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5 years on My Opera

Tuesday, 15. September 2009, 12:03:14

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I joined the My Opera community on 2004-09-15 and it was my first online community site :yes:. Over the years, I have learned so much from here about Opera & several other things :headbang:, got a lot of friends of different ages (14-67 years) from all over the world :heart: and won several prizes from Opera Software :cool:.

I was one of the Member Of The Week (MOTW) :happy: and I was banned for a day :jester:.

Thanks to Opera Software and all friends for the kindness and support :hat:.

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Some of the comments/PMs about me/blog. Click avatar to view original comment.

helloimtim
You have been such a HUGE help teaching me how to customize opera. [...] Thank you man. God bless and keep up the good work. Its so apreciated. From this red neck from the midwest here in the good ol usa. You da man dude. Your ok in my book. Thank you
vas85
Excellent information Tamil, as I've noticed around other threads, you are very helpful. These tips sure make Opera a very customizable and friendly browser to use.
non-troppo
You should be member of the year!!!! You are a wonderfully helpful operator...
Sillierthanthou
I just added him to my role model list!
Wandering electrons
Tamil, you're a goldmine of Opera information
lcase
Tamil, over the past 3 years that I have used Opera your input and fixes have been invaluble. Just wanted to say thanks for all you do.
utkarsh.bisht
I really appreciate you for your wide support!!
RVRSS
Opera needs "ask Tamil" embedded feature in "help" menu!
Doliprane
Tamil you're a genius, you always find the useful info hidden in some corner of my opera blogs :yes:
Holo3D
i choose this GUY as the(my) MEMBER OF THE YEAR! :hat: Wish i had my LIL COMMUNITY I'd recruit HIM LIKE Opera Did With EspenAo :lol: i buy nothing from THIS guy HE'is my choice
Senthilraj
Tamil is really great.

Have you asked him anything about Opera browser? Whatever be the question is, he has the answer for it.

I feel proud that we are from the share country!

Hats off to him...

Hey... how about giving him the title "Opera hero". No versioning please ;-)
serola
Tamil is one of the most reliable and kind sole I have learned to know around here.
elbecko
they should employ you at opera.......or do they?[homer simpson voice] :sherlock:
BOYD1981
i've come across your blog a lot of times in the past when i've needed help trying to customise Opera, and you've been a big help again.
masterofopera
Tamil is one of our best members!
gaikokujinkyofusho
The dude has responded with helpful info to so many of my posts (even the obvious ones, doh!).
skywarrior74
I might have left Opera had it not been for finding the help this blog bring to the WWW
James132
And keep up the great work. I have read several of your posts and you truly are fantastic.
alf5000
Tamil you're a hero. Your blog's fantastic.
fxaris2
Thank you for all your serve in opera. [...] I will learn much from U.
AOTEAROAnz
Tamil personifies all that is Opera Software. He helps many of us on a day by day basis.
Suntana
I've certainly benefitted from your help. There's quite possibly no one on the OC who hasn't benefitted from your help at some time or another ... probably no doubt on numerous occasions. I echo what Henry said. You're a great asset to Opera, the Opera Forums and the Opera Community.

Tamil is the Real Deal! :headbang:
lkane
You have been so helpful. I cannot express my thankfulness for your assistance.
Marike79
you are cool I like you
mikelu51
This is absolute Gold!!! this should be in an official version also.
Daveski17
Well, I don't know if Tamil is plural or singular but he helped me a lot when I was a newbie
Anonymous
Tamil, you're the best of the posters here. Keep up the excellent work, and Thank You!
SummerAngel
Tamil, I just :heart: your site.
ellinidata
I think we shouldn't underscore
how supportive of Opera Tamil is!

not only to Opera but
to all of us
that got to love Tamil
and be grateful of all
the help he offers to all of us ,

very much deserved Tamil!
blinkybill
Thanks always for your helpful replies mate.
supermathew
i love your blog its awesome :smile:
sunflowerlove
Very helpful and informative!
victorxstc2
I am very very glad that Tamil exists!!
apparently, we should check our requests in Tamil page, before creating new threads!!!!!! lol
Chas4
When I fist joined MyO I was looking around, so much stuff to see and I came across Tamil's blog and learned a lot about Opera
doctor82
Keep up the good work Mr. Tamil. [...] Thanks for spreading our great culture; you make our nation proud.
melloleo
Thanks Tamil, for the pennies from Heaven.
We beginners need your help.
FlatSunset
Stumbled across your site when searching for some more Opera goodness. Looks great, and contains interesting stuff too. Keep up the good work!
gdveggie
I REALLY, REALLY appreciate all your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
Fantastic, as usual. I’ve been fiddling a lot over the last few days, and your site is a goldmine!
djcsurf
I have been looking at your Opera blog & it has some great info.
v-love
thanks again for the launcher - and everything else you do for the Opera user community
drogo
In case no one has mentioned it before, I must say that if one had to pick one individual who has made the greatest contribution to popularizing Opera, it would have to be Tamil, who has done so with courtesy, patience, and selflessness.
Morghus
thanks for all your help so far on opera.com, mate!
Anonymous
Once again Tamil, you prove you are the master of Opera!
Nerak
You're a gift to the community, and from what I know of you, a gift to mankind as well. :happy:

110 comments

Style your My Opera news page

Sunday, 6. September 2009, 15:43:10

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Latest news page used to show your blog posts and photos in green color and others in blue color but this was removed in carambola release. Frown

You can bring back colors by using user style sheet. Smile Add the following code to user CSS file and reload news page to apply style sheet. 

/* Subscriptions (Latest news) */
.newscontainer h2 { background:#2b7fb6; color:#fff; }
.newsowner h2 { background:#82a70b; }

My Opera news page before
News page before

My Opera news page after
News page after

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Use user style sheet to modify the look of a website in Opera

Wednesday, 1. July 2009, 15:26:01

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A user style sheet is a text file with CSS declarations. It allows you to have control over the look and feel of website. It can be used to hide annoying things like ads, change fonts and colors, etc.

!important declaration should be added to a rule to take precedence over author style sheet.

User style sheets can be applied to all sites Tools > Preferences... > Advanced > Content > Style Options... > My style sheet (restart required to apply style sheet) or per-site basis Right click on a site > Edit Site Preferences... > Display > My style sheet (reload required to apply style sheet).

Example 1: Hide friend request link in My Opera

My Opera friend request link in top bar
My Opera friend request link in top bar

  1. Create a text file with the following and save preferably inside profile\styles directory with CSS file extension. 
    /* Friend request */
#friendrequest { display: none !important; }

    CSS to hide friend request link and share this button
    CSS to hide friend request link and share this button

  2. Add path to CSS file in site preferences.

    Path to CSS file in site preferences
    Path to CSS file in site preferences

  3. Reload page to apply style sheet.

    My Opera friend request link hidden by CSS
    My Opera friend request link hidden by CSS

Example 2: Hide sponsored links in Google

Google Sponsored Links
Useless Google sponsored links

Google sponsored links can't be blocked by content blocker but it can hidden by following CSS code. 

/* Top sponsored links */
#tads { display: none !important; }

/* Side sponsored links */
#mbEnd { display: none !important; }

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Thank you Léazz

Wednesday, 24. June 2009, 11:11:31

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Today, I received drawstring pouch with painting from Léazz for winning in guess the name of these plants... game.

Thank you Léazz for prize.

Drawstring pouch front

Drawstring pouch back
Drawstring pouch with painting

More pictures...

45 comments

Thank you Opera Software for Portable Hard Drive

Wednesday, 22. April 2009, 15:45:38

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Today, I received Seagate Free Agent Go 500 GB USB HDD from TheITdepot.com and Opera Software paid for it. Dance

Thanks to Opera Software and Espen André Øverdahl.

BTW, this is not first prize from Opera Software and this prize is not for getting more than 1000 affiliate points in Affiliate Program. Tease

Seagate Free Agent Go 500 GB USB Hard disk drive
Seagate Free Agent Go 500 GB USB Hard Disk Drive

394 comments

Opera Community member statistics for 2008

Thursday, 1. January 2009, 15:41:29

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Year Total members New members Average members per day Increase
2004 127,000* - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 2,009 20.97%

* = Approximate

The percentage increase in members compared to previous year is steadily decreasing. In 2008, the number of members joined in a month is almost same as in 2007 except months of January, February, May, June, November & December.

We will reach 2 million members within fortnight and will cross 3 million members before the end of 2009.

Opera Community member statistics for 2008
Opera Community member statistics for 2008

Opera Community Number of members vs Month for 2008
Number of members vs Month

Opera Community Average members per day vs Month for 2008
Average members per day vs Month

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I've been nominated for My Opera Awards 2008

Wednesday, 26. November 2008, 17:36:32

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Monkey thinking of My Opera Awards

I have been nominated as a finalists for the My Opera Awards 2008 in the following categories. Please vote for me in all categories you think I'm qualified.

Best Opera blog Most helpful Opera forum member Biggest Opera fan

Thanks to those who voted for me and following friends for their nomination.

ALLY_G
andrew3105
AOTEAROAnz
baby_2u
BabyJay99
Chas4
MConor
coxy
Dacotah
DBabbit
demiphonic 		dmfalmeida
drlaunch
gaikokujinkyofusho
hkdobrev
Indyan
Khadgar
Kingnutin
lamarca
maria2309
Marike79
Maulkin 		melnichuck
mirac1e
Missinformation
Nerak
pedro.pascuotte
Phantom2
princessofdeath
sgunhouse
sirnh1
skywarrior74
Snapphane 		SouthernCross
Suntana
Thiot
thobi
TogaOga
TriMN
valsavin
violetisha
EagleMKD
ZAHEK
Zephirine

62 comments

Thank you Opera Software

Saturday, 6. September 2008, 11:49:59

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Thank you Opera Software for the following prizes.

Date Contest Prize
Aug 10, 2009 Speed Dial Hot Picks Hooded sweatshirt, Opera button & stickers
:zip: Seagate Free Agent Go 500 GB USB HDD
Dec 16, 2008 December delights from Opera T-shirt & Norwegian candy :zip:
Oct 23, 2008 James Bond Trivia T-shirt & poster
Jul 9, 2008 Tell a Friend OLPC XO-1*
Jun 23, 2008 Sign ups Opera-mini laptop mouse*
Nov 1, 2007 Halloween Hunt 2007 Opera Merchandise & T-shirt
Jun 25, 2007 Find the smilies Opera Merchandise & T-shirt
Nov 1, 2006 Halloween Hunt 2006 Opera Merchandise
Jan 5, 2006 Guess How Many Members T-shirt
Dec 20, 2005 Answer a Question, Win a Shirt T-shirt

* Opera Software sent OLPC & laptop mouse but I received empty box as they were looted in-between. As promised, Opera Software sent another OLPC and I received it yesterday. Hearty thanks to Opera Software, Espen André Øverdahl, Aleksander, Petter Nilsen, Krishnan & all friends.

I'm going to give OLPC to 14 year old cousin.

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100,000 posts in My Opera forums

Wednesday, 20. August 2008, 09:59:25

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I've reached 100,000 posts in forums.

100000 posts in My Opera forums
100,000 posts

Number of posts vs Month
Number of posts vs Month

31 comments

Reorder categories in My Opera Links page

Wednesday, 25. June 2008, 09:20:38

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Suppose you have 3 categories in My Opera Links page in following order and you want to move Opera to the position 1.

  1. Softwares
  2. Everything Else
  3. Opera

There is no option to reorder categories in My Opera Links page.

  1. Open your My Opera Links page.
  2. You want to move Opera category to position 1 and currently Softwares category is in position 1. Open edit links to both Softwares & Opera categories.
  3. Right click on page and select Source in both EDIT CATEGORY pages.
  4. Swap the values of catid below the line EDIT CATEGORY in source, press Apply changes button in top left corner and close source tabs. 
    EDIT CATEGORY
</h2><p class="nomarg"><label for="catname"><b>Category name:</b></label></p><input type="hidden" name="catid" value="539471" />
  5. Press save button in both EDIT CATEGORY pages.

Now you will have categories in following order.

  1. Opera
  2. Everything Else
  3. Softwares

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