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March 8, 2006

Checking Your Web Site with Different Internet Browsers

The visual representation of your web page is useful as a guide, but it isn't exact. It's an approximation of how your page actually looks in a web browser. And because different browsers tend to display the same web page differently, the only way to be sure about your pages is to test them often in a variety of browsers.

It isn't hard to assemble an arsenal of browsers for testing purposes, and you'll definitely like the price: it's free. The table below shows you which browsers to get and where to find a free download.

Windows 95/98/ME Windows NT/2000/XP Macintosh Classic Macintosh OS X
Internet Browser
Internet Explorer

Download
(file size: 45Mb)

Approx. download time:
1 hr 45min - 56k modem
46 min 11 sec - Cable modem
4 min 5 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 45Mb)

Approx. download time:
1 hr 45min - 56k modem
46 min 11 sec - Cable modem
4 min 5 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 4.74Mb)

Approx. download time:
12 min - 56k modem
4 min 51sec - Cable modem
25 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 7.20Mb)

Approx. download time:
18 min - 56k modem
7 min 23 sec - Cable modem
39 sec - T1/On Campus

Mozilla Firefox

Download
(file size: 83.6Kb)

Approx. download time:
2 min 6 sec - 56k modem
51 sec - Cable modem
4 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 83.6Kb)

Approx. download time:
2 min 6 sec - 56k modem
51 sec - Cable modem
4 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 8.93Mb)

Approx. download time:
26 min 12 sec - 56k modem
11 min - Cable modem
57 sec - T1/On Campus

Download
(file size: 8.93Mb)

Approx. download time:
26 min 12 sec - 56k modem
11 min - Cable modem
57 sec - T1/On Campus

Posted by Anna Sniadach on March 8, 2006 6:00 AM |