[Touch Pro2 CDMA] dezoris:
Opera is as slower browser no matter how you shake it. You could try the 9.7.1b version and see if it is any better for you.

I have an iPod Touch 2nd gen and was playing around last night with the TP2 and the iPod. I found that the TP2 was just as responsive as the iPod in almost every task aside from web browsing.

The link clicking in Opera bothers me too. The zoom slider has delay.

I just think it is the application. Good thing is newer versions are coming, and Firefox and IE mobile will have newer versions soon.

You could try Skyfire browser as well. In the end you have options.

A few things:

* Make sure you have a memory card

* Install all your apps to it

* Install the Stop Push Internet.cab

* Install the disable resource proxy .cab

Opera is built into the ROM. So basically it is always running, the stop push internet just stops it from running until you launch it among other things.

Resource proxy is something HTC uses to quick cache things into memory so its always ready to open. Its supposed to make launching last used apps quicker. Everyone finds it not to speed up anything and it just eats up RAM.

After you do those both restart the phone.

As far as your RDP issue with Vista and Win7 you have to make sure you allow connections from all clients and make sure the you add the user account you want to connect with to the remote users under the same tab.

Check your firewall settings in vista and make sure RDP is allowed.

Also try connecting by IP instead of PC name, often more reliable, bypasses the router for name resolution.

Skins and Themes, I make my own wallpapers.

I also don't install anything theme related until I see a thread or a bunch of people with the same phone doing something.

I did the HTC Black upper banner, one file and selectable in the home menu.

I did the standard HTC flip clock because it was verizon tested and made my own wallpaper based on something someone else did. I think mine is better. :)

Any theme stuff I want to be reversible or selectable without a registry change or 3rd party app that's just me.

As far as apps you have to decide what you want to do on your phone.

If you dont know and just want to start installing things just be prepared to hard reset it if you hose it up with some app that does not play nice.

These are the apps I run. (Everyone has different needs)

S2US Slide to unlock - I turn off every feature of it expect the one to lock when screen goes black. I found the phone was constantly dialing out in my pocket so I had to do it.

Smart Gear Emulator - To play old Nintendo and Genesis games. I tried the demo and at least for Genesis games it sucks. I will probably uninstall.

WVGA Fix - Allows you to change the screen resolution down to 480x480 or 640x480. My old Genesis emulator wont work at 800x480 so I have to switch it to 640x480 before I launch it.

Pico Drive - Genesis Emulator plays most genesis games perfect

XDAShutdown - Just an app that you launch that allows you multiple options, to shutdown or restart. It also has skins to make it look how you want.

GarminXT - I bought it as a NAV application. Works really well on Verizon. And you can copy it to other cards. Maybe be legal but works.

Advanced Config 3.3 - I dont trust it have no need for most of the options in it.

Weather City Editor 2.1 - Did not work, tried it 20 different ways adds more accuweather cities to your weather tab.

Nitrogen - Audio player does not work very well for me, but is good for directly opening audio files from opera

Bing - Live Search

.Net Framework 3.5 - Required for many app installs

Facebook App

Netflix App

MS Font Pack

Microsoft MyPhone - Handy for backing up all your files, SMS and more.

Palringo - Chat client does everything, pretty resource intensive

Midomi Audio Identifier - Play a song or hum a song into the micand it finds the name of the artist and song.

Skype

Flash Hack for Opera - Sucks don't bother, any webpage with flash usually freezes the browser.