What is an express panel?

Surely, to you, dear reader, during my work at the computer I visited the pages in the World Wide Web using special programs. These applications, called browsers, are kind of intermediaries between Internet resources and people. One can use an analogy in which the global network is represented by the sea, boundless and deep; Browser - swaying on the waves by boat; Well, man - captain and sailor in one person. Such a comparison can dispel the myth of some newcomers, in the minds of which the browser and the Internet are one and the same. Do not confuse these terms.

Like boats, browsers, despite the similarity of the principles of work, are different. Some are more convenient for the user, others work faster with the network, but a third can boast of universality, claiming the title of "Golden Mean". Here are the names of some of them, deservedly gained popularity among millions of users around the world: Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer. Surely, at least one of them is your choice at the moment. It is not possible to say which browser is better - it all depends on the preferences of the person himself, as, in principle, and in everything else.

Developers are trying to ensure that as many users as possible prefer their software solution, offering new opportunities. One of them is the express panel. This function was so convenient and in demand that it is often launched "by default". The express panel is, undoubtedly, the step of browsers towards people. True, the implementation is slightly different. For example, the express panel Opera appeared one of the first, so during the testing and "run-in" developers were able to take into account the basic wishes of users. But first things first.

The Express panel replaced the list of bookmarks, which, frankly, was not very convenient. According to statistics, every visitor to the global web goes to certain specific pages more often than others. For example, one person is accustomed to open a page every time the browser is opened with weather, news, financial reviews; Another wants to be aware of technical innovations; The third is hungry for communication in social networks and checks the mail through the site. Express panel is a configurable list of these most requested resources, displayed in the main browser window immediately after launch. One click - and opens the weather site, mail or news. Anything! Thus, the express panel eliminates the need to type in the address bar the path to the resource.

This opportunity has acquired many major browsers, except, perhaps, Chrome. "Native" implementation, frankly, is not very convenient. However, the Chrome Express panel can be installed as an extension: so, after downloading from the store and installing the popular version of Speed Dial, you can add this function to the browser. Such is the manual mode. But this small inconvenience is more than offset by the subsequent work with the resources of the global Web.

In the Opera, you must press Ctrl + F12 and in the "At startup" window specify "Express panel". After that, clicking on any square of the screen, you can assign an address to the desired site. Well, the gear icon in the upper corner allows you to customize the display of the panel "by itself." That's all.