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[RossH]

http://www.opera.com/

Go check it out, seems even a little more stable then FF now

[GoTek-JP]

I think the name sucks

[guyellis1988]

I love opera, dont think i will ever turn back.

everything from saving sessions to mouse gestures - its all great!

I have the beta version, i guess its time to get the final!

[cabalstudios]

built in torrent downloader is handy..

[Dan L]

Great news. Can't wait to install it

[cactus]

Downloading it now. Hope it works great, I have IE6, Firefox, Netscape and now....Opera9 to add to my list. My IE6 is acting strange sometimes and I have to switch browers to surf and search.

[ChrisEatsAlot]

Opera is definitely my preferred browser...

[Dan L]

Just upgraded and it's nice.

Main differences that I noticed:
- Widget sidebar
- If the main tab is closed, a blank tab is shown in its place (so, no grey background)
- Block content feature

The block content feature is neat. What you do is click a link on your right click menu, and it blocks out all styles so you can easily see images. Then, you can choose which images to block, and return to normal. When you're back, the images will be gone.

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Actually, block content seems a little weird. I blocked and unblocked WHT's header, but whenever I go to block images, it shows up as blocked by default. Maybe it's a feature?

Also, blocking banner ads will only block a single ad. Great if there's an ad you don't like, but being able to remove the element would be nicer. (Although I have no intention of blocking ads--I don't even notice them.)

[Richard]

I love Opera Mini.

[Richie_Ni]

hmm,i like it too,i usually use it as default explorer

[NACmwinship]

I too am a big fan of Opera; the beta was horribly unstable but after a few days of use Opera 9 hasn't crashed yet.

[Richie_Ni]

especially i like the 'widgets' function!!really useful and nice