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September 22, 2005
Free Opera, and a Firefox fix
Over in the Forum section, we've been discussing the fact that the Opera browser is now available free, and without those annoying ads. Obviously the company has changed its business model because of the success of Firefox. Opera is a great browser which definitely challenges - and in the opinion of many users - surpasses the utility and features of Firefox. You might like to try it out.
The other news is that Firefox has released another update to version 1.0.7 overnight. It includes security and stability enhancements, and is highly recommended. The funny thing is that when we clicked on the little red arrow in the top right hand corner that signifies an update, it couldn't find it. And the second update method: click on the "Check Now" tab under "Tools", "Options," "Advanced", then scroll down to the "Software Update" section and click "Check now" also failed.
You might have manually download and install the update from here.
Posted by cw at September 22, 2005 07:47 AM
Comments
I had exactly the same problem. Love firefox though and the slashdot community seems to give it the big thumbs up.
- Matt
Posted by: Matt Shadbolt at September 22, 2005 09:27 AM
When I first connected to the net in the mid nineties, I tried opera. It changed music and video file associations to its own. As a new user, it was a scary experience.
Posted by: Andrew at September 22, 2005 11:46 PM