Opera & Konfabulator
I had a few hours to kill (i.e. I wanted to put off my Comp Arch homework as long as possible) so I downloaded Opera (now free) and Konfabulator (also free). Of the two, I know that I’ll end up using Konfabulator way more than I’ll use Opera. Personally, I think it’s extremely tough to move from one browser to another, especially when you’ve spent who-knows-how-many hours tweaking it like I’ve done with Firefox. I love my setup, and the few little gripes I have are so minor, it’s not worth spending more time tweaking a new browser. I’ll download the new IE when it comes out, because there are still sites out there that insist on IE-only surfing, but I don’t think I’ll get to know Opera at all.
Konfabulator, on the other hand, is worthy of the hit in performance it takes up. One, it’s suuuper pretty. I love how everything just fades in and out, has custom colors, etc. And some of the stuff is useful. The basic calendar alone is worth the free price. Getting information without opening a web browser is really nice. And, like my favorite part of Firefox, if you need something extra, download it and run it. That’s it. No messy add-on packages. Good stuff.
