You\u2019re the proud owner of a company. You just spent a little time and a lot more money getting a new website for your business. You\u2019re about to show off your cool new page and all of its features to a room full of people (co-workers, executives, clients, etc…). You\u2019re as anxious as a giddy school-girl who\u2019s about to see a Justin Beiber concert. The moment of truth comes. You take a deep breath as you type in your new website\u2019s URL and hit \u201cEnter.\u201d The page redirects, brings up your website and…has NOT loaded properly…not so impressive.<\/p>\n
So what happened? The not-so-obvious culprit could be none other than… your Internet browser. Yes, this little-known suspect can put a big glitch in the presentation of your company and its website. If you\u2019re still using browsers like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 6 or 7, chances are, the web pages you\u2019re viewing aren\u2019t displaying properly. With Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and even IE9 (if you have to use it) there\u2019s absolutely no reason to be using such legacy browsers.<\/p>\n
While we\u2019re on the subject of upgrading your $#!%, it\u2019s also a good idea to keep your computer system up to date. Even if you\u2019re using the right browser, it won\u2019t get you far if you’re operating it on ancient hardware. In addition to your system moving slower than the speed that the Earth turns, you\u2019re probably not receiving the best screen resolution with an out-dated graphic card. For example, 0.6% of all web users today are using a screen with 800\u00d7600 resolution (52% were using the same back in the year 2002). Today, most people are using 1024\u00d7768 or (hopefully) greater.<\/p>\n