[WEB4LIB] Re: Opera 7.0b1 released

[Daniel Messer]

I use Opera almost exclusively at home and I really can't complain about the
scheme they use for ads. It's up in the upper right hand corner where I never
even pay attention to it. I'm usually too busy focusing on the page I'm
looking at. Besides, I really suggest folks learn how to do the navigation
using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts and then go full screen. Even with the
unregistered version, full screen removes the ad entirely.

The thing I like most about Opera is the ability to do a Google search, as
well as others from the address bar. Just hit F2 to bring up a new address
bar, type g and your search terms and it queries Google and brings up your
results. That's pretty darn useful in my opinion.

Okay,
Dan

Joseph Murphy <murphyjm at kenyon.edu> said:

> And speaking for myself, I think it's terrific that Opera gives the 
> user the option of either accepting (and customizing) an ad banner, or 
> buying the software. (I look forward to that day when library budgets 
> and salaries are so high that I have nothing better to do with my piles 
> of cash than pay for a web browser.) But then, I've been learning how 
> to ignore advertising since I found out there were TV programs on other 
> than Sesame Street. YMMV. :-)



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Daniel Messer
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