Fond of Opera
I am very fond of Opera. Yes, I love Cosė fan tutte (and Mozart’s other 19 operas) but that is not what I am referring to. The Opera I am fascinated with at the moment is the browser alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer called Opera. Like many of you, I have had a long history with browsers. In the summer of 1994, a team of four brilliant programmers from IBM developed a browser called the “Web Explorer”. It was integrated with OS/2 which was the best desktop operating system in the market at that time. It was also integrated with the IBM Global Network which was the best Internet Service Provider at the that time. Why OS/2 is not talked about much anymore and the Web Explorer nor the IBM Global Network exist today is a long story. It is a book someone will surely write at some point. Putting history aside, the best browser available today is Opera and I really enjoy using it. (read more)
