So yes, it is that time where I compare two browsers, one that I love and one that I despise. Why would someone want to use the worst browser ever made? I mean there’s a reason why it’s rated poorly by top reviewers. Google Chrome even beats it in downloads this year (2009). I think Chrome is on version one and Opera is on version 9. That’s saying something. Avoid it! Just read my list below:

1. Opera totally screws up the way websites are displayed. The only reason I have it installed on my computer, is to pinpoint how badly it will screw up the website I design. I always have to use it for debugging help. Every website I visit in Firefox is displayed correctly, not matter how long ago it was created. Opera doesn’t keep up with the XHTML standards at all.

2. Firefox plug-ins make your life easier when browsing. You can tweet, check the weather, check stocks, etc. You name it, there’s usually a plug-in that makes it easier to get around. Why the hell are widgets embedded into Opera? That’s an Apple thing! Plus they are horribly designed!

3. Did you know that there is a program that will sync Firefox throughout all your computers? Let’s say you bookmark a site on one browser and want to view it later on another computer, you can do that. Using Foxmarks, you have the ability to sync multiple Firefox browsers. Opera?

4. One feature I like on Opera is the speed dial that comes up as your homepage. This is also possible in Firefox. Just install the plug-in and you’re good to go. Yes it’s a feature in Opera, but didn’t they get the idea from Safari?

5. The trash can icon in Opera sucks. What’s the point? Isn’t there a thing called history? That’s all this is. Not a feature at all.

6. What happen to Opera’s voice feature? This was one of the very few features that are cool in Opera. It probably caused it to crash too much, that’s why it was removed.

7. The screen grab feature on FF is a must have for anyone that creates documents and/or websites. You have to use the stupid alt-printscreen in Opera. Did I mention you then have to open another program to paste the image in? Then save it? Check out screen grab! It will save you tons of time.

8. How come I don’t have the ability to bookmark a website on the fly? Why isn’t there an icon on the toolbar at the top for this, in Opera? I think that’s a feature that is implemented in every browser, aside from Opera. What were you thinking? Oh did I mention, that if you forgot what site you bookmarked on your other computer, you’ll just have to wait to get home to get the URL? I guess you could call one of your family members to read the URL off. Hopefully they can get to your favorites, because most people are used to IE or Firefox.

9. Slow. It’s proven that the newest Firefox is so much faster than the newest version of Opera. What’s the point of using a slow browser? I have both browsers open on my computer right now. Sitting on idle, Opera is running 72,560K and FF is running at 53,684K. This is with about 10 plug-ins running with FF!

10. Why is it so hard to navigate around all of the settings in Opera? I tried to find a way to enable the bookmarks icon in Opera, and there’s way to many setting that can be change. Firefox has everything uniformed in on control panel. Opera you suck!

11. Spell Check? I love you Firefox!

12. Should I keep going?