Like many people, I have moved beyond Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. I first moved away from using IE after I got a spyware infection several years ago. That led me to research the other browsers available and start using Firefox as my browser of choice. That was probably 3 or 4 years ago. It didn’t take me long to become a fan of of using tabs to have more than one site open at a time. Recently, I have run into challenges when using multiple tabs. Frequently, Firefox will choke, or shut down altogether. It has been frustrating me greatly. I recently had lunch with a friend, and we shared a gripe over Firefox’s issues.
Today, I saw that David Russell has begun using Opera for causal browsing. He still uses Firefox for web development using tools like Firebug and the Developer Toolbar. After considering trying Opera for several weeks, I have broken down and installed it on my computer for the first time. This is my first post with Opera. So far so good. I have several tabs open, and no issues yet.
After I have used it for a while, I will post on whether I still like it.
One Response to “Opera Web Browser”
Best of luck with it. I’m thinking of a follow-up post on Opera’s features and a few workarounds I’ve found for improving the experience even more.
I was surprised by how many others had experienced problems with Firefox and turned to Opera for solace.
For what it’s worth, Mozilla developers are claiming that Firefox 3 will be much more efficient than version 2. There is a beta out that I have not tried installing. It’s probably worth keeping an eye on.
David Russell, on January 5th, 2008 at 11:03 pm