For Something Really Obscure Red-eye is a phenomenon that occurs when the light from a camera flash reflects off the blood vessels of the retinas of the subjects eyes. Some cameras use a series of flashes to prevent it from occurring. Unfortunately, a little red-eye happens even in pictures taken with the most sophisticated cameras. In This Issue O pera for Macintosh Opera for Macintosh has been released as a public Technology Preview. The next versio will be a public Beta 1 version.
Opera claims to be the fastest browser available.
Opera is a small application, only a 2.2 MB download. This release doesn't do Java yet. That will come with the Beta version. But if you want to play with a small, quick browser, this may be the one. Opera Software claims that Opera is created with speed and efficiency in mind.