QUOTE (Icedrake @ Apr 27 2008, 12:29 PM)

Also, are there any ad-blocking widgets for Opera?
You can add filters to Opera but there are no widgets for ad blocking. Look here for filters.
http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/ad-blockQUOTE (Icedrake @ Apr 27 2008, 12:29 PM)

In Opera, a page never loads until I click the Reload button. For example, if I typed nationalgeographic.com, I would have to press the Reload button to make the site appear. What is the problem?
Some pages just don't work well in Opera. I don't come across many anymore but there are still a few. One thing you can try is to change how Opera identifies it's self. When you find a page that doesn't load properly right click a select "Edit Site Preferences" In the dialog that opens select the "Network Tab". At the bottom you we see a selection box to change how Opera identifies it's self. Try changing it to FireFox or IE.