Category: Featured

Growing up and looking back.

It's crazy to see how much things change I was 15 or 16 when Vivaldi was in private beta; I was very excited when I got my invite, especially with all the press about it! Growing up, I remember my eldest sibling using…

By glowingfirefly

The music of the cosmos

Can the lyrics of a song be literature? When I was in middle school (last century), the words of La Guerra di Piero… by the Italian songwriter  ( recently ) with amazement I saw them appear in my subsidiary, side by…

By mcastel

Climbing Ben Vrackie from Pitlochry

Recently I took the train to Pitlochry and hiked up Ben Vrackie. The climb to the base of the peak is pretty easy going, but the hike up the summit itself is very steep, at least half an hour of rock steps. The view at…

By lonm

My love for Vivaldi Browser

I've been using Vivaldi web browser since I came across it late 2016. I was skeptical at first since I was a long time Firefox user. However once I got started, Vivaldi won me over. It was safe, secure, compatible with…

By tetsuosumo

Unmasking Charm: The Timeless Allure of Traditional Masks

In a world where digital filters and augmented reality run rampant, traditional masks may seem like relics of a bygone era. But these cultural treasures have stood the test of time, captivating our imaginations and…

By maciejtomczak

Grenoble

Known for its university and for scientific research, as well as being the main city in the French Alps, Grenoble is the prefecture (capital) of the Isère department (county) and the ancient capital of the historical…

By Cezar

Vivaldi Browser

A Great Tool for Research I spend half the day online, and use Vivaldi when I am working on my books or website in Serif PagePlus™ or WebPlus™. I have the entire Buddhist Canon on my local drive in HTML format for…

By pesala

The Sad Tale of Self Pity

I look at my life and talk about my life and it is all just looking from my view, my doubts, my hopes. How do I fit as a puzzle jig into the whole? How self-centered I think. How useless such things. The search for…

By heliosstardeath2

Six months in.....and how is it?

I started using Vivaldi back in September last year, nearly 7 months ago now. I chronicled my journey to the browser, its set up challenges and my early user experiences in some posts on this Community blog, and was…

By travellinbob

Mastodon clients for Android

There are a lot of different third party Mastodon clients for Android now. The official client is young, but have a decent set of features and a good user interface now, so the argument for a third party app isn't that…

By Gaute Holmin

Annecy Basilique de la Visitation

Catholic Monastery of the Visitation of Annecy View of Annecy and its lake from above. The steep ascent to the monastery. …

By Cezar

French Idiosyncrasies

One can imagine Paris as a mix of many unrelated elements that do not make sense and are lacking coherence. The same rule applies to the French soul. It is, of course, my own biased projection... as a true French will…

By Cezar