| *Opera: The Pros* | | | | comes to improving speed, Opera takes the cake. |
| Opera's browser is light-weight and well-built. The | | | | Not only have they had a long standing feature to |
| download and program size is much smaller than | | | | handle image loading for faster speeds (and |
| IE, and it offers multiple ways to improve the | | | | security), Opera now offers the “Turbo |
| speed. It's newest version, 10.00, is the fastest | | | | Mode” which is excellent for dial-up and other |
| yet. The Opera browser now offers a Turbo | | | | slow connections. Its a compression tool that |
| mode that compresses pictures as webpages | | | | chows down on page loading time. You can even |
| load, which is perfect for dial-up and poor wifi | | | | set it up to automatically detect slow connections |
| connection users. Even high speed services can | | | | and turn on when needed! This is far beyond |
| benefit from faster page loading at times. This | | | | where any browser has tread. |
| browser is, and has been, considered one of the | | | | |
| most secure browsers available. Opera has the | | | | *Opera: The Cons* |
| unique advantage of being little known. Virus and | | | | Quite simply, IE is integrated with the operating |
| hacking threats and techniques that are made to | | | | system. It's already installed on the computer, so |
| attack personal computers are targeted towards | | | | your computer will download the latest version, |
| the most used browser: Internet Explorer. Since | | | | patches, and any other related tool for you, |
| Opera is lesser known, it is safe from the | | | | providing you use automatic updates. Opera is a |
| majority of attacks. | | | | separate company, so downloading is necessary. |
| | | | | For slow connections, downloading this program |
| Some of the new unique features you cannot find | | | | could be difficult and you may have problems |
| on Internet Explorer include visual tabs (changing | | | | getting it downloaded. |
| the tabs into thumbnails of webpages, also, a | | | | |
| preview of the site available when hovered over), | | | | Also, Opera is simply different. People who do not |
| and a moveable tab bar (can be moved the the | | | | need many bells and whistles and don't use the |
| left, right, or bottom of the page). Speed dial, a | | | | Internet very often may not see the need for |
| growing popular feature for browsers is a long | | | | another browser or all of it's features. Handy |
| time feature that has yet to be available on | | | | helpful shortcuts may simply be a confusing hassle |
| Internet Explorer. Speed dial is a page that opens | | | | to someone who is not accustomed to new |
| with a new tab or can be set to open in place of | | | | features, like mouse gestures (allows you to |
| a home page. It offers thumbnails (now in | | | | move forward, back, open new tabs, etc., by |
| customizable numbers and other option) of | | | | clicking and moving the mouse). |
| favorite websites for one-click access. There are | | | | |
| a large variety of features and benefits that | | | | In all, Opera is perfect for people who need a |
| would be difficult to discuss every one, but Opera | | | | faster browser and use the Internet and |
| by far highly exceeds in being customizable and | | | | computers frequently. They will have no problems |
| convenient. | | | | using or downloading Opera and may prefer it to |
| | | | | Internet Explorer for some of the features listed |
| As far as speed and security, Opera, like any | | | | here, and others. Internet Explorer continues to |
| browser has these issues as a top priority and | | | | do well to be a solid, user-friendly browser for |
| continually improves these areas. Opera has a the | | | | amateur users and those who don't want to |
| benefit of being little known and therefore has | | | | change to another. |
| less security threats to overcome. When it | | | | |