Nerd Corner: no longer trying out Opera

two weeks ago, i wanted to dig up a picture, so i hit up the trusty Google image search (via keyword search which Opera already had). lo and behold, something looked off. every image no longer showed any information below it (requiring a mouse hover instead). i was a bit annoyed, but it didn't bother me enough to search for a workaround. the next day i stumbled upon one anyway, courtesy of Google Operating System (via Lifehacker) and implemented it immediately.

what struck me was not the idiocy of Google Image interface designers, but the ease of correction in the web browser i am using (Opera). where Firefox users had to dig up their user profile in hidden folders and edit javascript files (granted that there are many firefox users very willing to muck around in their hidden folders and edit javascript files) and Internet Explorer users had to open a menu regarding Security (every time i see that word in a menu dialogue, i get antsy), Opera users merely had to right-click for site preferences and uncheck a box.

Opera wins.

here is a comparison from extremetech of Firefox 2.0, IE7 and Opera 9. the FF2 and IE7 tested at the time were still in beta. i have all three final versions and most of the obvious observations are still there in the final versions (particulary the Acid2 Test).