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A browser engine's job is to process all the HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
instructions on a Web page or Web app then render the result on the
screen. Although Opera is following Chrome at this low level by using
the engine with the open-source Chromium project, it's got a number of
interface features that distinguish it from Google's browser. Among
them:
• Speed Dial, long an Opera feature for presenting frequently used Web pages, now lets people group multiple links into folders.
• Off-Road Mode uses Opera's proxy-browsing infrastructure to speed performance with slow networks. With the technology, Opera servers send boiled-down versions of Web pages. The feature automatically turns itself off when you get back to a fast connection.
• The Stash feature can be used to collect screenshots of Web pages in a centralized location for future reference. The interface shows small versions of the pages that you can expand, and you can label snapshots with keywords to find them later.
• Speed Dial, long an Opera feature for presenting frequently used Web pages, now lets people group multiple links into folders.
• Off-Road Mode uses Opera's proxy-browsing infrastructure to speed performance with slow networks. With the technology, Opera servers send boiled-down versions of Web pages. The feature automatically turns itself off when you get back to a fast connection.
• The Stash feature can be used to collect screenshots of Web pages in a centralized location for future reference. The interface shows small versions of the pages that you can expand, and you can label snapshots with keywords to find them later.
