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This is a really cool fan video by Encrio showing how Opera has evolved as a browser. We've been making Web browser for more than 15 years and you can only wonder how modern browsers would look like if Opera had never existed. Do you think the features would be the same?

We love videos featuring Opera, so if you have any favorites out there please let us know as a comment.

So sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy:

Heading back to school or university after a long summer break, and want to get more out of your semester than just classes? If you are a student or educator who is passionate about Opera and web standards, you can become a volunteer member of the Opera Campus Crew! Join Opera Software's student street team of more than 700 Opera representatives at 400 schools and universities in 40 countries around the world!

As a member of the Opera Campus Crew you can organize events about Opera and the Web (whether a contest, presentation, demo or 'dorm invasion'), approach computer labs and internet cafes about installing Opera, lobby your school or university to adopt web standards, interview people about their experience with web browsers, and work with campus media. The kick-off of the new semester is a great time to join the team!

Joining the Campus Crew is an opportunity to gain new skills, learn more about Opera and the Web, receive gifts and a reference letter from Opera Software for your efforts, and interact with new people from all over your campus, country and the world.

Read more information and apply today to become a member! Once you are accepted we will send you a 'Get Started Guide' and introduce you to existing members at your campus. We look forward to welcoming you to the team!

The Opera sitepatch team just released a new update to browser.js, and guess what? Facebook @mentions is included in the list of issues patched!

PATCH-264 Enable @mentions on Facebook. Not going to mention anything about it other than that it will be removed as soon as they fix it.

This is not a final solution to the problem, it's a small hack to make sure that all Opera users are allowed to use @mentions until Facebook decides to implement a proper solution. Please follow these simple instructions to get it working.

Opera downloads browser.js automatically once a week, but if you want to get the latest update follow these steps:

1. Go to the Browser JavaScript setting and change the value to 1.
2. Click the "Save" button below the setting.
3. Use Help > Check for updates in Opera's menu bar.

Opera may tell you no new Opera version is available, but it will still check for a new version of the browser.js file.

Please note that this is not the "final" solution to this issue, but it's a working solution!