More umpf added
By Okra. Friday, 11. January 2008, 17:28:40
Even when we are not working the Opera Mini 4 servers, thanks to all of you, our users, are providing valuable performance statistics (and a few error reports). We are continously using this data to find bottlenecks and ways to improve our service.We just released a server upgrade of the Mini 4 servers, which includes some quite significant performance improvements in many areas. Some typical numbers that we are seeing are an overall speed boost of 70% (see diagram), and the average time to transcode a page has almost been halved.















drlaunch # 11. January 2008, 17:47
BAMAToNE # 11. January 2008, 17:58
Nerak # 11. January 2008, 18:00
Furie # 11. January 2008, 18:27
theoddbod # 11. January 2008, 18:46
I thought something was going on when i was finally able to remove the Mini and Community feeds
xlight # 12. January 2008, 02:31
It Looks like OM4 treat ChineseCharacters as half of its true width.
In another word, OM4 treat Chinese Chaeracters' width as the same of English Characters'
as a result of that, Chinese Characters are displayed second half mixed with the next Character's First Half.
#$%^&*()
artcraft # 12. January 2008, 16:30
I wondered "why" Opera Mini 4 seemed to be faster, and now you've explained everything!
Except for cutting/pasting activities - which require "slow as cold molasses" Blazer - I seem to be doing everything in Opera Mini, these days.
Keep up the good work!
Wish they had Opera/Linux Treos in the States, but guess they are foreign handsets only. Have had Opera on my PCs as a default since the days of Opera 3.6.
Great products!
Keep up the good work!
Reards, Douglas
Maulkin # 12. January 2008, 20:49
Shaida # 14. January 2008, 02:32
artcraft # 14. January 2008, 02:55
On my PCs Opera "keeps up with" my highspeed touch typing. (Other browsers do not.)
Opera Mini is fast loading on my Treo 650 as it was (in version 2.x) for my old Motorola V505.
If you are fast/accurate on your writing, Opera has NO competion, in my opinion.
I also like the customizable features. On Mini 4, I have "Mobile View" marked (checked) most of the time. Opera Link is also very convenient.
Great browsers for PCs and my Smartphone!
Regards, Douglas
compking # 14. January 2008, 21:31
compking # 14. January 2008, 21:32
artcraft # 14. January 2008, 22:03
I really don't miss Mini 3.x or 2.x, now.
Am running Mini 4 about 85% of the time. Blazer (the Palm OS default) is begining to "rust", here.
Regards, Douglas
Furie # 14. January 2008, 23:06
artcraft # 14. January 2008, 23:47
Mini 4 "took over" and put all the Bookmarks together, creating many double listings.
Maybe the Palm OS system does this automatically.
Regards, Douglas
Furie # 14. January 2008, 23:56
artcraft # 15. January 2008, 01:19
There are a few things that 3.1 did for me that Mini 4 does not. (I have done bug reports and Opera fixed most of the glitches. Mini 4 in beta "froze up" all the time until the final release, for example.)
I can't delete messages in Open WebMail or mark them "read". Blazer will. Mail2web.com is where I delete spam in Mini 4 since Open WebMail - from my provider - will not (unlike 3.1)
By the way, it's none of my business but what 'phone are you using? Most Smartphone users in rural Maine seem to have the Nokia E62i or a similar 'phone by that Finnish company. Treos in Maine are like dinosaurs! I like the bright display of Palm OS on this Treo.
Best wishes, Douglas
Furie # 15. January 2008, 01:59
You might want to edit your comment to remove your e-mail address. It's a bad idea to go plonking it on a public webpage.
Link is - http://mini.opera.com/?langsel=1&rel=3 to choose your version and it wont overwrite Mini 4. It's a handy thing to have in case of server difficulties with Mini 4. Hopefully once they've had time to work on it for a while, that link wont be needed by anyone.
Furie # 15. January 2008, 02:03
artcraft # 15. January 2008, 02:39
The URL is in MEMOS on my Treo.
All the Nokias here have Symbian ... but ... in short order they use Opera Mini, just like me.
Sincerely - Douglas
PS: I lead a rather public Internet life in the musical/poltical spheres. As a result I get spam messages beyond belief. The value of Opera Mini is that I can junk these messages "on the server" long before I download from the POP3 provider. Whenever there's an idle moment, I clean the INBOX queue. This cuts my PC time immensely.
artcraft # 16. January 2008, 15:11
Was checking the "umpf" blogs and thought I'd add an off-topic comment, here.
In the States, Ann Sheridan was "The Oomph Girl", prior to Lana Turner in movies becoming "The Sweater Girl" ... all following silent star Clara Bow as "The It Girl", of course.
We spell "oomph" this way, but phonetically Opera's "umpf" would sound the same, and presumably mean the same thing.
Just comments from an Opera fan who's almost 70, so has a foot in the past as well as in modern technology.
Keep up the good work at Opera ... there's nothing like your products for Internet use.
Sincerely, Douglas
sumi.bhr # 26. January 2008, 13:50
thanks in advance!!!!!
Furie # 26. January 2008, 14:13
artcraft # 26. January 2008, 14:52
I just survived two days of Mini "freezing up" my Treo 650 'phone and concluded that the probem was with the remote servers (and not my handset).
Today, Opera Mini resumed running faultlessly, so I'm enjoying it again.
Cordially, Douglas
grawity # 11. February 2008, 19:38
engganjani # 2. March 2008, 08:32
i'm having Nokia 5610 express music mobile. i have great difficulty in downloading opera mini 4 while opera mini 3 is working fine and can be downloaded easily. when i try to download opera mini 4, it gives message "Invalid Application for Download" and terminates. Then I copied opera mini 4 from other mobile where it was working well, but as soon as i copied it to my mobile(nokia 5610)its icon changed and name became "invalid application", and ofcourse it was not working on my mobile again.
Could anybody resolve this issue.
Thanx in anticipation...
artcraft # 2. March 2008, 16:16
I don't have any knowledge about Nokia 'phones (sold here with Symbian OS) but I had a similar problem where my Treo 650 (w/Palm OS) would not accept Opera Mini 4 beta, the first version.
Mini 3.1 was running fine until Mini 4 beta took over.
A writer in the Forums told me to change the Java settings to the maximum. (I can't check them while writing but as I recall I slid from 8 to 32 in Preferences.)
That worked. No problem after that.
The Nokia E62i is the model used in our area of New England.
Good luck.
Sincerely, Douglas
masterofopera # 18. April 2008, 19:39
YES!
I have Opera on any device
*opera 9.27+ 9.50 beta b9937 an my PC.
*operamini 4.1 beta on my old (and only) cellphone and
on the (Java) cellphone-emulator (that is used for the
online-demo of operamini) on my PC
*if I would have a Wii or a Playstation 2 or 3 (with linux)
or an Xbox360 (with linux), I would also install opera on it.
"Some typical numbers that we are seeing are an overall speed
boost of 70% (see diagram), and the average time to transcode
a page has almost been halved."
Warp-SPEED, ENGAGE!
artcraft # 19. April 2008, 03:20
All my previous Opera postings above involved a Treo 650.
The little used telephone (voice) part died recently and I bought a Nokia E62 with Symbian OS. Naturally, I installed Opera Mini 4 and am happy with the Internet results.
The speaker is tinny and it has no camera but is "rock solid" as a browser and a wireless modem. Opera is even faster on the new 'phone.
The Treo continues to be used as a music/video player, due to its superior speaker, and the Organizer is still being operated, since it's better than the Nokia application.
Having used cell 'phones for E-Mail dating back to 1997 and digital PC 'phones back to 2004, I can say that the Nokia E62 - as a modem and as an E-Mail/browser handset - is the best I've used to date. With Opera Mini 4 in it, the Internet experience is doubly delightful.
Regards, Douglas
http://wiscasset.nnei.net/artcraft/
@@ itItit has no camera
artcraft # 31. March 2009, 17:12
I now have a Nokia E90 Communicator for my workhorse Internet 'phone plus the E62 sharing the same SIM card. Both serve as PC modems also, and I can charge the multiple batteries in one while using the other.
Have Bluetooth wireless speakers for the E90 which is also good for music with the built in ones.
Both handsets are of the Symbian OS (S60 3) platform, also unlocked GSM.
Am continuing to use Mini over the default browser most of the time.
Regards, Douglas