This week, Kevin takes a look at Opera, a slim alternative web browser that may be just what you're looking for. You either love your web browser or you don't. If the thought of switching from one bloated, fussy browser to another bloated, fussy browser doesn't thrill you, you'll be happy to know that there is another choice. It is called Opera.
Opera is the product of a small Norwegian company.
The installer takes up only 1.1 megabytes, a quick download that's a far cry from Navigator's and IE's humongous installers. So, if you've got a slow PC with limited RAM, Opera sounds like the real deal. It may also be attractive to laptop users short on storage space. Despite its size, Opera is a fast, stable browser with a strong set of features. Without the overhead of the big browsers, Opera can display pages as quickly as you can download them.