Hey guys,

I am not as competant as most here when it comes to using computers, I was wandering when i download the file and it ways it is an excetutable file, is that ok to open? A warning come up saying that opeing executable file could be dangerous and malicious or harm the computer.

Thanks, Pure.Calm

Ps. As someone who uses FF do you think it is worth me switching over?

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

March 02 2010 18:54 GMT

#42

On March 03 2010 02:54 Virtue wrote:

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does it matter? with customizable UI of opera and firefox i always made it look like chrome even before chrome existed same for firefox i would reduce the menu to 1 button and remove as much crap as possible so it's pretty much just bookmarks, addressbar and tabs.

UI is hardly innovation people flock to what people like.

At the point where one proves to be popular enough that other major players in the same market adapts it, wouldn't we call it innovation? I also customized Opera 10.1, but the ugly title bar, the removal of which is Chrome's greatest contribution, only went thanks to 10.5.

It isn't so much about how customizable things are as how readily these options can be used and what parts of it comes as default. Innovation is recognized as such when it is adapted by others and becomes a norm.

samachking

Bahrain4949 Posts

March 02 2010 18:55 GMT

#43

On March 03 2010 03:42 ahswtini wrote:

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If you right click on an "empty" bit of page, then click on 'Block Content', you can then select ads and it'll block the entire set.

Yup thats one fantastic thing about Opera. It's alot smoother too, I dont think it loads the images beforehand like chrome though

SleepSheep

Canada344 Posts

March 02 2010 19:28 GMT

#44

wow, those stats looks impressive. the reason i used chrome was because of the speed, wil definitely check this out thx

ArC_man

United States2798 Posts

March 02 2010 19:53 GMT

#45

On March 03 2010 03:52 Pure.Calm wrote:
Hey guys,

I am not as competant as most here when it comes to using computers, I was wandering when i download the file and it ways it is an excetutable file, is that ok to open? A warning come up saying that opeing executable file could be dangerous and malicious or harm the computer.

Thanks, Pure.Calm

Ps. As someone who uses FF do you think it is worth me switching over?

If you downloaded it from the opera website, it should be safe to open so don't worry about it being dangerous to your computer. I think if you're comfortable and like using FF there's no need to switch over, but of course there's no harm in trying it out to see if you like it or not.

bdams19

United States1316 Posts

March 02 2010 19:59 GMT

#46

I'm trying to switch from FF and it's tough. I'm having a few glitchy moments here and there so far just loading pages.

bioboyAT

Austria1763 Posts

March 02 2010 20:19 GMT

#47

i installed opera 10.5 and it's nice but now tl.net is somehow not working anymore :s

BlueRoyaL

United States2493 Posts

March 02 2010 20:20 GMT

#48

im using the new opera i just downloaded and tl is working fine for me o_O

SleepSheep

Canada344 Posts

March 02 2010 20:49 GMT

#49

i'm finding it pretty convenient so far, even though it doesn't have all the features that i like/gotten used to with chrome, but it makes up for it in other ways.
one is the fact that you can hotkey your favorite pages and effectively apply some good old micro to your browsing

Kenpachi

United States9908 Posts

March 02 2010 20:53 GMT

#50

pros and cons? i dont even know whats the benefit of a better Java script is :x

Chuiu

3470 Posts

March 02 2010 21:54 GMT

#51

I usually test out the latest version of Opera before I get frustrated with it and switch back to my old browser.

After testing this one out: Opera Turbo is a load of crap, all it does is saves time loading images by not loading them completely (meaning you get a page full of low res crappy looking images).

Pakje

Belgium288 Posts

March 02 2010 21:58 GMT

#52

On March 03 2010 06:54 Chuiu wrote:
I usually test out the latest version of Opera before I get frustrated with it and switch back to my old browser.

After testing this one out: Opera Turbo is a load of crap, all it does is saves time loading images by not loading them completely (meaning you get a page full of low res crappy looking images).

opera turbo is meant for 64k connections and smartphones

Pads

England3228 Posts

March 02 2010 22:04 GMT

#53

Opera is my porn browser, good to know there's gonna be less buffering at the most inappropriate times from now ;o

Nub4ever

Canada1981 Posts

March 02 2010 22:04 GMT

#54

I'd give it a shot but no way am I gonna switch, I have like 100 bookmarks that I'm too lazy to transfer in chrome

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

March 02 2010 22:05 GMT

#55

Since youre new with computers/internet and all, I'll give you a tip that ending a post with your own username is usually not a good idea

Katkishka

United States649 Posts

March 02 2010 22:06 GMT

#56

I just installed 10.5 and lost the beloved toolbar

Is there a way to re-enable it? having to right-click the icon in the system tray just to check my mail kinda sucks.

Edit: nevermind, fixed it

FabledIntegral

United States9232 Posts

March 02 2010 22:21 GMT

#57

Downloaded this curious about the speed performance boost.

After 30+ seconds the main Opera homepage still hadn't loaded completely... not sure if I feel like giving this browser a chance.

Chuiu

3470 Posts

March 02 2010 22:26 GMT

#58

Oh yeah, ad blocking is retarded in Opera ... switching back to Chrome.

Edit: Unless someone wants to tell me how to collapse blocked sections or script block tag words.

Mystlord

United States10264 Posts

March 02 2010 23:51 GMT

#59

Fabled: Firewall issues cause Opera to run suuuper slow. Make sure it's passed.

Chuiu: Opera button, Settings, Preferences, Advanced, Content, Blocked Content. You can edit your filters there.

I have a feeling that many people will end up switching to Opera if they recognize it because it has so many features just out of the box.