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Tag: opera

Javascript WTF

by BenV on Nov.29, 2009, under Fun

Last week at work we ran into this gem (click on the image to get it full screen):

Javascript wtf in firebug

Javascript wtf in firebug

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SOCKS, Opera, and brute force

by BenV on Oct.21, 2009, under Software

Especially force, that’s what we need.
Because somehow Opera still hasn’t bothered to implement SOCKS proxy support. And if you would like to use… oh I don’t know… tor… or maybe simple ssh proxying support to test stuff from an external IP instead of from inside your local network, or for whatever your reason might be (working around your corperate firewall? ;) )…. you have to use Firefox. Because they DO have SOCKS support. Strange. A case to bash Opera :) (continue reading…)

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Flash64

by BenV on Jul.31, 2009, under Software

In case I forget it again, the !@#$()*@$%*#$ product called “flash” has a 64 bit plugin at http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

Works in opera, just trash it into /usr/lib/opera/plugins…. why is that /usr/lib and not lib64? It’ll also use it from the mozilla dir, /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins.

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