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Thread Number: 79675
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Finally Upgraded To A New Browser |
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Post# 1035631 6/18/2019 at 13:39 (1,767 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Opera, and one quite fancies it!
Am still using Windows 7, with no plans in immediate future to upgrade into Windows 10. However IE11 is "obsolete" and was getting tired of various websites telling one so, and or refusing to operate properly. Then started reading that even Microsoft wants people to stop using their buggy and unsafe IE, with even their newest (Edge) going away in near future. So here I am with Opera. Rather like it as it opens up a new world of what it's like web surfing with a modern and up to date browser. Thus far haven't had a chance to dig into all the various features, but am loving the built in ad blocker. Most importantly neither my operating system nor anything else has crashed yet, which always is a good thing. | ||
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Post# 1035674 , Reply# 2 6/18/2019 at 23:27 (1,767 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1035677 , Reply# 3 6/19/2019 at 00:22 (1,767 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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As part of installation process with Opera it asks if one wishes to import bookmarks/favorites from current browser. This or one can simply scroll through the "set up/settings" tab later on at any time and do so. Can also export same from Opera to wherever.
Didn't import at first, but after installation was complete typing out ones favorite sites in search bar got old fast, so did an import. Took less than a few seconds.... There are just so many features I don't know where to start. Will slowly go through everything as days go by to add or customize. | ||
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Post# 1035680 , Reply# 4 6/19/2019 at 00:38 (1,767 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1035684 , Reply# 5 6/19/2019 at 02:23 (1,767 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1035690 , Reply# 7 6/19/2019 at 02:37 (1,767 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Opera works well for me with Windows7. It does give me a little pause that the Norwegian founder sold out to a Chinese tycoon, however. I am not doing anything financial-related with it as a result, but for general browsing it’s fine.
Not an expert on Firefox, Ralph, but when I use it I frequently get pop up boxes from news sites asking me to disable adblocking. The LA Times, for instance, will do that. | ||
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Post# 1035692 , Reply# 8 6/19/2019 at 05:10 (1,767 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Tried Chrome once some time back, it wormed itself into nearly every aspect of my computer, so it had to go.
After uninstalling still had to do a "system restore" to get my computer clean of Google's tentacles. Never again...... Everything am reading gives Opera an edge over Chrome and Firefox, but the latter is making good strides. | ||
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Post# 1035698 , Reply# 9 6/19/2019 at 07:37 (1,767 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 I used AdBlock Plus plugin with Firefox for some years, switched last year to UBlock Origin. I see complaints in comments on YouTube about ads interrupting videos ... I don't see any ads on YouTube. Latest FF version blocks audio for autoplay embedded vids ... I think the vids play but with audio muted, I haven't consciously noticed if it works consistently. There is also a manual Mute button on any tab that has audio content playing. | ||
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Post# 1035715 , Reply# 10 6/19/2019 at 12:21 (1,766 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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John, yes -- I get those newspaper site pop-ups that ask me to turn off the ad blocker. I just hit the X and the pop-ups pop down.
At first I felt bad about it since newspapers are having such a hard time these days, but then I think about how annoying and unrelenting the ads were on my local newspaper's site and the feeling of guilt shifts to triumph. | ||
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Post# 1035853 , Reply# 11 6/20/2019 at 22:46 (1,765 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1035893 , Reply# 12 6/21/2019 at 05:48 (1,765 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Don't like Chrome | ||
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Post# 1035983 , Reply# 13 6/21/2019 at 14:04 (1,764 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1035984 , Reply# 14 6/21/2019 at 14:06 (1,764 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1036024 , Reply# 15 6/22/2019 at 01:59 (1,764 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Chrome---stay away! Just read an interesting article abut Chrome. I generally use it on my phones and tablets but it's history now... CLICK HERE TO GO TO MattL's LINK | ||
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Post# 1036034 , Reply# 16 6/22/2019 at 06:37 (1,764 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1036128 , Reply# 19 6/22/2019 at 17:09 (1,763 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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I know better, but I'm trying to shift from Google to Duck Duck GO, but it's hard after a few decades of using Google. Google results seem just a tad better, odds are because it knows me.... | ||
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