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Web Browsers
After your page has been hand-coded in a text editor, how do you view it? A web browser, of course. (more on how to view your page later.) The majority of Internet users are probably using Internet Explorer to browse the web, but since IE is buggy and not very secure, I personally recommend downloading and using an alternative browser. Also, it is very important to view your web pages in more than one browser, since they all interpret code differently.
Which Alternative Browser?
All the browsers listed below are excellent choices to replace Internet Explorer for full-time web browsing. And the best news is, they are all free! Please read the terms of use for any programs you download.
- Firefox (Mac and Windows) – my personal favorite browser. If you have any doubts that Firefox is a better choice than Internet Explorer, check out SpreadFirefox.com and an article at Information Week that refers to a recent spyware test from University of Washington.
- Opera (Mac and Windows) – another favorite. Works great, and like Firefox, Opera is more secure than Internet Explorer.
- Flock (Mac and Windows) – a great browser for bloggers. Built on Firefox.
- Safari (Mac only) – You cannot download this unless you have a Macintosh computer.
- Camino (Mac Only) – Built on gecko, which is the same engine Firefox uses, but it optimized for Macintosh.
Please leave a comment sharing your favorite web browser.
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I am going through your tutorials for a second time. It is like rereading a good book.
Thank you for suggesting Firefox. Although a new environment, I am getting used to it and will never go back to IE.
Susan
Glad you are enjoying the tutorials for a second time, Susan!
I love Firefox too!
But don’t forget that since the majority of your visitors might be using IE, it’s very important to check your web pages in IE, even if you don’t use it as your regular browser.
:)
Thanks again for your comments, Susan! Good luck with your web site!
Hi
your site is fantastic
I was wondering if you could help.
I am trying to put a link onto a picture that will take the person onto another site or page. ie when one presses the picture, the person should be taken else where.
Thank you
Seema
Hello Seema,
If you read over the “Linking the Web” tutorial, you would just want to replace the link text with an img tag.
Read over the “Pretty Pictures” tutorial for the img tag.
It would look similar to this:
<a href=”http://www.yoursite.com” rel=”nofollow”><img src=”button.gif” width=”100″ height=”30″ alt=”link to my site” /></a>