Say goodbye to IE (Internet Explorer)

[Az]

Hi Guys, I was looking through our stats to see how many people still use IE6 (Internet Explorer 6) thankfully not that many any more - but I was still surprised to see that 41% of people visiting Catsey still use IE (all versions of it)

I know most of that is probably guests, but just in case any of our regular members use IE (click here to check) I am posting this in an attempt to get you to switch to a more standards compliant browser - because all future sites I am (and most other devs are) working on will work best in the modern browsers (hint: remember that site I was on about about raising a million for cat and dog charities ). You will just get a much much much better user experience with a good browser. Not to mention how much more secure they are than IE - some people say using IE is like leaving your front door open!

The two 'best' browsers in terms of adoption of the newest technologies are Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari, and out of the two I recommend Chrome (unless you're a Mac user in which case Safari is a good choice).

Here's why:

Other good choices are Opera and Firefox who are much better than IE, but just lagging a bit behind Chrome and Safari. Either of these browsers will be miles better than IE (esp in terms of security), and so from today we are officially recommending Google Chrome for the three main points above.

You can download it from here:

http://www.google.com/chrome/

You'll have to trust me when I say the sites we're working on will be a squillion times better in it

[lynz85]

I use IE! I did try out firefox but I didn't like it so I went back to using internet explorer. I'm interested in trying out the google chrome so may have a go at that!

[niki71uk]

didnt like safari,firefox or chrome,so im staying with I E

[pamela81]

i use firefox and have no problems with it unlike internet explorer

[Az]

Originally Posted by lynz85

I use IE! I did try out firefox but I didn't like it so I went back to using internet explorer. I'm interested in trying out the google chrome so may have a go at that!

Be sure to give it a go - it's a great browser, and you'll love all the great enhancements you'll start noticing from modern websites (from little things like rounded corners to smooth animation of buttons etc).

Originally Posted by niki71uk

didnt like safari,firefox or chrome,so im staying with I E

Try opera then

And if you stick with IE, make sure your security software is up to date... some people say using IE is like leaving the front door open Some governments even issued a warning.

Originally Posted by pamela81

i use firefox and have no problems with it unlike internet explorer

Cool! Anything but IE gets the thumbs up from me

[Elaine]

Thanx Az, going for the chrome, having probs just now with IE.

[PoshPuss]

Google chrome is so easy, glad I changed over

[Az]

Good one guys! :023:

If anyone has any questions or needs help just fire away

[dandysmom]

I'm going to the Apple store this coming Tuesday to get a new computer ... can
not put it off any longer as Yahoo e-mail is upgrading and I cannot keep using it with my old OSX 10.2.8. But plan to use Firefox 3 with it........

[Tink]

I suppose I should change, I am just a stickler with change for some reason I don't like it
The main reason I haven't stopped using IE is I have so many favorited sites, it'll be a task switching them over...