Opera 11: Dial-up Internet Connection’s Best Friend
I’m overjoyed at the release of Opera 11. It’s now my default browser for fast browsing even on slow internet connections
I never thought I’d see the day Opera applied it’s Opera Mini data compression tactics to the Opera Desktop browser.
It boasts of the following features amongst others:
- Tab previews
- Speed dial customization
- Auto-update
- In-line spell checking
- Webmail integration
- Crash recovery and reporting
- Resizable search field
- Uses half the memory of Firefox
- The bandwidth-saving Opera Turbo mode
Of all these features, what draws me to Opera is the Turbo mode feature which makes browsing 5 times faster than other browsers. This is achieved by compressing web pages/files before they are sent to your browser just as is done in Opera Mini.
The download size reduction is achieved by routing your Internet traffic through the Opera Turbo proxy server.
My only fear for this browser is what will happen to the Turbo Mode feature when over millions of users worldwide switch to Opera 11. How will they be able to manage compressing data for so many users on their proxy server.
Till that time comes, go get Opera 11. It’s the best. Opera 11 even comes with Opera Unite which enables you to turn your PC into a web server.
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Just a quick question. I’m a Firefox fan and I still prefer it over Google Chrome because even though Chrome is faster it doesn’t have all the add ons. Does Opera 10 have a fair selection of plugins?
Opera 10 doesn’t really have extensions. Firefox is king when it comes to extensions. I’d advice you keep your Firefox installation. I use Opera 10 when I’m on a slow connection and just want to do small stuff like email. Firefox is my choice when I’ve got great speed and want to multi-task
Opera browser is indeed very useful. If only they had a larger impact in the desktop browser arena.
Opera is no doubt a good and faster browser. I love it on my mobile. its good to have same browsing experience on desktops too. thouth we will be relying on Firefox for designing and heavier stuffs, opera will be great to browsing and commenting.-
I was never a fan of firefox back in the days when I had to be carefully of blowing my internet bandwidth for the month but the opposite is the case now that I’ve got cheap internet with an acceptable speed.
I do still use Opera Mini but not as much as before