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rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

Web Browser Shows Glance of 9 Favorites

NEW YORK (AP) - Forget the bookmarks.

The latest version of Opera's Web browser lets visitors see mini versions of their nine favorite sites at a glance. Click on any thumbnail to load the full site.

The Speed Dial feature also lets people access the site by typing its corresponding numeral - 1 to 9 - in the address bar.

"Speed Dial is a fresh way to call up the top sites you enjoy throughout the day," Jon von Tetzchner, chief executive of Opera Software ASA, said in a statement. "It's a cool, new way to access those sites."

Users still have the option of typing in the entire Web address or calling up the site using a traditional bookmark.

The feature, available in the 9.2 version of the Opera browser released Wednesday, represents the Norwegian software maker's latest attempt to distinguish itself from more popular rivals like Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.

Opera's free software is available for the Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

NOW I'm ready to update Opera. Also I think I'm going to install Ubuntu on my backup PC and see if I can install Opera on it. First I need help in stalling Ubuntu! LOL I can install it but not sure how to boot up to it later.

sunny

Nightrider · Sep 25, 2004

I've been using 9.1 for several weeks and have been very happy with it. Before that, I was using 8.5 since I wasn't happy with the 9.0 upgrade. It seems as if Opera cleaned up most of the little problems that they introduced when they updated to 9.0 and I imagine that 9.2 is a continuation of that...

Opera is by far my favorite browser. IMO, no other browser comes close...

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