Jon S. von TetzchnerNov 25, 2022

I know a lot of you use @Vivaldi and would like to help us grow. Here are a few things you can do to help us grow. Thank you for your support!

1. Recommend @Vivaldi to your friends. Help them install and setup. Show them the features you think they would most like.
2. Follow @Vivaldi here and on other social networks you frequent.
3. Boost articles by @Vivaldi which have a broader appeal here and on other social networks.
4. Invite your friends to join Vivaldi Social.

Have a great weekend!

Show threadricardo Nov 25, 2022
@jon @Vivaldi 💪
Show threadLouis Fram Nov 25, 2022
@governa @jon when it was #Opera at the time, I had no issue recommending it and installing it on my friends' computers, but as for @Vivaldi, it is not built for the average user: you really need to be a power-user to make use of it, so I find it harder to recommend to non-tech users.
Show threadJon S. von TetzchnerNov 25, 2022

@fretman92 @governa @Vivaldi

Hmm. Interesting that you say that. I have actually introduced Vivaldi to many people that I would not consider to be particularly technical.

The point with Vivaldi is that it can be as simple or as advanced as you like. During install you can make a choice. This is where you can help your friends get going. Select the simple setup. Help them add some speed dials. Show them useful features like zoom, etc. Anyways, thank you for trying.

Show threadricardo 
@jon @fretman92 @Vivaldi That's right, I'm in 'advanced mode' myself but my wife runs it on the basic mode. It's quite flexible.
Nov 25, 2022 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadLouis Fram Nov 26, 2022
@governa oh neat I did not know / forgot about this basic mode. I'll try it out at some point
Show threadricardo Nov 26, 2022
@fretman92 👍👍 have fun!
Show threadKrzysztof HankiewiczDec 2, 2022
@governa @jon @fretman92 @Vivaldi Yeah, my mother - who's quite functionally and cognitively impaired by her Parkinson's - uses the basic mode and I'm actually getting fewer "omg everything's gone" phone calls from her than when she was using Edge.
Show threadJon S. von TetzchnerDec 2, 2022

@kjhank @governa @fretman92 @Vivaldi

I found this old article about Opera from 2003, when I was there and Opera was still all about the user. It makes just that point.

Now Vivaldi has replaced Opera in this way. We try to have the flexibility that anyone can use Vivaldi, but to make the most of it, you really need to learn a trick or two.

https://www.theregister.com/2003/05/05/opera_your_mother_should_know/

Opera: Your mother should know

The People's Browser?

The Register
Show threadKrzysztof HankiewiczDec 3, 2022
@jon @governa @fretman92 @Vivaldi Wow, 2003. 7.x. Probably around the time I started using the red O. Got it on a CD attached to some magazine. Good times.