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SuezanneC Baskerville

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Join date: 22 Dec 2003

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09-20-2005 11:22

The web browser Opera is now free with no ads.

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Teeny Leviathan

Never started World War 3

Join date: 20 May 2003

Posts: 2,716

09-20-2005 12:58

I was expecting an actual "free" opera. One that cut costs by getting a skinny lady to sing.

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Taco Rubio

also quite creepy

Join date: 15 Feb 2004

Posts: 3,349

09-20-2005 13:04

My RL sister and I are working on an operetta, in Italian, based on the video game Missile Command. It's difficult to write, but I'll stream it in when we're done.

Invect Hasp

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Join date: 5 Apr 2005

Posts: 200

09-20-2005 13:22

For people who don't like Internet Explorer but who also don't like Firefox/Mozilla, Opera is a good third choice. To bad for the Firefox organization they didn't do this 6 months to a year ago. A lot of IE haters have switched to Firefox already and won't see any need to switch again.

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Jake Reitveld

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Join date: 9 Mar 2005

Posts: 2,690

09-20-2005 13:51

Figaro figaro figaro figaro figaro......

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Loki Pico

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Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

09-21-2005 12:38

From: someone

Ivect said...
A lot of IE haters have switched to Firefox already and won't see any need to switch again.

I downloaded Opera today and I have not had a chance to look at all the features yet, but it looks to me to be far superior to Firefox, which I have been using faithfully maybe six months or so.

Opera is definately worth a look, even if your the slightest bit interested.

Blueman Steele

Registered User

Join date: 28 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,038

Damn it I wanted Baratones not Browsers

09-21-2005 12:46

And here I expected an SL version of Madam Butterfly.

I got one of the "give away" licenses and glad to hear they are making it free, hmm sounds like SL?

So it's free to browse but you have to pay 10 a month to bookmark and view porn

I still really pushed Opera to the limit... the problem is this, most websites do a lot of browser checking and write sites that look good in all browsers, so more and more it doesn't matter what you use.... however

Writing pages this way eats up a lot of time and money when you could write them ONCE and know they will look good and actually follow the rules of the languages they are written in.

I think more people should write pages that match W3C guidelines and ignore micro-crap internet exploder. CSS makes it easy to give links to firefox, and opera to all non-css compliant browsers.

Blueman Steele

Registered User

Join date: 28 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,038

Opera preview

09-21-2005 13:00

for the non-opera fans (and I don't mean Firefox users)

http://www.worldsverybestoperaforkids.com/sections/audio/Largo%20Al%20Factotum.WMA

La lara Linden
La la la laaag

La lara Linden
La la la laaag

I'm the newbie of Selby, Make way!

La lara la laaaaa

Quickly now I must build my shop

La lara la laaaaa

ah this is living, making so much linden, so much dang liiinden
an av's who's driven..to be the best

bravo bravisimo
Luckiest AV in the grid it is true
la la al

----- stay tuned for part two -----

Corwin Weber

Registered User

Join date: 2 Oct 2003

Posts: 390

09-21-2005 19:00

I want to like Opera..... I really do.

No scratch that.... I do like Opera. There are things it does well.... I want to use it. The lack of an equivalent to the AdBlock plugin (and no, don't try to tell me that setting up a local proxy is the same thing....) and the almost visceral objections to such a plugin from the devs keeps me from using it.

Blueman Steele

Registered User

Join date: 28 Dec 2004

Posts: 1,038

ack..scroll

09-21-2005 22:42

the only thing stopping me from "switching" to opera is the scroll wheel on this mouse sucks with it.

Other than that... could this be the new IE killer? *heh, what isn't

It's a very different experience using it.. now I know why. While it reads data it waits before redraw.. resulting in a smoother appearance of pages and not hogging resources drawing things as they download. You can turn this off if you like.

There is a great page to show you each feature it has.

Step by step:
http://www.opera.com/press/reviews/

Or listed:
http://www.opera.com/features/

Give it a spin..it's free

http://www.opera.com/

Elle Pollack

Takes internets seriously

Join date: 12 Oct 2004

Posts: 796

09-22-2005 08:42

Oh Fajibriouuls day! GAloo, gallay!, the Opera user chortled in her joy.

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SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	09-20-2005 11:22 The web browser Opera is now free with no ads. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Teeny Leviathan Never started World War 3 Join date: 20 May 2003 Posts: 2,716	09-20-2005 12:58 I was expecting an actual "free" opera. One that cut costs by getting a skinny lady to sing. _____________________ The Default Avatars were created by Linden Lab They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies. And they have a plan.
Taco Rubio also quite creepy Join date: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 3,349	09-20-2005 13:04 My RL sister and I are working on an operetta, in Italian, based on the video game Missile Command. It's difficult to write, but I'll stream it in when we're done.
Invect Hasp Registered User Join date: 5 Apr 2005 Posts: 200	09-20-2005 13:22 For people who don't like Internet Explorer but who also don't like Firefox/Mozilla, Opera is a good third choice. To bad for the Firefox organization they didn't do this 6 months to a year ago. A lot of IE haters have switched to Firefox already and won't see any need to switch again. _____________________
Jake Reitveld Emperor of Second Life Join date: 9 Mar 2005 Posts: 2,690	09-20-2005 13:51 Figaro figaro figaro figaro figaro...... _____________________ ALCHEMY -clothes for men. Lebeda 208,209
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	09-21-2005 12:38 From: someone Ivect said... A lot of IE haters have switched to Firefox already and won't see any need to switch again. I downloaded Opera today and I have not had a chance to look at all the features yet, but it looks to me to be far superior to Firefox, which I have been using faithfully maybe six months or so. Opera is definately worth a look, even if your the slightest bit interested.
Blueman Steele Registered User Join date: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,038	Damn it I wanted Baratones not Browsers 09-21-2005 12:46 And here I expected an SL version of Madam Butterfly. I got one of the "give away" licenses and glad to hear they are making it free, hmm sounds like SL? So it's free to browse but you have to pay 10 a month to bookmark and view porn I still really pushed Opera to the limit... the problem is this, most websites do a lot of browser checking and write sites that look good in all browsers, so more and more it doesn't matter what you use.... however Writing pages this way eats up a lot of time and money when you could write them ONCE and know they will look good and actually follow the rules of the languages they are written in. I think more people should write pages that match W3C guidelines and ignore micro-crap internet exploder. CSS makes it easy to give links to firefox, and opera to all non-css compliant browsers.
Blueman Steele Registered User Join date: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,038	Opera preview 09-21-2005 13:00 for the non-opera fans (and I don't mean Firefox users) http://www.worldsverybestoperaforkids.com/sections/audio/Largo%20Al%20Factotum.WMA La lara Linden La la la laaag La lara Linden La la la laaag I'm the newbie of Selby, Make way! La lara la laaaaa Quickly now I must build my shop La lara la laaaaa ah this is living, making so much linden, so much dang liiinden an av's who's driven..to be the best bravo bravisimo Luckiest AV in the grid it is true la la al ----- stay tuned for part two -----
Corwin Weber Registered User Join date: 2 Oct 2003 Posts: 390	09-21-2005 19:00 I want to like Opera..... I really do. No scratch that.... I do like Opera. There are things it does well.... I want to use it. The lack of an equivalent to the AdBlock plugin (and no, don't try to tell me that setting up a local proxy is the same thing....) and the almost visceral objections to such a plugin from the devs keeps me from using it.
Blueman Steele Registered User Join date: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1,038	ack..scroll 09-21-2005 22:42 the only thing stopping me from "switching" to opera is the scroll wheel on this mouse sucks with it. Other than that... could this be the new IE killer? *heh, what isn't It's a very different experience using it.. now I know why. While it reads data it waits before redraw.. resulting in a smoother appearance of pages and not hogging resources drawing things as they download. You can turn this off if you like. There is a great page to show you each feature it has. Step by step: http://www.opera.com/press/reviews/ Or listed: http://www.opera.com/features/ Give it a spin..it's free http://www.opera.com/
Elle Pollack Takes internets seriously Join date: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 796	09-22-2005 08:42 Oh Fajibriouuls day! GAloo, gallay!, the Opera user chortled in her joy. _____________________ *********************************************** "Ya'll are so cute with your pitchforks and torches ..." ~Brent Linden SL streams a world, can you also stream a mind?