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Support for Internet Explorer 6

March 25th, 2011

We are considering phasing out support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) Web browser.

Here are some of our reasons:

  • According to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 countdown site, IE6 accounts for only 3% of browser usage in the U.S.
  • IE6 accounts for about 3% of visitors to www.sjsu.edu.
  • IE6 was originally released in August, 2001, making it nearly 10 years old.
  • Having to support IE6 makes it more difficult and time-consuming to design and test new websites.
  • Other schools, such as MIT, are starting to recommend and support only IE7 and higher.
  • Computer security experts recommend against using IE6.
  • There are free alternatives available (Firefox and Chrome) for Windows users.

Are you still using IE6 as your only browser? Do you know anyone who is? What is preventing you or them from switching?

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Good Web resources from W3C

April 27th, 2010

W3C Cheatsheet

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Web Design article

October 19th, 2009

There is a good article at webmonkey about “Debunking the Myth of the Page Fold in Web Design”.

The key is to make sure there are no barriers that would make your users think there is no “below the fold” content. One example cited in the study had a large horizontal bar running across the page, which acted as a barrier — it looked like the bottom of the page even though it wasn’t. Eliminating the horizontal bar encourage users to scroll the page.

…one surprising thing thing comes out of the study is that having less above the fold actually encouraged exploration below the fold. According to CXPartners’s study, the judicious use of white space and visual clues that lead the eye down the page significantly increase the chances a user will scroll.

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