Comments on: Synchronize Your Browsing Habits with Opera Link http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Webware, the ‘Techcrunch’ wannabe ? « GeekyCoder http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1705527 Webware, the ‘Techcrunch’ wannabe ? « GeekyCoder Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:28:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1705527 [...] is contrast to the similar news from Techcrunch’s Synchronize Your Browsing Habits with Opera Link [...] [...] is contrast to the similar news from Techcrunch’s Synchronize Your Browsing Habits with Opera Link [...]

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700263 Steve Ballmer Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:47:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700263 Opera! lol Isn't that where the fat lady screams and breaks out the windows? http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com Opera! lol
Isn’t that where the fat lady screams and breaks out the windows?

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Maulkin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700201 Maulkin Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:27:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700201 What people here dont understand is that this syc service is the link between the mobile and the desktop world, it's not something only about keeping your bookmarks. This feature will probably come up in every product opera powers and that makes the differences as it's nearlyavailable in every platform you can imagine. Thumbs up Opera! ;) What people here dont understand is that this syc service is the link between the mobile and the desktop world, it’s not something only about keeping your bookmarks.

This feature will probably come up in every product opera powers and that makes the differences as it’s nearlyavailable in every platform you can imagine.

Thumbs up Opera! ;)

]]> By: MeetingFlex.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700168 MeetingFlex.com Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:14:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700168 I would rather save my links on a website provider like del.ic.ious http://www.meetingflex.com Video +Social Networking I would rather save my links on a website provider like del.ic.ious

http://www.meetingflex.com
Video +Social Networking

]]> By: Ashesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700110 Ashesh Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:53:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1700110 What saves my life with bookmarks synch is Foxmarks http://www.foxmarks.com/ - an amazingly simple plugin to use for FF. Does it very un-intrusively. Cannot imagine life without Foxmarks! What saves my life with bookmarks synch is Foxmarks http://www.foxmarks.com/ - an amazingly simple plugin to use for FF. Does it very un-intrusively. Cannot imagine life without Foxmarks!

]]> By: Sebhelyesfarku http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699935 Sebhelyesfarku Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:37:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699935 Opera blows donkey nuts. Opera blows donkey nuts.

]]> By: AW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699828 AW Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:42:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699828 Couldn't do it. I used to use Opera back in the day when Mozilla sucked the big one, but then came FireFox and its plethora of plugins. I tried to switch back to Opera once it became free (not advertising-supported, straight-free) and I just couldn't do it. I call it feature lock-in. There are just so many things I can make FireFox do with its plugins that I'm just locked in. I go to use Opera, doesn't support a feature I use for every day browsing -- what am I supposed to do? Go back to FireFox, of course. Opera doesn't have AdBlock (they have some cancerous hosts file or something you can jimmy-up), no Viamatic FoxPose / Firefox Showcase equivalent -- they've got some thing where you hover over a tab and a thumbnail comes up, but that's not convenient), no identity selector (yes, I actually have to _use_ that), DownThemAll for porn, FireBug, etc, etc... On the other hand, FireFox has, as plugins, most of the features that come out of the box with Opera. One of my favorite features, Opera's "trashcan" for closed tabs, is available as the "Undo closed tab" extension for example. When Opera announced their widget support, I was like "finally!" Except their widget support is just... widgets, really. They're nothing like FireFox extensions, and I never really found a use for them: I already had Google Desktop installed on Windows XP, and Vista's got them built-in. I guess they're kind of neat if you're running on *nix, but it doesn't exactly fill the void of my favorite extensions... At the end of the day, I just couldn't switch browsers. I'm locked in, and I love every minute of it. ;) Couldn’t do it.

I used to use Opera back in the day when Mozilla sucked the big one, but then came FireFox and its plethora of plugins. I tried to switch back to Opera once it became free (not advertising-supported, straight-free) and I just couldn’t do it.

I call it feature lock-in. There are just so many things I can make FireFox do with its plugins that I’m just locked in. I go to use Opera, doesn’t support a feature I use for every day browsing — what am I supposed to do?

Go back to FireFox, of course.

Opera doesn’t have AdBlock (they have some cancerous hosts file or something you can jimmy-up), no Viamatic FoxPose / Firefox Showcase equivalent — they’ve got some thing where you hover over a tab and a thumbnail comes up, but that’s not convenient), no identity selector (yes, I actually have to _use_ that), DownThemAll for porn, FireBug, etc, etc…

On the other hand, FireFox has, as plugins, most of the features that come out of the box with Opera. One of my favorite features, Opera’s “trashcan” for closed tabs, is available as the “Undo closed tab” extension for example.

When Opera announced their widget support, I was like “finally!”

Except their widget support is just… widgets, really. They’re nothing like FireFox extensions, and I never really found a use for them: I already had Google Desktop installed on Windows XP, and Vista’s got them built-in. I guess they’re kind of neat if you’re running on *nix, but it doesn’t exactly fill the void of my favorite extensions…

At the end of the day, I just couldn’t switch browsers. I’m locked in, and I love every minute of it. ;)

]]> By: Ud Kalbhor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699583 Ud Kalbhor Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:04:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699583 Just M Today---->>> Corrosponding to the 'Extensions' of Fire Fox ,I think Opera has 'Widgets' (I have very little knowledge of both) , and as Mr.Daniel Goldman has stated , Opera is trying to get more n more 'Open' Just M Today—->>>

Corrosponding to the ‘Extensions’ of Fire Fox ,I think Opera has ‘Widgets’ (I have very little knowledge of both) , and as Mr.Daniel Goldman has stated , Opera is trying to get more n more ‘Open’

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699481 Daniel Goldman Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:23:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699481 "A browser without “Web Developer” and “iMacros” is useless to me " We (Opera) have Web developer tools over at http://dev.opera.com/tools In addition to those tools, we're currently developing more serious applications for developers. Developers tools is something that's very important to Opera, which is why we're putting in a lot of effort to bring you guys the best possible tools. Daniel Goldman Opera Software “A browser without “Web Developer” and “iMacros” is useless to me ”

We (Opera) have Web developer tools over at http://dev.opera.com/tools In addition to those tools, we’re currently developing more serious applications for developers.

Developers tools is something that’s very important to Opera, which is why we’re putting in a lot of effort to bring you guys the best possible tools.

Daniel Goldman
Opera Software

]]> By: Otis Gospodnetic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699336 Otis Gospodnetic Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:22:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699336 If Delicious is anything like Simpy in terms of user profile, and it likely is, this offer from Opera won't really make a difference for Social Bookmarking services. For example, Simpy is a social bookmarking service with a pretty high percentage of non-U.S. (Euro, to be more specific) users, and guess how many use Opera? ...checking Google Analytics.... 2.01 % Opera world-wide Even Safari, which is limited to Mac users, has more users of Simpy. Out of 2.01% Opera users, 1.57% run Opera on Winblows. Let's look at Opera in different regions now: Opera in Europe: 2.44% (Safari: 1.87%) Opera in N. America: 2.71% (Safari: 2.12%) Those few who use Opera (I used to run it a few years ago and loved it) will not really make a difference, but it's nice they now have bookmarks built-in and synchronized. Simpy users get the same functionality (and a lot more, actually), via a Firefox add-on called Smarky: https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/addon/4702 Smarky keeps track of your bookmark usage, so you get super-quick access to frequently used sites/bookmarks. If Delicious is anything like Simpy in terms of user profile, and it likely is, this offer from Opera won’t really make a difference for Social Bookmarking services. For example, Simpy is a social bookmarking service with a pretty high percentage of non-U.S. (Euro, to be more specific) users, and guess how many use Opera?

…checking Google Analytics….

2.01 % Opera world-wide

Even Safari, which is limited to Mac users, has more users of Simpy.

Out of 2.01% Opera users, 1.57% run Opera on Winblows.

Let’s look at Opera in different regions now:

Opera in Europe: 2.44% (Safari: 1.87%)
Opera in N. America: 2.71% (Safari: 2.12%)

Those few who use Opera (I used to run it a few years ago and loved it) will not really make a difference, but it’s nice they now have bookmarks built-in and synchronized. Simpy users get the same functionality (and a lot more, actually), via a Firefox add-on called Smarky:
https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/addon/4702

Smarky keeps track of your bookmark usage, so you get super-quick access to frequently used sites/bookmarks.

]]> By: sanmat http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699257 sanmat Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:46:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699257 We are in a social networking world and Flock has come up early on the stage with solutions http://blogkatt.blogspot.com/2007/10/flock-10-for-rescue.html We are in a social networking world and Flock has come up early on the stage with solutions
http://blogkatt.blogspot.com/2.....escue.html

]]> By: Just M Today http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699250 Just M Today Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:43:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699250 Still no macro tool for Opera! When will they open up their browser for extensions? A browser without "Web Developer" and "iMacros" is useless to me :-) Still no macro tool for Opera!

When will they open up their browser for extensions?

A browser without “Web Developer” and “iMacros” is useless to me :-)

]]> By: Warren http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699158 Warren Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:03:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699158 I have over the last week been checking out pretty much every available browser for the Mac platform and for me at least Opera has some really excellent features and is frankly screamingly fast in direct comparison to ANYTHING i have tested I have over the last week been checking out pretty much every available browser for the Mac platform and for me at least Opera has some really excellent features and is frankly screamingly fast in direct comparison to ANYTHING i have tested

]]> By: Ud Kalbhor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699157 Ud Kalbhor Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:02:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699157 ---->> bob cobb I sooo agree with you .... More people prefer FF over Opera is because FF is open source . Most people go with the hype... and there is a looooot of hype surrounding FF . If the same hype was created around Opera , its user base would Zoom ... but I guess Opera is such a good browser that , it can manage without any Hype.... --->>Duncan Riley All CPU Intensive and Memory heavy Plugins. Opera has these as built in , fast and Very Efficient Features. Josh --Opera is a fantastic browser----> Yes , it is an amazing peice of software. Hey Josh , you know the GOOGLE Search input field on the upper left field of the Opera Window , OR Just type in "g how to draw" in the address bar(Performs a google search)... When you use any of these ways to search (Using any search engine , not just google) , then Opera Foundation earns something from The search Engine. This is one way I know they Earn --->> I consider FF to be a "CHEAP" Imitation of Opera features ..... Features present in FF are all worthless imitations of Opera's inbuilt features , and FF implements it through Plugins. Even if this is the case , Opera is faster at startup and renders pages at an amazing speed ..... Long live Opera .... The best Browser Ever —->> bob cobb

I sooo agree with you …. More people prefer FF over Opera is because FF is open source .
Most people go with the hype… and there is a looooot of hype surrounding FF .
If the same hype was created around Opera , its user base would Zoom … but I guess Opera is such a good browser that , it can manage without any Hype….

—>>Duncan Riley
All CPU Intensive and Memory heavy Plugins. Opera has these as built in , fast and Very Efficient Features.

Josh –Opera is a fantastic browser—->
Yes , it is an amazing peice of software.
Hey Josh , you know the GOOGLE Search input field on the upper left field of the Opera Window , OR Just type in “g how to draw” in the address bar(Performs a google search)… When you use any of these ways to search (Using any search engine , not just google) , then Opera Foundation earns something from The search Engine. This is one way I know they Earn

—>>
I consider FF to be a “CHEAP” Imitation of Opera features …..
Features present in FF are all worthless imitations of Opera’s inbuilt features , and FF implements it through Plugins.
Even if this is the case , Opera is faster at startup and renders pages at an amazing speed …..

Long live Opera …. The best Browser Ever

]]> By: Rajeev http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699097 Rajeev Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:36:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1699097 Such features can make my day, pal. http://tekno-world.blogspot.com Such features can make my day, pal.

http://tekno-world.blogspot.com

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698983 Alexis Brion Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:44:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698983 I don't think they represent a competition for Delicious, they are too small and being big is what makes social good. I don’t think they represent a competition for Delicious, they are too small and being big is what makes social good.

]]> By: bob cobb http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698957 bob cobb Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:26:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698957 I dont get why more people don't use Opera. Its faster and more stable than IE and firefox, and has a ton of features. I dont get why more people don’t use Opera. Its faster and more stable than IE and firefox, and has a ton of features.

]]> By: EP Scholten http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698897 EP Scholten Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:25:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698897 The (opensource) project oSync (http://osync.sourceforge.net) is offering this service for a few years now. The advantage of oSync is that you can run your own server so your bookmarks are save! The (opensource) project oSync (http://osync.sourceforge.net) is offering this service for a few years now. The advantage of oSync is that you can run your own server so your bookmarks are save!

]]> By: Opera who uses it? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698895 Opera who uses it? Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:23:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698895 No body like opera browser. They keep messing with CSS style sheet, javascript, and HTML format. No body like opera browser. They keep messing with CSS style sheet, javascript, and HTML format.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698869 Duncan Riley Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698869 gmarks for Firefox does this, and I think Flock does as well. gmarks for Firefox does this, and I think Flock does as well.

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698735 Josh Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:52:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698735 Opera is a fantastic browser, but why would they need 430 employees? How can they support that? I thought their only revenue stream was from selling their mobile browser. Opera is a fantastic browser, but why would they need 430 employees? How can they support that? I thought their only revenue stream was from selling their mobile browser.

]]> By: Fowl http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698724 Fowl Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:48:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698724 IEPro (from http://iepro.com/) does bookmark sync for IE as well. IEPro (from http://iepro.com/) does bookmark sync for IE as well.

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698713 Peter Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:44:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698713 This is a great feature, good thing they implemented it. This is a great feature, good thing they implemented it.

]]> By: Gregor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698696 Gregor Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:33:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698696 I missed such a feature within Opera. I missed such a feature within Opera.

]]> By: micfo.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698695 micfo.com Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:33:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/25/synchronize-your-browsing-habits-with-opera-link/#comment-1698695 It is mundane features as most of the mobile device have limited user interface which make it practically difficult to manage all bookmarks locally and loading time is longer too. It is mundane features as most of the mobile device have limited user interface which make it practically difficult to manage all bookmarks locally and loading time is longer too.

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