| Opera and Opera Mini are quickly becoming very | | | | feature works in the same way that speed dial |
| popular Internet browsers as more and more | | | | works on most phones and mobile devices. This |
| users migrate away from the headache known as | | | | makes browsing particular Web sites quicker, |
| Internet Explorer. Opera Mini is a very simplistic | | | | especially those that you visit often. Now checking |
| version of the Opera Web browser, designed for | | | | bank balances really takes just a click of a button, |
| mobile devices with the best elements of the | | | | and furthermore, if you are charged by the |
| slightly bulkier Opera browser and consolidated | | | | minute for your Internet usage (isn't unlimited |
| into a very simple, yet effective browser. | | | | data usage standard yet?), this will help keep you |
| One feature that the Opera Mini developers did | | | | from overusing your bandwidth allotment. |
| not overlook was the importance of bookmarking | | | | Using the 'view' menu option, you will be able to |
| among their users. As the world familiarizes itself | | | | sort your bookmark speed dial Web sites easily. |
| with the vast reaches of the Internet, more | | | | You can set your most visited and useful sites |
| people are doing less browsing and more direct | | | | toward the top of your list, and the Opera Mini |
| type-in traffic. Bookmarks make the process of | | | | speed dial feature accepts up to nine different |
| visiting a familiar Web site much simpler for the | | | | pre-set speed dial sites. |
| user, eliminating the need to type in addresses | | | | There are also features within the standard Opera |
| over and over again. On top of that, having to do | | | | browser that allow you to sync your mobile |
| that with thumbs only? Arg! However, Opera Mini | | | | device and organize your bookmarks into actual |
| has made the entire bookmark management | | | | folders. Yes, that is right. That list of 200 sites |
| system quicker and easier, especially on mobile | | | | can be organized into real live folders. You will |
| devices. | | | | need the most recent version of Opera installed |
| Normal bookmark management involves the | | | | and of course you will need a USB cable to |
| creation of folders, and filing and organizing Web | | | | connect your phone, and the whole process is |
| locations within your bookmark file. One challenge | | | | quite simple and it makes surfing on-the-go so |
| among many mobile browsers is the lack of | | | | much more pleasurable. |
| efficiency in bookmark management. For | | | | Too many people waste far too much time trying |
| example, can you imagine over 100 bookmarks in | | | | to navigate around terrible mobile browsers each |
| a long list, and on top of that, organizing them by | | | | and every day. Opera Mini has taken giant leaps in |
| moving them up or down one slot at a time? | | | | the right direction of simplifying the process and |
| Yuck! More often than not, bookmarks become a | | | | helping the user to navigate the web using their |
| long cluster of miscellaneous and just finding a | | | | phone more efficiently. This is great for users |
| bookmark could be more time consuming the | | | | who often have to login via the browser to check |
| typing the address out from scratch, even with | | | | Facebook messages, twitter messages or even |
| thumbs only. | | | | their email. Opera has done it again with a clean |
| Opera Mini allows users to set 'bookmark speed | | | | interface and functions that actually respond to |
| dials' that allow the individual to associate different | | | | our needs. |
| websites with a number on their phone. This | | | | |