If you use Firefox, rather than IE, as your browser, here's something you should be aware of if you are not already.  It effects your site viewing...and, most importantly, results you get from your own site.

I was looking over one of my CyberStar's(r) sites, using Firefox, as I usually do. The main page came up, but none of the links on the site would activate.  My first reaction was to email the CyberStar(r) and let her know that she had a problem.  Before doing so, however, I decided to check the page using IE as my browser.  All llinks worked.

Another of my CyberStars(r), Vickie Marton of RE/MAX Distinctive Properties, Hunterton County, NJ, has also encountered a problem with Firefox users trying to navigate some elements of her site.  She contacted RE/MAX technical support about the problem.  The response is valuable to all:

"As you have discovered the websites are designed to work with Internet Explorer 6.0.  While other web browsers are said to be IE compatable, not everything is (such as firefox, netscape, opera, safari, etc)  The majority of all users use Internet explorer.  There is different coding to make things display properly on different browsers.  You will notice a majority of the pages you use will still function regardless of browser but more of the 'advanced' (i use this term loosely) features will not work.  Our sites are currently only fully compatable with internet explorer 6, this may change in the future.  However, most tech savvy people are aware of the limitations of firefox and keep both IE + firefox installed."

So, here are my tips:

1. Check your site using both IE and Firefox.  If you have trouble viewing the site using Firefox, get ahold of your designer and see if it can be reconfigured to work with both browsers.
   
   
2.  If you use Firefox and run into trouble viewing a site, try viewing it in IE before giving up.