Opera

[claidheamhmor]

So I'm back to Opera as my primary web browser. For some reason, after I upgraded my work machine to Windows 7, Maxthon's screen no longer refreshed properly; I couldn't find a solution. Next best option is Opera. I found a workaround for Maxthon's most missed feature, the "Open all links as background tabs", by mapping mouse middle-button to one of the side buttons; now I can click on the side button to open a link in the background.

I do miss some of Maxthon's other features, like the Ctrl-Click to instantly save an image, and IE compatibility, but Opera is a lot quicker, and I love the instant "back" reload. Still, it's good to be using a totally rock-solid browser.

Comments

[filialucis]

I'm currently flirting with the idea of trying Ubuntu at least in my off hours... and possibly even for work purposes if the add-ons that let you run Windoze apps on it will keep MS Office stable enough.

The deal breaker for me would be the mail client. The Bat doesn't come in a Linux version, and it's a good question whether any of the Linux options are even close to powerful enough to be an acceptable replacement.

[arthwollipot.livejournal.com]

I used Opera for a while, but I found it to be not really all that stable at all.

Currently using Firefox which works like a charm.

[openmindedmale.livejournal.com]

I'm still keen on FF, though the hints that they'll remove tabs a version or three down the line isn't making me happy.

I'm considering upgrading to Win7RC1, but there is the hassle factor involved. Is it worth it? I don't know. I would get the full use of the 8GB of RAM I have, which I don't now... not that I have any pressing use for it, but it was cheap at the time, and lots of RAM is always a good thing :)