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By: monkeytrots in POPE IV | Recommend this post (2)
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Micro - I have tried (and abandoned Opera), Brave(by far the fastest browser due to built in almost total ad blocking and script blocking- but a little too unstable, and very rigid in lack of customization.)

Vivaldi grew out of Opera - and is easier to maintain, not as complex for simple customization,and has a unique 'icon type / bookmark type' Start Page that I find much more useful than a 'bookmarks bar'.

It is faster than FF and ooogle chrome, can be easily taken off-line to avoid page refreshing and sites that do unending loading, has a nice 'screen snapshot' built-in, can control image loading (always, from cache,never), and a 'READER MODE' built-in accessible from the URL bar. I find READER MODE to be invaluable.

Vivaldi has been my browser of choice for a few months now. Very pleased - still use Brave for some sites because it can cut out over 90% of the noise from many sites (ie. 15-18 MB per page down to 1.5 or less MB for the same page.)

Vivaldi also has an easily accessible 'zoom slider' built-in on the lower status line. As old age takes hold, that is becoming increasingly important.




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Taking a test drive of new web browser
By: micro
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Wed, 06 Sep 17 8:50 PM
Msg. 33209 of 47202

OPERA

Rated behind Google's CHROME browser yet ahead of Firefox,

I can tell you so far today that it is quicker than Firefox and I think controls are as good if not better.

One thing this browser allows me to do, which is why I decided to look at a different browser, is that I click on a live link from my email (outlook 2007) and the ewb page opens in my new browser. It also opened using Internet Explorer (wife cannot adapt to anything new), but absolutely would not do so with Firefox and I tried every fix there was.

SO, I searched for the best rated browsers, this was number 2, and it works very well and it imported all my bookmarked pages from Firefox.

I am a happy camper and so far loving OPERA web browser.

You have to go into settings and do some adjusting from what they consider standard because I do not like ANYTHING on my homepage. Got rid of that crap and all is well.

Security settings are very good with Opera as well.

Worth looking at in case you ever want a new and better browser.

I would not use CHROME because I do not trust GOOGLE any farther than I can see them, and even then I do not trust them. They steal everything.

At least I feel I have SOME privacy with Opera.... and security..

It's a good feeling...


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