Opera 10.6 hits Windows, Mac and Linux with faster Javascript, WebM video support
By Sean Hollister 
posted July 4th 2010 12:19PM
posted July 4th 2010 12:19PM
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Does opera have an ad blocker? that's the first thing i look for in a browser.
@safe travels Yes, they do. They had it for ages and it is built-in.
@safe travels
Yes, but they don't have a Flash blocker... It's such a shame, I'd love to finally switch to Opera full time, it's such a great browser. But I can't leave all the power and functionality Firefox offers...
@Invader Par You can block whatever you want, images, flash, etc
http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/ad-block
@stoffer
That's what she said.
@Invader Par If you use opera and right click on a page you can select flash content to block. So yes it does have a flash blocker.
@safe travels
Easy way to Adblocking in Opera.
http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/
save as and place where it says. I use With Stat/Tracking Sites .ini and Optimised Element Filter .css . Works like a charm.
@safe travels
welcome back opera, i've been waiting for a long time
@safe travels
As mentioned above - you can block content via whatever they mentioned or just right click anywhere on the page, click "block content" from the menu and then you click unwanted elements (you can also use wildcards).
There is also a feature to show plugin content "on demand", which can be described as an FlashBlock like feature. More details here:
http://my.opera.com/dude09/blog/on-demand-plugin-opera-turbo
@Invader Par Opera have Flash and Javascript blocker build-in!
You can use Enable/Disable Plugins (All, including Flash) per site and have global setting for this (you can disable it for default, and enable on selected sites like youtube, or you can have it enabled globaly and disable per site)
Same with Javascript/Frame/iFrame settings - there is global setting (preferences/options) and per site (mouse right click - site settings)
@Invader Par There definitely is a flash blocker as well.
http://my.opera.com/Lex1/blog/flashblock-for-opera-9
Though apparently flash hiding is now built in since 10.5 in the options.
@safe travels - What the hell is that stupid chicken doing in the photo? Are they mocking FireBird?
LMFAO
@the bandit This isn't about the mobile version...
@safe travels
Built in. However it's not JUST a ad-blocker, it's a content blocker, it will block anything from a domain, adverts, flash java or anything else..
Think Adblocker+ on steroids You can globally disable sites/content and site-by-site enable it, or vice-versa.
Opera is essential for anyone who uses the web seriously. Once you have used it, everthing else seems a bit of a downgrade.
The new version is certainly faster. Gives my default Chrome browser a run for it's money.
@stoffer I used opera since the days of version 4 or something, yes there is pop up blocker but there is no ad blocker!
Opera is awesome!
@safe travels
In a very limited sense. You can right click anything and tell it not to display it in the future. But no filter like firefox or chrome.
@Ravenwoods Sure there is, as mentioned earlier a fairly good add block can be had by following the directions at http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/opera/
I don't care that much about the Desktop browser. Give me a full Opera mini for Android!!!
@bravokiloromeo
You mean Opera Mobile?
@archkron
No, it's Opera Mini 5 on Android.
@bravokiloromeo
opera mini is the free version of opera mobile.
you want a full browser, you go opera mobile.
@mynk
Opera Mobile only exists on Windows Mobile phones. All others use Opera Mini.
@bravokiloromeo
Opera Mobile is available for S60, too, actually.
Mini pre-renders the pages on the cloud.
Mobile renders pages locally.
@mynk
Opera Mini and Mobile are free.
Opera Mini uses a proxy to connect to the Internet and it compresses the websites and reduces data usage.
Opera mobile is for people who want full web access without proxies.
Mini has versions for Java, WM, iPhone, BB, and Android.
Mobile has versions for Symbian and WinMo and a much rougher version for Maemo.
Opera is the only browser I use. Opera Link is the most useful feature. It allows you to sync your bookmarks and passwords to other computers. And speed dial makes browsing so much faster. Love everything about Opera.
@Ficken i dunno. opera always feels wierd to me. also opera link is great, when it works. most times ti doesnt. and the firefox sync is way better. and opera link for mobile devices is very flawed. speed dial? chrome and firefox have it.
@huskie fluff
Opera was the first browser to use speed dial, tabs, opera link, mouse gestures, and many, many other things that Chrome, FFox and Safari now have. Opera Link doesn't work only if you don't know how to use it.
I've been using opera for 10 years, since version 5.
@PixHD im pretty sure i know how to use it since i have opera on my desktop, my android phone, and my server.
and anyway, opera on android is the worst. it cant get web pages right. it was even worse before they updated it and called it opera mini.
It's much faster than the previous version of Opera that I was using, but it crashes quite a bit.
I just finished installing Opera 9.5 and dumped 10.6...
Opera is easily the most underrated browser
No love for Internet Explorer?
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xD
@kevin52094
100% true. If i'm correct they were the first to do mouse gestures for web browsing, which is what made me switch over to opera in the first place. I havent left clicked a tab in years. Just swipe left or right. So speedy
It's a shame that Opera is still the underdog after all these years. Great lil browser and phenomenal ingenuity from that company.
@Goast
I believe they were. They were first with most of the stuff you seen in browsers today.
Like tabbed browsing, integrated and custom search, a password manager, URL nicknames, session restore, tab previews, and other innovative features.
What would browsing be today without them..
@kevin52094
*As I am currently listening to Weezer right now, I feel I should make an analogy*
Opera is the Pinkerton of web browsers.
Most underrated. Very great. Not many people give it a chance.
Chrome/Firebox is the Blue Album of web browsers.
Most enthusiasts like this album more.
Safari is the Green Album of web browsers.
Not great but also not bad. It's very tolerable with a couple of good things on it. It has its fans.
Internet Explorer is the Raditude of web browsers.
Disgusting.
@kevin52094
As a web designer/developer I use Opera as my main browser on Windows and Safari on the mac. With Safari being my favourite overall, I love using the latest web standards and Safari always wins on that one. I love Opera's tabs though, I often end up having about 30+ tabs open and Opera is the only browser where you can easily switch between so many with a single click.
I try out Firefox every time a new version comes along, but I just don't see why so many people like it? It's the same with Chrome.
I'm hoping IE9 might be the first version that isn't a complete waste of time (As I'm forced to use it for testing), but I think I might be asking too much.
@kevin52094 Maybe, but... I personally don't like it. When I tried it, it was pretty damn ugly, but that's improved since - a lot - especially on Linux, but there's still lots of stuff that doesn't make much sense to me. Having desktop-widgets-esque extensions never made much sense, even less so now when desktop widgets are actually integrated *in the desktop* in Windows, Mac OS and KDE on Linux; expanding the tab-bar to thumbnails doesn't seem to make much sense on a horizontal tab-bar, when it devours vertical screen space and you've got tool-tip previews anyway; there doesn't seem to be a good excuse why it should have a system tray icon; and it doesn't make much sense to have search functionality in the address bar, a separate search bar next to it *and* a search bar in the speed dial. Technically, they've done fantastic things like Opera Turbo, gestures and of course its sheer speed, but in terms of design it leaves a lot to be desired...
@The Madman
I've turned off the thumbnails. Also removed the search bar in speed dial. I am sticking to the extra one next to the address bar tho, in case someone else uses my computer, they might not understand the integrated search in the address bar.
But that's the power with Opera, change what you don't like in the GUI.
@kevin52094
meh, what I want is speed. that's why I'll happily stick with Chrome.
@Hiki But that's just it. A lot of people don't *want* to have to piss about with it, they want something that's nice to use out-of-the-box. They want sane defaults. That's the main reason Firefox is where it is in the browser market share, and that's a big reason why Google Chrome is growing.
@The Madman
So you're saying that the main reason that Opera doesn't have a higher market share is because it has a search bar in its speed dial?
And I'd say that both firefox and chrome has more clutter by default.
@ufinc
You know that Opera 10.60 kills Chrome in speed tests?
I would use Opera on daily basis but ad-block sucks on Opera.I use Firefox just because of the ad-block.
I'm enjoying Opera on my N900. Every browser seems to copy their innovations.
Can someone tell me the benefits of Opera over Safari? I'm not a regular Mac user.
@nuclearopts idnk where to begin so il just keep typing
Right click on any search field on any website to create a custom search in opera.
Better Tab management.
All your bookmarks and Speeddials get synchronized.
You can use Unite to Share ur music with ur friends pictures videos with no need to upload them.
Turbo will boost u up to 6-8 times faster on slow network.
Mouse Gestures.
Right Click on any web page > block content ad blocker.
Build in AVG protection which scans every website before u visit it and warns u of phishing.
Much more convenient download manager.
Widgets.
Super highly customizable.
Has auto complete and spell checker. ( don't exactly remember if Safari has that)
Much smoother page scrolling.
Email RSS and IRC client.
Dragonfly developer tools.
WebM and Geolocations.
Thats all i can think of at the moment im sure theres plenty more...
These guys really push their browser versions out WAY too fast. They all have major bugs that they should have caught in beta and alpha testing. Just look how long it takes Mozilla to get through their alpha and beta testing. Months and months and months. And look at how long IE 9 will be in beta/alpha stages before it's released. We're a few months in to the third Platform Preview, and the full version still won't be released until the fall.
Opera needs to stop rushing their "final" builds. They need to spend a few months polishing them up, because they're ALWAYS rough for what should be considered a stable and final build.
@Prevacator i'm using opera for years and now nothing of those problems you speak of...
@Prevacator I use Opera as my main browser and I cant say I know of any major bugs. Its refreshing to get updates often instead of waiting for a product to be released for ages. Opera all the way for me!
@Prevacator
let us know what features are rough in comparison to other browsers... then we can all agree that either Opera team rushes things up or that they are just brilliantly fast.