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Yes, there is a better way.

Welcome to the resource on why you should not be using Internet Explorer, the reasons behind it, and the best, easiest way to bring your browsing experience into the standards era. Read on to discover how to increase your online joy with only a few clicks.

The Contenders

First, some introductions. These are the browser folks you will come to know and love, as each is capable of delivering content to your desktop the way the designer and developer envisioned it.

Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Opera
Apple Safari
Apple Safari

You will notice the absence of any Internet Explorer version in this list. The reason is simple. Out of date and sub-par standards do not make for an enjoyable, secure or speedy web experience. Let's find out how to fix that.


Why Bother Upgrading?

You are happy online. You can check your mail, surf the web to your favorite sites no problem right? So why would you bother switching browsers in the middle of your busy day? Great question. I know, let's make a list!

The Bad

  • Less-Than-The-Best Browsing Experience
  • Don't Know How
  • Difficult
  • Time Consuming
  • Lose Stuff
  • Don't Care

The Good

  • The-Best Browsing Experience
  • More Secure
  • Faster
  • Continuous Updates

A subtle overview. Now allow me to elaborate.

Sad Panda

...Anything less than the best is a felony. youtube vanilla ice link

Less Than Best Browsing

What do I mean by this? Designers and developers work very hard to present you with an enjoyable experience online, because you are visiting our craftsmanship, we would like you to enjoy it as fully as we visualize it. "Exploring" the web in IE means you miss out on nearly all of the enhancements and nuances that go into a design. Check out this litmus showcasing an easy to read visual of IE shortcomings. findmebyip.com/litmus

You Don't Know How

Totally fair issue, and at the same time, not an issue any longer because we have the simple steps to get you moving in a few clicks. Check out the Upgrade Me section!

Too Difficult

Understandable. Sometimes the unknown is enough to scare one away from trying because you become safe with what you know and have. But fear not, the process to browser enlightenment is so simple and painless, you will kick yourself for waiting!

Time Consuming

If you have not gathered by now...Rest assured the process is utterly quick, and you will save ten times that amount of time in sheer browsing speed!

Losing Stuff

So you have been using Internet Explorer for decades and have accumulated quite the bookmark favorites collection eh? Understandable you may be fearful of losing those during a scary transfer to a new browser. Alas, we have you covered! Visit the Save Me section to learn step by step how to save and transfer all of your Internet Explorer bookmarks to your brand new browser!

You Don't Care

Well bummer! I cant help you with this one, other than to say check out the Missing Me section to change your mind :D

Happy Koala

...You're the best, around! youtube karate kid link

The-Best Browsing Experience

Yep, as you would expect, pretty much the opposite of the worst experience. You gain the benefits of the designer/developer hard work and enjoy a better environment at a better speed. Selling point here people!

More Secure

Nothing is or ever will be 100% secure online, it is simply the nature of the beast. However you can take precautions by ensuring you have the most standards compliant browser possible guarding your stuff. IE7 is the worst offender, and IE even had the government weigh in on the security risks. Take note of this!. Also worth checking out would be this wiki entry on IE security, IE Security.

Faster

The mozilla and webkit engines that are used to render what you see continuously test at speeds far greater than their IE counterparts, including the upcoming IE9. Check out this speed comparison test by Jacob over at six revisions, Browser Performance.

Continuous Updates

As new features become available, such as cutting edge HTML5 and CSS3 support, the better browsers release constant updates to ensure their users are enjoying the benefits.


Upgrade Me!

Great choice! Deciding to upgrade is the first step to increasing your awesome online. Here is a list, including their respective links, to a few sweet browsers that are sure to make you see websites in a whole new light. Hover on each to view some info!

Google Chrome
Google Chrome

Google chrome runs on the webkit engine, same as apple's safari. Chrome is a great browser super fast and currently supports the most properties.

Google Chrome Direct To Download
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is a longtime favorite, and its rendering engine supports a ton of newer attributes as well. A great choice by many.

Mozilla Firefox Direct To Download
Opera
Opera

Opera is a great browser that may not be as well known, but has support for many new features and even supports some that chrome and firefox do not as of yet!

Opera Direct To Download
Apple Safari
Apple Safari

Safari supports everything that chrome does and outperforms chrome on some speed tests.

Apple Safari Direct To Download

Save Me!

So you want to save all your bookmarks? Good call. Click on whichever version of Internet Explorer you have to learn how to save them step by step!

Well done, you now have a file containing your favorites! Now, we need to put those bookmarks into your new and improved browser! So click on the browser you chose to go with, and once again you will see step by step how to get your bookmarks into place!


Missing Me!

So what are you missing? what exactly is the 'browsingbetter' experience?

A lot of subtlety, graceful enhancements that let your eyes enjoy the visit more, smooth round edges and shadowy depths. Coloring gradients and translucent containers. View some example comparisons below.

Some people do not mind the lack of pretty that CSS affords, and that is perfectly ok. A broken site however is not. So what do you think? Enticed? Thought so. Upgrade your browser now, and thank me later. UPGRADE ME!


Support Better Browsing!

Please help spread the word! Give us a Tweet, or a Like, or heck, even both!

NEW!

Add a simple line of code to your site for a pretty slide down warning to appear when users in Internet Explorer visit your site! It will kindly suggest they consider upgrading. Check out the demo here!

This Place.

The goal of this site is to serve as, hopefully, a little learning experience for people who may not know about the benefits of upgrading their browsers. As well as my own kind way of saying please stop using IE ;)

This slice of awesome was built by Ryan Olson. Follow him on twitter! @ryanolson.

Special thanks to Andrea Rawlings for designing my logo! Follow her on Twitter @viaandrea.

I was inspired to make this site from the sweet work at enable-javascript.com.