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Tools->Mail and Chat accounts? rly? I thought the idea of an all in one internet behemoth died with Netscape Communicator. Opera Unite? what? why? I just want

by points 16y ago

Tools->Mail and Chat accounts? rly? I thought the idea of an all in one internet behemoth died with Netscape Communicator. Opera Unite? what? why? I just want a web browser. I don't want a web server or file sharing solution. This is the main reason I don't run Opera apart from testing - I just want a fast small browser. Also I find the UI and rendering to look cluttered and a bit second rate. Great to see Opera is getting websocket though: http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2010/10/11/websockets http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2010/10/11/websockets

Tomis 16y ago
Hardly a behemoth since I can run more tabs on Opera at the same time than on any other browser. Granted, I have quite an old computer but it's perfect for spotting differences between browsers. For others this is probably not an issue. I use the mail client for my GMail and RSS feeds. Try it and tell me if you notice anything wrong with it. Actually I've been using the integrated client for so long that my perception about stand-alone mail clients is that they're a thing of the past. I guess it's just a matter of perspective, but for me it's far more convenient to open my browser and not think about checking my mail (it lets me know if new mail has arrived). I don't use Opera Unite and nobody is forcing me to. It just stays out of my way, and so do the other features. Keep only what you like; just because they're there if you need them doesn't mean they slow you down.
- points 16y ago
  I agree @ stand alone mail clients, but I'm betting on webapps. GMail really is a great webapp.
yread 16y ago
Opera Unite is actually seriously awesome. Faster sharing than uploading somewhere or sending through skype. You can give a person access to some photos without the whole internet seeing it, without having to upload lots of huge pictures or without using the crappy facebook uploader
- points 16y ago
  If you have friends that use Opera, I expect so.
  - yread 16y ago
    No, they don't need Opera. It is basically a webserver (with js) in a browser - you enable unite, enable file sharing and copy a operaunite.com url to a friend and that's it. Why don't you try it :)

by points 16y ago

Tomis 16y ago

Hardly a behemoth since I can run more tabs on Opera at the same time than on any other browser. Granted, I have quite an old computer but it's perfect for spotting differences between browsers. For others this is probably not an issue. I use the mail client for my GMail and RSS feeds. Try it and tell me if you notice anything wrong with it. Actually I've been using the integrated client for so long that my perception about stand-alone mail clients is that they're a thing of the past. I guess it's just a matter of perspective, but for me it's far more convenient to open my browser and not think about checking my mail (it lets me know if new mail has arrived). I don't use Opera Unite and nobody is forcing me to. It just stays out of my way, and so do the other features. Keep only what you like; just because they're there if you need them doesn't mean they slow you down.

points 16y ago
I agree @ stand alone mail clients, but I'm betting on webapps. GMail really is a great webapp.

yread 16y ago

Opera Unite is actually seriously awesome. Faster sharing than uploading somewhere or sending through skype. You can give a person access to some photos without the whole internet seeing it, without having to upload lots of huge pictures or without using the crappy facebook uploader

points 16y ago
If you have friends that use Opera, I expect so.
- yread 16y ago
  No, they don't need Opera. It is basically a webserver (with js) in a browser - you enable unite, enable file sharing and copy a operaunite.com url to a friend and that's it. Why don't you try it :)