February 13, 2007
Why Do I Use Opera?
Opera’s browser is great–has been for years. I prefer Opera over other browsers mainly because of the following features (in no particular order):
- web standards (I design/create/test a website on Opera first, and only then “fix” IE oddities)
- tabs (like other browsers these days–but Opera has had them for years)
- speed (it renders pages fast)
- security (it’s not IE — need I say more?)
- customisable (configure just about anything)
- content blocking (ads? what ads?)
- lightweight/small memory footprint (the usual 40+ open tabs seemingly do not affect my computer’s performance)
- if Opera (or Windows) crashes, it’ll start up with all my tabs in place
- M2 email client
- personalised search engine shortcuts (accessible from the address bar)
- mouse gestures
- trash can (deleted a tab that you still need? no problem, just look in the trash can)
- Opera’s innovative crew — frequently miles ahead of other browser manufacturers
- great UI sets made by dedicated people (thanks Moose!)
Get your own… Visit Opera to download the (free) browser.