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November 21, 2008 By Jen 18 Comments

How do you browse?

Since I started creating Word Press themes I have come across a common issue… Internet Explorer.  Yah, the big “e” of Microsoft.  Now I’m not some techie geek that can tell you why internet explorer fails in so many ways, but it does.  What’s my issue?  I can create a theme that a client just loves… until they open it in IE!  Then it’s crap not the masterpiece I created in FireFox!  The colors are off, the CSS is off, it’s just not the same.  My own site doesn’t look so hot in IE & it was coded by someone with skills way beyond my current capabilities!

So, when I was followed by Primal Media on Twitter and checked out their site, I was so happy to find this…

Internet Explorer (IE) has long been the worst offender, refusing to comply with web standards. So websites that would look almost identical in Firefox and Safari could look almost unintelligable in IE.

This meant web designers had to spend countless hours debugging code and patching various IE bugs using hacks – a time consuming and frustrating process.

The declining market share of Internet Explorer is very good news. The trend towards more standards-compliant browsers like Firefox and Safari should mean less headaches for us web designers in the future.

read all of PrimalMedia’s post: Browser Wars: Firefox, Safari Gaining Ground

Whew!  I’m not an idiot alone!

So, what’s the answer to this issue?  Use FireFox!  Luckily 58.6% of my current readers already do, but 30.1% of you have yet to come hang with the cool kids!  What are you waiting for? For more information read Spreading Firefox, One User at a Time.

BTW, Firefox didn’t come to little ol’ me and ask me to plug them.  This is my blog & my opinion!

Have a great night!

Grow Green,
Jen

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Jennifer Smith provides Green Virtual Assistant Services to grow small businesses paperless and sustainable providing various e-services. Her passion is customizing StudioPress Themes for WordPress for her awesome clients. View her portfolio here.

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Comments

  1. Harvey@PC Hardware Reviews says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Ye I do web development work 2 and I have run into this problem.
    IE is a terrible piece of software. I wish Microsoft would just stop using it.
    Another good option is google’s new Chrome browser. Might be worth a look.

    Harvey´s last blog post..How to Clean Laptop Screen

  2. Harvey@PC Hardware Reviews says

    December 6, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Ye I do web development work 2 and I have run into this problem.
    IE is a terrible piece of software. I wish Microsoft would just stop using it.
    Another good option is google’s new Chrome browser. Might be worth a look.

    Harvey´s last blog post..How to Clean Laptop Screen

  3. John@Aquajet Power Washing says

    November 26, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Oh yes IE is awful.
    Thankfully, IE 6 is almost dead and that was the worst offender.
    Firefox is great and the new Google Chrome looks good too.

  4. John@Aquajet Power Washing says

    November 26, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Oh yes IE is awful.
    Thankfully, IE 6 is almost dead and that was the worst offender.
    Firefox is great and the new Google Chrome looks good too.

  5. kidzcomfort (kidzcomfort) says

    November 22, 2008 at 8:55 am

    @TinaMc I think you will like it much more. Did you read this article?…http://is.gd/8yRG about browsers?

  6. Carolyn DiBlasi says

    November 21, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Hi Jen; I’m sure that your right, since you always are. Can you guide me thru it? Sincerely, your friend, Carolyn

  7. Carolyn DiBlasi says

    November 21, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Hi Jen; I’m sure that your right, since you always are. Can you guide me thru it? Sincerely, your friend, Carolyn

  8. Nikki says

    November 21, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    FIREFOX all the way!!! I have yet to convince my mother, husband,
    aunt, cousin ect that FireFox is the bestest in the world. I guess they
    don’t want to “hang with the cool kids”

    I notice little things when trying to show my husband how to do something
    and I cannot do it on his IE and I simply say “OH you still using IE so I
    can’t help ya”

    They need the plug and when I redo my sites it will be all over them.

    Nikki

  9. Nikki says

    November 21, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    FIREFOX all the way!!! I have yet to convince my mother, husband,
    aunt, cousin ect that FireFox is the bestest in the world. I guess they
    don’t want to “hang with the cool kids”

    I notice little things when trying to show my husband how to do something
    and I cannot do it on his IE and I simply say “OH you still using IE so I
    can’t help ya”

    They need the plug and when I redo my sites it will be all over them.

    Nikki

  10. Cheri@Primal Media says

    November 21, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    No, you’re definitely not alone, Jen!

    Internet Explorer can make the most happy-go-lucky designer weep. Thanks for spreading the word – go Firefox!

    P.S. Firefox doesn’t ask us to plug them, either 🙂

  11. Cheri@Primal Media says

    November 21, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    No, you’re definitely not alone, Jen!

    Internet Explorer can make the most happy-go-lucky designer weep. Thanks for spreading the word – go Firefox!

    P.S. Firefox doesn’t ask us to plug them, either 🙂

  12. EcoOfficeGals (EcoOfficeGals) says

    November 21, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    http://tinyurl.com/5blukk How do you browse?

  13. kidzcomfort (kidzcomfort) says

    November 21, 2008 at 10:58 am

    http://tinyurl.com/5blukk How do you browse?

  14. EcoOfficeGals (EcoOfficeGals) says

    November 21, 2008 at 8:47 am

    http://tinyurl.com/5blukk How do you browse?

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