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Mourne not your comrades who must dwell / too strong to strive -
Within each steel-bound coffin of a cell, / Buried alive;
But rather mourne the apathetic throng / The cowed, and the meek -
Who see the world’s great anguish and its wrong / And dare not speak.
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Achronos
It is at the bottom... unless you're using IE6 and its busted html renderer.
Really now, why are you using IE6. If you're allowed to install software on the computer you use, do everyone a favor and grab IE7 (Firefox 2 works too).
Lots of companies (mine for example, and a ton of our clients) are refusing to allow their infrastructure to upgrade to IE7. Most are concerned about internal applications that might not work and training the unwashed masses how to handle tabbed browsing.
I know, it sounds silly, but there are so many people who really are freaked out when even an icon on a toolbar changes. Corporate inertia is a terrible thing.
You should point out that fact that since IE6 is no longer supported, there will no longer be security updates, which could put them at risk. And IE6 is not secure as it is now, which is evident in Microsoft's emphasis on IE7's improved security. Also, mention how IE6 will no longer be supported by anyone who makes web pages (since it doesn't actually render pages like a web browser - but that's above their heads). This means that if they do not upgrade soon, they will be caught off guard when they are no longer able to view pages. This will afftect productivity, and cost them money in the long run.
Something like that. Just mention losing money in some way. You have to speak their language.
For anyone who has control over what they do, I beg you to look into either Firefox 2.0, or Opera 9.0. IE has made some changes for the better, but you will be doing anyone who makes web pages a huge favor by using a browser that can be counted on to render the page the way you expect it to, every time. (Incidentally, Opera seems to be the better renderer of the two, not stumbling on things that FF can have minor troubles with. This is mostly just minor aesthetic glitches though, to be fair.) I suggest that anyone who has not given Opera a try do so -- there are some nice features that you will porbably find very useful. The only problem it really has is the fact that not all sites support it, due to low usage. But you can do your part to help change that. ;)