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  Minor update (6) for Vivaldi 2.11
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  New Update fixing frquent crashes. ⇒ Minor update (7) for Vivaldi 2.11
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  Farewell to a giant from a favorite browser
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  This was a beautiful eulogy Varsha, it moved me.
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  Minor update (7) for Vivaldi 2.11
  • Ruarí  

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  @Ruarí said in Minor update (7) for Vivaldi 2.11: The update was out within 10 hours of upstream. I think that is a record for us. Oh, yessss! You and the Vivaldi compiling team are faster as lightning.
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  Vivaldi 2.11 improves Pop-out video
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  @smallboobslover They will, but only to 2.12 Stable release. Updates to a current Stable only fix security issues or critical bugs. Cosmetic issues may be annoying, but they are not critical. Install the Snapshot as a standalone installation in any suitable folder and use that as your default. That is what most of us frequent posters do.
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  12 apps for remote work that take privacy seriously
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  @baris-sehri I would go for Riot over Keybase. The main reason is that I can self host a Riot.
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  Why it’s more important than ever to upgrade your browser
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  @Blackbird said in Why it’s more important than ever to upgrade your browser: @burnout426 said in Why it’s more important than ever to upgrade your browser: Since normal users rarely or never check for updates manually and rarely or never choose to update when notified of an update (they just close/ignore it)... ... All of that as an "Automatic Updates" option. Nothing forced on us advanced users. Apart from considering myself 'normal' even though I continually keep informed about new versions, I agree that an auto-update option should be of value in keeping many non-technical users more secure. That said, those of us who greatly value stability and consistency in our systems are also very cautious about auto-updating - if only because we've lived through so many flaky updates to software of all kinds that destabilize our systems or impair critical (for us) functionality over the years. The current option-less Opera auto-update experience in that regard has provided ample proof of that for some time now. Hence, any move to provide an auto-update capability for Vivaldi should also do it in a way that keeps it optional (either opt-in or opt-out). I wholeheartedly agree. I'd like to see a very simple update-check on startup (or scheduled every 24h for those who leave their browser open) baked-in to the browser, with no external service or clutter - however such a thing must be an option that can be disabled (even if it is set to "auto-update" by default, to cater for the non-technical users). On Linux, Vivaldi auto-updates because of my package manager - however, I have always configured my systems so that packages only update when I run an "apt-get", "emerge", "yum", etc. I don't mind auto-updates, I just want to be able to know about and "OK" them first. That way, if my system (or some programs) suddenly become unstable, I know which action/updates probably caused it. In that respect, the way Vivaldi currently updates on Windows is perfect for me. I have always set my main browser (Firefox) to also ask before updating. For less computer-savvy users, I would highly recommend installing all their programs (including Vivaldi) via Chocolatey, and then scheduling a task to run "choco upgrade all -y" on bootup/every day. They will always be up to date, but it will be harder to figure out the problem if they come to you and say "the button for the internet doesn't work any more".
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  Keep calm and carry on (online)
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  1st There is also virtual karaoke.
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  Why Vivaldi is one of the best browsers for Linux
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  @georg-lehmann it would not only satisfy people who just want freedom but potentially would make it grow (unless they'd decide otherwise like many other "FOSS" projects do, I won't be naming them but I'm pretty sure we all know few)
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  Minor update (5) for Vivaldi 2.11
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  Minor update (6) is soon to be out: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
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  Tweak new tab opening and closing behavior in Vivaldi
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  the opening placement and focus changing on close can get pretty complex, it's complex enough I can't really explain all conditions happenig inside of FF when it decides what to do and while there are some minor annoyances I think it always did the best job with it, not perfect but pretty close so my perfect flow would be replicating the FF behavior then fixing what feels off, unfortunately I am unable to list even these issues of my head now but I'm sure it gets slightly lost when you open new batch of children (open children, switch to one of them, switch back to parent, open few more) I also think it doesn't properly handle hierarchy when you use tabs.create in extension but I'm not sure if it's true
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  Privacy is not just a personal matter
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  Hand over your virus data. In Taiwan police knocked on the door of a virus carrier because he phone's battery had gone dead. They thought he might be evading tracking. How much data are you willing to share to help combat the spread of Covid-19? Go home now or get jail A Scottish man who tested positive for the virus was told in no uncertain terms to go home or face jail time.
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  10 tab management tricks in Vivaldi picked by our community
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  #4 and #7 lacks tree style tab for vertical tab layout, which properly configured would be still grouping feature for those 0,1% user using tab stacking. BTW, is only my feeling that "stack" defines something vertical and perfectly fits to?
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  How we learn from the past
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  @nenad-latinovic , the main problem in Spain now is the lack of material and health personnel, due to cuts in public health, applied by the previous government to benefit private health. However I applaud the solidarity and discipline that the population shows in the confinement and also in the spontaneous volunteering of professionals to help where they can.
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  User Agent Changes
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  @druss The domain startapge.com is for sale if you want to buy it
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  Here’s why Vivaldi is the best browser for working remotely
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  @luetage said in Here’s why Vivaldi is the best browser for working remotely: When I issued the bug about all webpanels reloading when a webpanel is being added or removed Oh, I didn't test that (it is exceedingly rare that I add or remove panels). Can confirm that adding or removing a panel also unloads all other panels on Windows 10.
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  Work smarter and stay focused with Vivaldi’s Web Panels
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  @Pesala I guess I did not express myself properly. But I meant to be able to widen the entire panel to be able to put two separate web panels beside each other. This would enable a user to have twice the number of Web Panels with the Panel bar open. As it is few of my Web Panels have a visual aid (see below, except for the tool tip) to define the Web Panel so those that get put below the lower edge of the bar are invisible. This makes Opening Next a gamble if one does not have them memorized or written down. Since there is no way, as yet, to sort the Web Panels or to add a spacer (or something similar to arrange them) I have been forced to remove many and add them to a Speed Dial folder. A small example of the generic page icons:
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  How to use Instagram in Vivaldi browser
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  When I try to post on my Instagram story from my web panel I get the "Rotate your device to add this to your story" message. I saw some other people having this issue, did it ever get resolved? If so, How do I do that?
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  5 ways to protect personal information online
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  @LonM said in 5 ways to protect personal information online: For 1. If you're asked to make a security question (First pet, Place of birth, School Name) you don't have to answer these honestly - it's just another password. You can put any random stuff in there you want as long as you (or your password manager) can remember it later. This is a fantastic point! It didn't occur to me for ages that I could do this! It also makes answering so much easier, e.g. "Who is your favourite musician?" may have changed since you signed up for the service. Even if it hasn't changed, imagine you're a Gothic child of the 80s... : did you put "The Sisters of Mercy", "Sisters of Mercy, The", or "Sisters of Mercy" etc.? For 2. Keep an eye on old accounts. You never know if a company might be sold to or bought up by someone else in the future. If you don't use them anymore and they have your personal data, delete your account. I started a purge on this a while back... There are so many accounts I'd forgotten about completely, and I always thought I was really careful! Most people will have far more of these than me. For 5. YouTube works perfectly fine with cookies disabled. It breaks commenting and recommendations, but then again, you might be better off without those invidio.us will be very interesting to those who can't find the video they're after outside YouTube. I always check other video services first before I resort to Youtube - and even then, I only ever interact with it via an Invidio instance. Similarly, those who use Twitter might want to look at Nitter, which does a similar thing but for Twitter.
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  How to erase personal information that companies have on you
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  @Dr-Flay , thanks, I'll take a look, though, a company with an http page and not https? Ehm ...
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  What’s Vivaldi’s business model?
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  Impressive business model. I wish you a great success.