Alternative Browsers: Opera
Here’s something for those who hate IE and cant stand Firefox: The Opera browser is free, featured packed, and runs fast. Similar to Firefox and IE7, Opera also incorporates tabbed browsing with a clean and highly customizable interface. Those are just some of the reasons why Opera i being used on mobile devices and game consoles such as on the Nintendo Wii.
Like IE and Firefox, Opera’s browser blocks pop-ups, accepts plug-ins, remembers your online passwords, and lets you subscribe to RSS newsfeeds and easily download .torrent files using the program’s built-in support for the BitTorrent protocol. The latest version adds a welcome antiphishing tool, but you’ll need to turn it on (look for Enable Fraud Protection in the Security section on the Advanced tab in Preferences).
Download Opera here.
A buddy of mine swears by Opera. I haven’t tried it in the last year or so, but he loves the mouse gestures as a way to fly through browsing and tabs. I think there must be a similar plugin for Firefox though…?
Hi Dave,
I believe you are referring to this:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/39
although im not sure if this plugin and the opera feature are essentially the same.
Thanks for visiting.