I need your help
The short version: Click this banner for me, ‘kay?
Less short version: I’m using an internet browser called Opera. It’s really a great program–it’s infinitely safer than Internet Explorer to use, because it’s immune to most, if not all, current spyware. It’s much more customizable as well,and it’s loaded with great features, like a built-in email client, a notepad feature, tabbed browsing, and a lot of attention to detail.
An example of the attention to detail: With Internet Explorer, when you click on a link to download something, it asks you where you want to put the download. You select a folder, and click OK, and the download begins. With Opera, it starts downloading while you’re choosing a folder, so the download might be done by the time you click OK. It’s not a huge deal, but it’s good.
Anyways, there’s only one problem: Opera isn’t free. If you want to use it, you either pay the registration fee, or you put up with a couple of (generally unobtrusive) Google ads at the top of the browser. Or, you do what I’m doing right now: Join the affiliates program and get your friends to click on the Opera banners like the ones above and below. One you get 250 clicks, you get a free registration code.
So please, do me a huge favor and click on one of the banners. I’d really appreciate it.
July 31st, 2005 at 11:59 am
Why not just use Firefox?
But, since I respect Opera, for the simple fact that it’s not IE, I’ll click your link.
July 31st, 2005 at 12:41 pm
Thanks for clickin’ the link.
I like Firefox, but I think Opera is faster. Plus, Opera has a lot of features that Firefox doesn’t, like a really nice mail client, mouse gestures, notes panel, etc. Most of the features can be added to Firefox with plugins, but since Opera was designed with them from the ground up, it’s more stable.
August 3rd, 2005 at 8:33 am
I clicked, too.
How many clicks do you have so far?
August 3rd, 2005 at 9:09 am
Thanks! I’m currently up to… 37 clicks.
August 3rd, 2005 at 10:04 am
I clicked twice: once from the Windows machine and once from the Linux box (and I actually downloaded and installed Opera). But both times come from the same IP address, so does it count twice?
August 3rd, 2005 at 11:36 pm
I’m not sure, actually. I think it’s based on cookies.
Thanks for the clicks!
August 30th, 2005 at 1:25 pm
Hey, Blog–you may not have to wait for any more clicks: Opera’s giving out free registration codes as part of its 10th anniversary!
August 30th, 2005 at 1:38 pm
Oh, cool! Thanks!