Comments on: MacMerc.com: Singing the praises of Opera http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:45:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erkko http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67804 Erkko Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:02:27 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67804 I have to say that Opera is doing exactly the right things with Opera 9.5, and it is getting praise as it should. Speed and configurability. Speed is a gaping hole in the offering of the open source browsers, and configurability is just a must to cater for the active web users, as a plain browser really is just a plain browser. I have to say that Opera is doing exactly the right things with Opera 9.5, and it is getting praise as it should.

Speed and configurability. Speed is a gaping hole in the offering of the open source browsers, and configurability is just a must to cater for the active web users, as a plain browser really is just a plain browser.

]]> By: GT500 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67756 GT500 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:51:30 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67756 Yea. I thought that site was fairly good. Especially when they finally updated their info to include Firefox 2... ;) Yea. I thought that site was fairly good. Especially when they finally updated their info to include Firefox 2… ;)

]]> By: Steve Barker http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67745 Steve Barker Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:46:13 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67745 GT500, your Firefox banner is well worth clicking..... GT500, your Firefox banner is well worth clicking…..

]]> By: Steve Barker http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67744 Steve Barker Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:40:06 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67744 !!! The authors own site has a Firefox banner !!! !!! The authors own site has a Firefox banner !!!

]]> By: GT500 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67743 GT500 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:25:46 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67743 I just realised that Opera Software has done away with the Opera graphic I was using on my site. I guess I'll have to put another one on there when I get home... I just hope that the next time they replace their banners and buttons, that they give us some nicer looking PNGs. The ones they have right now are mostly GIFs, and half of them no longer display... I just realised that Opera Software has done away with the Opera graphic I was using on my site. I guess I’ll have to put another one on there when I get home…

I just hope that the next time they replace their banners and buttons, that they give us some nicer looking PNGs. The ones they have right now are mostly GIFs, and half of them no longer display…

]]> By: GT500 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67742 GT500 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:22:48 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67742 <blockquote><b>Originally posted by Brian from MacMerc:</b> ... I took more time to dig into the powerful configuration options and ended up with a browser that makes me cringe to use Firefox.</blockquote> Firefox makes me cringe too. Even though I despise IE with a burning passion that consumes my soul, I'd rather use it than Firefox... <blockquote><b>Originally posted by Steve Barker:</b> There seem to be very few Opera banners on sites, and many of the ones that do, such as http://www.mygen.co.uk/ , have Firefox banners too! ...</blockquote> <a href="http://www.gt500.org/" rel="nofollow">Not all of them.</a> ;)

Originally posted by Brian from MacMerc:

… I took more time to dig into the powerful configuration options and ended up with a browser that makes me cringe to use Firefox.

Firefox makes me cringe too. Even though I despise IE with a burning passion that consumes my soul, I’d rather use it than Firefox…

Originally posted by Steve Barker:

There seem to be very few Opera banners on sites, and many of the ones that do, such as http://www.mygen.co.uk/ , have Firefox banners too! …

Not all of them. ;)

]]> By: Steve Barker http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67741 Steve Barker Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:27:39 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67741 Re-posted to try and get the iCab icon: MacMerc.com do not do not seem to have any articles on iCab, a excelent Mac only browser which is almost as good as Opera. Re-posted to try and get the iCab icon:

MacMerc.com do not do not seem to have any articles on iCab, a excelent Mac only browser which is almost as good as Opera.

]]> By: Steve Barker http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67739 Steve Barker Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:48 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67739 MacMerc.com do not do not seem to have any articles on iCab, a excelent Mac only browser which is almost as good as Opera. MacMerc.com do not do not seem to have any articles on iCab, a excelent Mac only browser which is almost as good as Opera.

]]> By: Steve Barker http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67738 Steve Barker Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:24:53 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67738 There seem to be very few Opera banners on sites, and many of the ones that do, such as http://www.mygen.co.uk/ , have Firefox banners too! I found Opera 5 because a site mentioned its existance as an alternative to Explorer, so hopefully, this article will encourage more users! (Posted on the Mac, instead of a Linux pc because its a Mac article). There seem to be very few Opera banners on sites, and many of the ones that do, such as http://www.mygen.co.uk/ , have Firefox banners too! I found Opera 5 because a site mentioned its existance as an alternative to Explorer, so hopefully, this article will encourage more users!

(Posted on the Mac, instead of a Linux pc because its a Mac article).

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67735 Daniel Goldman Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:28:29 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67735 James, thanks. I did a copy and paste. Apparently the author fixed it after I copied it. James, thanks. I did a copy and paste. Apparently the author fixed it after I copied it.

]]> By: James Cassell http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67734 James Cassell Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:25:13 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67734 There is a typo in your quotation. In the last line, where you have "makes be cringe", it should read "makes me cringe" There is a typo in your quotation. In the last line, where you have “makes be cringe”, it should read “makes me cringe”

]]> By: Abhishek http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67731 Abhishek Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:47:26 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67731 This only goes on to prove the opaqueness of the mainstream media towards the emerging technologies and their penchant for "standards". Still, I feel that this by itself doesn't deserve the link. This only goes on to prove the opaqueness of the mainstream media towards the emerging technologies and their penchant for “standards”. Still, I feel that this by itself doesn’t deserve the link.

]]> By: Aleksey http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html/comment-page-1#comment-67729 Aleksey Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:54:24 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/09/macmerccom-singing-the-praises-of-opera.html#comment-67729 Oh please, like that's news! :P Oh please, like that’s news! :P

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