Opera 11 is finally released !

adblocker from fanboy is working good here,xp,sp3

 

i was referring to a proper adblock extension, having to keep replacing the urlfilter.ini isnt exactly what id call an efficient or intuitive replacement. i just hope someone (perhaps the actual adblock plus people since theyre doing a chrome one now, hopefully ) will make a real adblocker that works well, not simply an ad hider like the current adblocking extensions

 

I think that an extension adblocker that actually worked properly for Opera would seriously boost its popularity. Even I'd be tempted to give it another chance as a browser, well, if they developed a WOT or Ghostery extension as well maybe.

 

ye WOT wuld be nice but im not bound to it, id like ghostery more than WOT, but a good adblocking extension is really quite essential and one of the few extensions (along with lastpass, but Operas alredy got that now) that bind me to a browser (firefox)

 

just updated to the newest dev chrome they hit version 10.. i have to say opera feels just as fast if not faster

 

jee, talk about major version changes, chromes newer than all the other browsers yet its already surpassed most of them in version number (except Opera, but im sure it will soon as well), at this rate theyll be at version 30 in no time lol... they shuld probly lower ther version name changes a bit

 

I once got a trojan from a flash ad in a Russian site when I was using SeaMonkey's (Google) translator, I didn't use an adblocker in those days. I'm pretty sure a good adblocker (as opposed to merely hiding) would have prevented that. I won't use Firefox or SeaMonkey these days without ABP, NoScript, Ghostery or WOT. I think Firefox/SeaMonkey with that lot & SpywareBlaster is pretty secure!

 

Well, if you want to use or test/compare many different browsers, another option would be to use something like Proxomitron or Admuncher to protect all of them at once under the same umbrella. No more need for almost all those extensions. And it can make it more easy to pinpoint your choice,
imho.

 

Yes, a good idea, but they aren't freeware are they?

 

A powerful alternative in Opera is to globally disable all plugins and globally disable javascript. Then, when you need to use javascript or flash on a page, simply right-click, choose 'Site Preferences', and enable the options for the domain you're currently browsing.

Using this approach can protect you from a large quantity of flash and ad-based attacks. Even if there's a malicious advertisement on a page that you've enable plugins and javascipt for, the first thing those attacks usually do is redirect you to another domain where a javascript exploit launches. If you've globally denied javascript and appeal to a whitelisting approach for plugins, then this kind of attack is rendered toothless.

Additionally, the new ability to only enable plugins on demand in Opera also helps to reduce the number of unwanted flash ads and protect your system! Sadly, they don't allow the 'plugins on demand' option in Site preferences pane.

 

Isn't NoScript just easier?

 

Proxo sure is.

Well, we can in all previous versions!

(v10.63)​

Is it new with 11th (i did not install it yet)?

 

i think ther is a noscript like extension for opera as well if thats what ur looking for, i remember seeing on in the extension catalogue, u might wanna take a look ther

does proximitron work on win7 x64?

 

Yes, Proxomitron (+ most recent sidki ruleset) works perfectly for me on win 7x64.

 

I had a look at it but I couldn't make much sense out of it. I will probably try & figure it out one day. To be honest, I won't be using Opera until they make a decent adblocking extension. I tried Fanboy's list once & it just broke too many pages. As I'm not a software engineer I just didn't have the patience or ability to figure this out. Iron's internal adblocker was no problem!

 

Oh, OK cheers for the info.

 

Not drawn by me.

 

Is Chrome (not pictured) the meteor out of the photo about to make them extinct?

 

Nice improvements, especially the new url/search bar or whatever it's called. Though I'm not really a fan of the automatic url shortening. Also they still score only 8/17 on the browserscope security test, just like 10.63. But except these downsides, Opera 11 is nice

 

No, its already being globbered up in the stomach.

 

has anyone noticed that the opera extensions that have icons next to the search bar seem to change order wen u restart the browser each time?

 

Portable Opera 11 released !

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/opera_portable

Courtesy of PortableApps.Com

 

It's all about bacon say Opera ... or is it pork pies?

 

That isn't really an 'on demand' preference where you can pick and choose what plugins on the page to display. You can do that with Opera now, but not on a site by site basis. Site preferences just give you an all or nothing choice.

 

You can right click on the 'web' button on the left of the address field to and select to 'show full address' to get the http back. For the trailing end of the address, go to

opera:config#UserPrefs|HideURLParameter

and uncheck it (and remember to save).