Opera 8.02 - FREE FOR A DAY!

[Ailric]

Note: For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to obtain a registration code. This offer is valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 to 12 a.m. Wednesday, August 31 2005 (PDT).

http://www.download.com/Opera/3000-2356_4-10421507.html?tag=excl

[toploader]

thanks Alric - as i'm currently running it - i have sent off an email - cheers

[bathisland]

Email sent too. Hope this is not one of those scams...

[starfish_001]

Thanks great spot

[Robyn]

At first I thought it was Opera (without ads for one day :-[ )
-{ Quote: "Hope this is not one of those scams..." }- that worries me too.
Is there a link to where this news actually came from?

Great news for anyone interested in Opera as it is the ads which put me right off :(

Just looked at their site - 10 years online must be their celebration.

[Kye-U]

What happened to that guy who promised to swim across the ocean? :D

[starfish_001]

Well I got a key after a couple of hours so it looks good

Try it tonight

[ErikAlbert]

What is so special about Opera ?
Opera doesn't even come close to Firefox, concerning convenience, not even on first sight.
Opera isn't even freeware. I paid for MSIE6 too, a big disappointment.
Just try to convince me, why I should BUY Opera.

[Kye-U]

It's very secure.

They put a lot of work into the security of Opera, and there hasn't been any recent vulnerability found since the IDN Spoofing Exploit. (which affected all browsers)

[Eldar]

Not only is it very secure and it does also use a lot less resources then Firefox.
I also can have multiple tabs open at the same time without experiencing a crash on my system. :D

I really like the ease of use (once you know how to use it), bookmarks (drag & drop), Wand (to store your passwords) and the configurability.
What you don't need you can remove. 8)

Also there's no need to buy Opera, because you can use it for free (if you like the ads). Of course I bought it to have more space on my toolbar and because I want to support the development of this nice and stable browser. ;)

[Ailric]

Get your registration instantly here:
http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "Get your registration instantly here:
http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml" }-
Thanks! Got mine just now! :)

[Trooper]

Worked fine for me to. Got my reg code via email. :)

[dadkins]

Got my key instantly... for both machines! ;)

[Kye-U]

Using Opera right now, with the Occhi Blu theme ^_^

It feels much more solid than Firefox for some reason...

[bigc73542]

-{ Quote: "What is so special about Opera ?
Opera doesn't even come close to Firefox, concerning convenience, not even on first sight.
Opera isn't even freeware. I paid for MSIE6 too, a big disappointment.
Just try to convince me, why I should BUY Opera." }-


I have firefox and Opera, I wouldn't trade opera for ten firefoxes. Opera is more secure and is a lot more convenient to use, and tons more features without having to download a bunch of extensions

[chew]

Thanks for the info Ailric and everyone.

Although I got a registered version that I paid few weeks ago I got another one for my other system.

Opera is very good and so is Firefox. I don't think there is such thing as a perfect browser.

;D

[hardhead]

-{ Quote: "I have firefox and Opera, I wouldn't trade opera for ten firefoxes. Opera is more secure and is a lot more comvenient to use, and tons more features without having to download a bunch of extensions" }-I'm with you bigc. ;D

[NICK ADSL UK]

Photos from the anniversary partySee the faces behind the browser and check out the video and photos from Opera's 10th anniversary party in Oslo, Norway. The video requires the XViD codec.

http://my.opera.com/community/party/partypics.dml

With Opera turning ten years old, join us for a trip down memory lane to the days before tabbed browsing and pleasing interface designs. We have come a long way, baby!

See slideshow
http://my.opera.com/community/party/browser_history.dml

[ice60]

-{ Quote: "What is so special about Opera ?
Opera doesn't even come close to Firefox, concerning convenience, not even on first sight.
Opera isn't even freeware. I paid for MSIE6 too, a big disappointment.
Just try to convince me, why I should BUY Opera." }-
Opera has a built-in Media Aggregator which i like, i use it instead of ipodder.

where does this code go?

[bigc73542]

on the top of opera click on help (see screen shot), click on register opera and a box will open for the code

[ice60]

Wow, it looks so much better now. does anyone have any good configurations for Opera, regarding looks.

[ice60]

-{ Quote: "on the top of opera click on help (see screen shot), click on register opera and a box will open for the code" }-
thanks BigC, it took me awhile to work it out. i just took away the main bar and there's loads more room now. i've been using it now for a month or so.

[WSFuser]

thanx for the info, having a key to remove ads i decided to try opera (having not installed fx yet). its ok but needs much tweaking. the main ui is great if u dont like ur browser hogging space. and installing/changing skins is soo easy. ill stay with fx but opera is alternative should i need it.

[bigc73542]

-{ Quote: "Wow, it looks so much better now. does anyone have any good configurations for Opera, regarding looks." }-



go here (http://my.opera.com/community/customize/) and click on most popular and it will take you awhile to look at all the different skins. when you see one you think you might like click on install and it will install so you can see if you like it. if you don't like it it ask's if you want to keep it, if not it will just remove it in a second and you can try another. after you have downloaded all of the skins you want you change the m very easily by clicking on tools on top of the Gui and then click on apperance and it displayes all of the skins you have downloaded and you can highlite the one you want to use . see screen shot

[bigc73542]

also on the bottom of the apperance panel you can change the color scheme also with the skins and the color scheme you have hundreds of different options.

[The Hammer]

-{ Quote: "I'm with you bigc. ;D" }-Do all websites display properly or would I still need IE for some?

[bigc73542]

I have never found a web page that didn't seem to display properly with opera, I am sure that there must be some but I haven't found them.. But I do keep IE up to date and secured even though I don't use it. Windows uses IE as default for several task's so it pays to keep it updated.

[the Tester]

The only time I use IE is for Windows Updates.
Opera should work for most websites.

The free reg code link worked great!Thank You for posting it Ailric.

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "also on the bottom of the apperance panel you can change the color scheme also with the skins and the color scheme you have hundreds of different options." }-
thanks BigC here's a picture of my opera.

[bigc73542]

here is the one I am useing right now

[Arup]

Opera rules, loads in a jiff compared to bloated FF, runs like a dream, cache reading is lightning fast.

Great of them to offer this wonderful browser for free, it is truly a nice gesture which would make many followers.

[iceni60]

how do you get your bookmarks on the toolbar? are they all your bookmarks, or your toolbar bookmarks? i looked at the toolbar options and it doesn't have a bookmark one ???

[Kye-U]

Here's mine:

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/7601/opera1cj.th.png (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=opera1cj.png)

To get your bookmarks on the toolbar, right click on the toolbar, click on customize, tick "Personal Bar" then click on OK.

Then go to Bookmarks and Manage Bookmarks. If you don't see any bookmarks, click in the white space in the left window pane. Then right-click on a bookmark and click on "Show in personal bar" ^_^

PS: The skin I'm using is Occhi Blu. (Here (http://my.opera.com/Kazu+Spara/skins), the first one, not the last one)

[iceni60]

thanks, Kye-U. i can't make up my mind whether i should use the Personal Bar, or not.

[bigc73542]

here is my current opera, Ice do you think we ought to start another thread on how to configure opera??

[The Hammer]

-{ Quote: "here is my current opera, Ice do you think we ought to start another thread on how to configure opera??" }-
Good Idea BigC.

[ice60]

-{ Quote: "here is my current opera, Ice do you think we ought to start another thread on how to configure opera??" }-
i need all the help i can get :D

[bigc73542]

well ice come here (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=545723) and we will try and give you a hand ;)

[iceni60]

-{ Quote: "well ice come here (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=545723) and we will try and give you a hand ;)" }-
thanks, i think i've set cookies correctly now. i should be able to stay logged in from now on. :) i'll go through the other thread.

[Trooper]

This is a great idea. I've been messing around with Opera for a few weeks, but don't really care for it so far as compared to Firefox. I will have to check out your other thread bigc.

Thanks. ;)

[Kye-U]

Comparison between Firefox and Opera:

Results from http://www.24fun.com/downloadcenter/benchjs/benchjs.html

Firefox:

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2312/firefoxtest1et.th.png (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firefoxtest1et.png)

Opera:

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9569/operatest3oh.th.png (http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=operatest3oh.png)

Hi Trooper xD

[WSFuser]

heres two browser speed comparisons:

Everything is Permuted by Words (http://my.opera.com/Words/journal/53)

Browser speed comparisons (http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#winspeed)

as for me, it seems opera might be faster but i dont rele care as i have dsl. opera is much better than IE of course, but im staying with firefox for its extensions.

[bathisland]

Here is a great site that walks your through Opera and helps you set up Opera in such a manner that you fall in love with it.

http://operalover.tntluoma.com/8/day_1_general_preferences

Play around with the site and it has everything that you need to know and more.

[Tony]

-{ Quote: "here is my current opera, Ice do you think we ought to start another thread on how to configure opera??" }-

thats a cool looking skin Bigc.
Would you mind telling me one it is :)

I couldnt be without Opera now.
Just recently started using linux and opera was the first thing i installed.