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Sunday, 11. March 2007, 04:20:09
real player, opera usb, opera portable, plug-ins
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Are you already enjoying the great browser opera? If yes, then why not spread out the word and let other have the benifits too.If you haven't, just get opera now(
Official download and
Weekly test versions). Explore different opera versions including portable ones and different plug-ins to spice up your experience with opera.
Here is a collection of
useful links for your convenience.
You can get my entire blog as widget, if you like that way. You can also search for help in the forum using a little widget right from your browser.Read more...
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Sunday, 4. March 2007, 17:09:08
site problem, backup, site does not work, flash problem
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I have seen many users reporting site problems or something wrong with opera.
In the simplest case Tools>delete private data solves some issues and setting "empty cache on exit" (proference>advanced>history) is a good thing. But most reasons are far beyond that.Based on my observations, I have summarized few common troublemakers and some basic things to check if that is causing problem. This might save time before going for more detailed bug hunting.
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Tuesday, 3. October 2006, 20:58:40
Open in IE, neptune plug-in, open IE, view in internet explorer
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Many websites are design to work with IE only and users need to use IE for those. Firefox has a IE tab. Now using Neptune PLug-in you can open a IE tab inside opera too. Its easy and works great. See detail instructions below.
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Friday, 8. August 2008, 14:27:32
troubleshooting, backup opera, factory defaults, reset opera
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Many problems related to opera settings are solved by "
profile reset" method described in the blog of Neeraj. But some users find it difficult to do this. To help in that, I have summarized some tips to do
backup and profile reset in a smart way so that you will never be afraid of doing it at anytime.
The basic steps are 1)Backup necessary files 2)Delete opera6(configuration settings) file from profile directory. See details below.
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Monday, 26. May 2008, 20:32:17
customization, features, opera browser, unlimited speed dial
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Based on discussions in
this thread, I just learned that
Remco Lanting has
discovered the hidden treasure related to opera's great feature "speed dial".
Now you can add as many speed dial as you want. Here is what you need to do:
1. Go to help>about opera to locate your opera directory. Now close opera.
2. Go to opera profile directory and open speeddial.ini(configuration settings) file.
3. Add the following at the end of the file.
A 4X3 setting there means 12 speed dial and you can change the numbers as you wish.
4. Open Opera and enjoy the newly discovered hidden feature.
Wow.Opera rocks. Thanks to
Remco to uncover this nice cool thing.
Hey opera, Why did you hide this in the first place? Should have been in opera:config at least if not preferences. I want this to be in preferences somewhere.
Edit: Opera listened and it is coming in opera10.
Friday, 22. February 2008, 04:57:49
save video, download video, opera, firefox
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People now-a-days use youtube for expressing everything from stupid to extraordinary things. Many users like to download videos from youtube and other sites. Here are some of the ways this can be done based on some discussions in opera community forums:
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Wednesday, 6. February 2008, 05:50:04
windows xp, plug-in, windows media player, media player
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Windows media player plug-in has recently become a headache for many users specially those using vista. With the new buzz of
WMP firefox plug-in, there is more confusion than ever before. That installer should install in c:\PFiles> and should be either auto-detected by opera or copy files to opera plug-in folder. Sometimes, nothing happens.There are discussion in the forum to extract
np-mswmp.dll file from C:\PFiles\Plugins\np-mswmp.dll to opera plug-in folder. You can also get the np-mswmp.dll file by
extracting(using uniextract program) the installer itself.
Method 1 For your conenience, you can download
this zip file with latest wmp plug-ins and extract the files to opera's plug-in folder(c>programfiles>opera>program>plug-in).
Alternate Method: I use WMP 11 plug-in files without any problem on windowx xp and vista(don't know about 64-bit).For me old horse still runs good!
So I would rather recommend use this simple steps to make windows media player plug-in working with opera.Read more...
Wednesday, 6. February 2008, 05:17:33
opera, shockwave, plug-in, adobe
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In a very ideal world installing plug-in in a browser( for example opera) should a piece of cake. Isn't it? For example, if you want to install shockwave player plug-in, just go to
adobe shockwave site, download the installer file, install and enjoy shockwave content in opera browser.
Even Grand Mom can do it!
Well here is the twist. What if after installing, shockwave does not work? Trouble starts. What is the reason and what is the fix? Good question but equally difficult to answer!
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Thursday, 6. September 2007, 03:52:53
opera 9, opera 9.23, shortcut, keyboard
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Opera has
changed keyboard shortcuts and have posted
some excuses for it too. For example, simple and fast
cntr+B for paste and go is now gone. You have to do exercise of your fingers to press
cntr+hft+V for that. The whole point of quick paste and go is missed there.
For those who are not convinced and like the old ways to be more user firendly, say
"no" to new one. keep using your old one.
Update: Seems like opera 9.5beta is showing opera9.2compatible keyboard setup to choose from in their preferences>advanced>shortcut>opera9.2 compatible.Read more...
Saturday, 21. July 2007, 07:18:37
mail cleint, right click, wishlist, bookmark
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Based on the call for user feedback at operawatch site for "
5 things I would like to see in Opera ", I am listing out the following for opera people to consider.Actually, there are too many things I like to see and many are under discussions in a number of threads already. So its a tough task for me to choose top 5 wishes and put it in nice words!
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Saturday, 24. March 2007, 22:57:55
email, freeware, opera, media players
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Who does not like freeware? This age is growing on freeware and open source softwares.
Here is my first attempt to keep track of few smart freewares for everyday work.
I will keep updating on this list. So keep an eye on this if you too like freeware!
Operafan2006's collection of freeware softwares.
Saturday, 10. March 2007, 04:38:42
blank space, yahoo mail problem, blank area at top of yahoo mail, space above yahoo mail
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Yahoo mail shows a white blank area ta the top of the yahoo mail when you have yahoo messenger installed in the computer.The trouble maker is the yahoo messenger advertising plug-in. Here is a way to solve the problem.
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Sunday, 18. February 2007, 22:11:05
clear type font, font quality, page display, better display
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You can significantly enhance the font display by opera by activating the cleartype font in windows. ClearType enhances your display by smoothing the edges of screen fonts.
ClearType works especially well on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) devices, including flat screen monitors and laptop computers.But the improvement in standard CRT monitor is also clearly noticeable. See screenshots(
With cleartype and
without Cleartype)from regular CRT monitor with 1024x768 resolution and WinXp system.
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Tuesday, 13. February 2007, 07:20:55
user script, user java script, opera, how to install user script
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Installing user java script to enhance features or fix issues in opera is very simple.The steps to install user java script are:
Step-1. Create a folder any where in your computer. (for example: desktop>my documents in win XP). Name it as you like (for example "Opera User Script").
Step-2. Copy user script file there.
Step-3. Open opera. Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced>content>jaga script options>select the folder created in step-1. Click "OK" and exit preference window.
You are ready to use the the script.
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Friday, 26. January 2007, 01:41:13
custom toolbar, migrate settings, backup, original settings
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Sometimes it is a great idea to backup your settings so tha you don't loose anything in case of a mess up of your opera settings. With opera 9.5 sync feature, this has been geatly simplified as there is online backup of your bookmarks, notes, speed dial etc. However, opera settings are not backed up by sync feature yet. So you need to do manual backup of things.
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Tuesday, 26. December 2006, 00:38:39
nbc, msn video, not working, flash player
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Based on discussions in forum, the most helpful userjs files to fix site problems are collected here:
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Tuesday, 19. December 2006, 22:09:50
Tab bar below address bar, firefox like, move address bar, address bar above tab bar
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Its easy like a breeze to use this toolbar and put
address bar above tab bar!
Just download my
firefox like toolbar.
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