@desertratr Not sure about changing the search engine, but you can create a favorite for it...
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@desertratr Not sure about changing the search engine, but you can create a favorite for it...
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I have no idea if the mini simulator can be installed locally as a java aplet. But if you're having intermittent java issues, you should resolve those first. Try different computers on different ISPs and see if you can find a pattern.
Otherwise, I'm out of ideas.
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Regardless of the computer, if the java test site fails, the mini simulator will almost surely also fail. If the test site fails, you'll have to install the Java runtime environment - and I still recommend you install it in Chrome as the safest handling of possible Java exploits.
Additionally, some firewalls block access to proxy servers, including Opera Mini servers, especially at schools and libraries where kids routinely browse the internet. Otherwise, they can use proxies to get around any age-appropriate content filtering.
For both reasons, I'm not sure the library will let you install Java on, or access the Mini Simulator from, their computers.
In case you missed it, here's a discussion of last year's java security warning:
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Have you verified your Java installation? You can at the Java test site:
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You install Java runtime from an executable as an application in Windows. On my machine, it installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Java.
Download the installer here: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
Then disable Java in browsers that don't need it: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?s=disable+java
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Since Mini is a thin client, it just manages the connection between the device and the Opera servers. So long as Mini stays compatible with the device OS, there's not much need to update Mini itself.
Where the real upgrades have to happen is on the Opera servers. Those servers have to handle fetching data from the constantly evolving interwebs, and then creating the pageviews for Mini to display on the device. Much heavier lifting.
I presume Opera is fairly constantly working on the server side. I've seen static sites I use change over time how they look in the same Mini client, so I figure they're doing something on the other end.
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Java has some serious security flaws. I only run it in Chrome, as Chrome always asks before letting any java apps run.
http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/chrome.xml
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