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Opera 10 new features

Opera 10 - new features

Unlike some browsers (yes, I’m talking about Firefox 3.5.x), Opera is actually getting better with every release. Opera’s new and improved features include:

  • Opera Turbo – uses Opera proxy servers to compress traffic before it reaches the client computer
  • Inline spell checker – spelling errors are now indicated as you type via a dotted red underline
  • Tab Bar – can be used to show all open tabs as thumbnails
  • Acid3 test – Opera 10 scores 100/100, pixel perfect on the Acid3 compliance test
  • Auto updates
  • Crashlogging tool

Download Opera 10 here.

My favourite Firefox addon

Marc Gueury’s HTML Validator addon for Firefox is an incredibly useful tool for anyone wanting to write valid HTML (and that should be all of us!). The HTML Validator addon displays the number of errors on an HTML page in the status bar of your Firefox window, you can then simply click the HTML Validator icon to see detailed information about each error – including which line the error is on, and a basic suggestion on how to fix it.

Get it here.

Firefox Personas

I’ve just started using Firefox Personas – they’re a quick and simple way to customize the look of Firefox, and because they’re just a header image and a footer image, they’re incredibly easy to make. Get the Firefox addon here, and read a quick tutorial on how to create your own Personas here.

Safari 4 for Windows – sure is purdy

Safari 4 for Windows

I’ve been using Safari 4 for Windows as my main browser for the last week, and the more I use it, the more I like it. Although it’s actually kinda useless, I really like the Cover Flow feature for viewing my top sites and history – it serves no purpose, and is slower and less intuitive than using a regular text list, but it sure it purdy.

If you’ve installed Safari, but never really explored its capabilities, then Apple’s “150 Features” page is an eye opener – check it out here.

EXIF viewer for Firefox

I’ve just discovered a great little plugin for anyone who’s interested in photography – the EXIF Viewer addon for Firefox allows you to view the EXIF data (camera model, exposure settings etc) for any image on the web.

Get it here

Can’t drag images into Photoshop from Firefox 3

I updated to FF3 today, and can no longer drag images directly from Firefox into Photoshop as a new image. This is a deal killer for me – I’ll be rolling back to Firefox 2.x if I can’t find a fix for it.

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