting to check for mail still on in the background...?
Sub Judice Angel Lovegod
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: London
Zone Alarm works as it operates at the EXE level (ie it will ask you once if Opera is allowed access to the internet, if you say "yes" and "remember" it will then allow Opera through thereafter.)
SpyBot will also work, as it is independent of IE, but you should find that Spybot has much less to do as most spyware targets weaknesses specific to IE and the question doesn't arise in Opera.
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SpyBot will also work, as it is independent of IE, but you should find that Spybot has much less to do as most spyware targets weaknesses specific to IE and the question doesn't arise in Opera.
W
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From: ubiquitous
about Mozilla...
Hi,
I use Mozilla on Windows and Linux.
I have a problem when using Mozilla under Windows though.
I cant view "javascript generated" windows, i.e. those that pop up in response to a so called javascript function.
Under Windows they do fine only if I use IE, under Linux they do fine with Mozilla.
edited to eliminate typos and useless mumbo-jumbo...
I use Mozilla on Windows and Linux.
I have a problem when using Mozilla under Windows though.
I cant view "javascript generated" windows, i.e. those that pop up in response to a so called javascript function.
Under Windows they do fine only if I use IE, under Linux they do fine with Mozilla.
edited to eliminate typos and useless mumbo-jumbo...
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From: 39N 77W
I use Netscape 6.2.3. It is based on Mozilla/5 and Gecko. It's interface is more like IE than earlier Netscapes.
If you also have IE on the machine, an entry in the NS "bookmarks" list takes you to your IE "favorites", so you don't have to move them, and even the latest additionas to your IE "favorties" are available fropm NS 6.
As others have said, a few web sites only work right w/ IE, so you have to keep iut around.
NS6 works with Pop-Up Stopper and ZoneAlarm.
If you also have IE on the machine, an entry in the NS "bookmarks" list takes you to your IE "favorites", so you don't have to move them, and even the latest additionas to your IE "favorties" are available fropm NS 6.
As others have said, a few web sites only work right w/ IE, so you have to keep iut around.
NS6 works with Pop-Up Stopper and ZoneAlarm.
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Chichester, UK
OK, i downloaded Opera 7.2 last night. Very impressed, but I seem to be having some javascript problems - e.g. with http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation the drop-down menus do not appear (edit: that link isn't quite right - you need to log in before the menus appear). The site says that javascript must be enabled for them to work, Opera preferences (F12) says it is and nothing appears on the javascript console ... but no drop down menu. Likewise on the BBC website I cannot listen to the radio with Opera. The window opens but nothing happens. Both work fine on IE6.0.
Any ideas? Probably an option i've missed somewhere, but...
Any ideas? Probably an option i've missed somewhere, but...
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Brighton. UK. (Via Liverpool).
Hi Ev. Some pages wont work for me although I am still a bit of an Opera virgin so can't really help you here.
Whilst I am here though, it wont log into BT/Yahoo, this being the reason The browser you're using refuses to sign in. (cookies rejected)
Whilst I am here though, it wont log into BT/Yahoo, this being the reason The browser you're using refuses to sign in. (cookies rejected)
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Brighton. UK. (Via Liverpool).
Cheers Bre'. I think the cookie settings go awol when I log off and then back on with my other pprune i.d.
I had a similar problem a few days ago and tweaked it back and the same happened today. I went and looked and its all sorted now. It seems for some reason to reset them if I log off.
I had a similar problem a few days ago and tweaked it back and the same happened today. I went and looked and its all sorted now. It seems for some reason to reset them if I log off.