Ever since Opera became a freeware, there has been a huge splurge in the number of downloads. More and more people are becoming aware of the fact that a better alternative exists . People are switching to Opera from Internet Explorer as well as Mozilla Firefox. I often see new users of Opera asking questions like “Where can I find more plugins/extensions/addons for Opera?”. Although there are several usefull add-ons/plugins available for opera, unlike with Mozilla Firefox they are spread all over the web and can be difficult to discover. That is what prompted me to cobble together this guide. This guide is broadly divided into 7 sections and lists some of the modifications which I found worthy enough.

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It’s a long time since I posted anything in the Boredom Killer’s category.So here is something you can try when you are really really bored - Composing songs with your Landline telephone set.

If your phone supports Tone dialing then you can create various sounds by pressing the keys. With some effort you can create recognisable tunes with them too.

Here are some examples :-

Happy Birthday

1 1 2 1 6 3
1 1 2 1 9 6
1 1 # 9 6 3 2
9 6 9 3 6 3

Mary Had a Little Lamb
3 2 1 2 3 3 3
2 2 2 3 9 9
3 2 1 2 3 3 3
3 2 2 3 2 1

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

1 1 9 9 # # 9
6 6 3 3 2 2 1
9 9 6 6 3 3 2
9 9 6 6 3 3 2
1 1 9 9 # # 9
6 6 3 3 2 2 1

More songs are available over here .

Btw, don’t expect them to be very melodious