There are several internet browsers out there. To name just a few: Google Chrome (my favorite), Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and the many versions of Internet Explorer (IE6, IE7, and IE8 in particular). Everyone of these browsers interprets and renders the code on website pages differently, which can cause some problems in your experiences of some website features. I’ll spare you the details, but the 2 browsers that cause the most problems for Indydrafter.com are Internet Explorer 6 and 8.

With IE6, there really isn’t any option aside from just dealing with the issues you run into. If you are using IE6, I suggest you take this opportunity to upgrade to a new version. If you are planning to upgrade to IE7, download from this link. To upgrade to IE8, click here. Your other choices – which are my preference over Internet Explorer, are Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

If you are currently using IE8 or plan to upgrade to it, you’ll also run into some issues. IE8 may render the page to look correct, but features such as drop-down menus and javascript will fail. There is a quick fix to the issue in Internet Explorer 8, though. Either select the “ripped page” symbol to the right of the internet address bar to enter ‘Compatibility Mode’ or go to ‘Tools’ and select ‘Compatibility Mode’ from the drop-down. This should fix you right up.

I blame Microsoft, but regardless of who’s the cause of these issues (you’ll likely run into them on other websites as well), I’ve found resolve in using other browsers until Microsoft can learn to get it right. This wasn’t meant to be a rant against them, but an educational resource for all the Indydrafter.com readers to know their choices and potentially know what problems they may run into on other websites.