Firefox 3 vs. Internet Explorer 7 vs. Opera 9.51

Here are the notes I made while browsing with Opera:

"First impression of Opera... this is fast! It looks different! It's like a tricked out version of IE7, but faster! Not to mention the added features! Very impressed and looking forward to learning more about it! Also, there's this thing to the right of the address bar that's sort of like a progress meter. No other browser has this!

Hmm, let's see how it works with Blogger... ran into problems with both Firefox 3 and IE7. Uh oh, problem found. Went to check my email and there was a problem with the shockwave plug-in. Opera just crashed. Firefox never crashed like this... also takes a LONG time to sign into Twitter. What's up with that? May be the server, cuz it lags pretty bad while I'm Twitting (that right?) on FF3. Hey! I noticed the scrolling action on Opera is way smoother than FF3, same as IE7. Lags a little bit with video's also. Checked out my Muscle Armor blog. FF3 for some reason won't display my video widget on the sidebar, IE7 takes too long to load, but Opera loads the site quicker and also displays my sidebar vid. I've just found out this shortkey to check my security. By hittin the alt+Enter, I can see if a website is safe or not. Should be useful. Ok, scratch what I said about the vids. I'm watching the vid on my site, and I notice the video doesn't lag when I scroll, unlike IE7. Not significant, but kewl. 

Alright, done with the review. Opera would really benefit anyone that has a computer (with internet).Also, I'm typing this note on Opera! Very useful for bloggers. A little laggy though. One last test..."

To sum all that mess xD, here's Thaiger's review:

• Opera is faster than FF and is safer than IE7
• Smooth scrolling and quicker video uploads
• Crashed earlier from a Shockwave plug-in... maybe this can be fixed? 
• The look and feel of Opera is more organized and looks more visually appealing than FF (although you can download skins for FF, you can also download for Opera)

Blogging with Opera, I haven't ran into problems like I usually do with IE7 and FF. For Firefox, the problem is sort of the same with IE7 (bulletin problems, uploading vids, and the bold/italic buttons get messed up sometimes), but I haven't run into any problems with Opera as of yet. But this is only my first post using Opera. 

With IE7 out of the picture, which is best? FF or Opera? Hmm... tough call. Haven't downloaded anything with Opera yet, but with FF the downloads are quick, and the files are scanned before hand. So I would say keep FF for downloading apps and for casual browsing, and use Opera for watching vids and blogging, because the notes feature is invaluable for bloggers like me who don't plan on topics to write about xD!

America's Best Dance Crew!

I've been watching this show since the middle of last season. At the time, I thought it was just another dance show that's boring, with the same moves seen over and over again. Wow, was I wrong! There is alot of talent here, and every crew is different from the next!

Last year, the Jabbawockeez won it, hands down. Not just because they wear masks and gloves, but because of their intricate movements and they all dance at the same level (and the masks tripped me out xD, you can't see their face, or what they're looking at!). Personally, I think the final two should've been Jabbawockeez vs. Kabba Modern. Would've been a great ending, but whatever. Atleast they battled each other in the top 3.

This season, it's not as exciting (so far) as last season, because there's nothing too unique about the crews, with the exception of the Super Crew. They're on fire! Their breakdancing influenced choreography is going to take them to the top! They also breakdance better than the Jabbawockeez. SoReal Crew is also one of my favorites, because they dance similar to Kabba Modern, even though Kabba is better, in my opinion.

I was thinking about the similarities from this season to last, and I compared the different crews. If there was ever a showdown between the two seasons, I think it would look like this:

• Kabba Modern vs. SoReal Crew
• Super Crew vs. Status Quo
• Iconic vs. Fanny Pack
• Break Sk8 vs. Supreme Soul

I didn't add the Jabbawockeez because, of course, they're in their own league. Maybe at the end of this season, they'll comeback to battle the winner of America's Best Dance Crew season 2!

Just some wishful thinking...

Muscle Armor Blog Makeover

Wow, I didn't know making an affiliate blog could be so hard!

I changed the template for my other blog to make it more professional looking, and it looks ok so far, only thing wrong with it is the header banner. When I tried to add the banner to my header, it doesn't display properly... it's hidden behind the blog! For now I just added the pic of the banner and put it at the top until I can figure out how to make it display the way I want it to.

Besides that, everything looks better than it did before. It's more organized (less clutter), and I can add more to it than I could with the previous template. Still trying to figure out how to add this XML feeds to display the top 50 products. It's not an RSS feed, so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to add it to the blog. I just added the link to the link bar for now.

It's still a work in progress. The XML feeds thing gave me a headache, so I'm going to finish it tomorrow (hopefully). Once I'm done, I can concentrate on blogging. There's still so much to blog about!