As web developers well know, one of the biggest problems we face is making websites work properly and consistently in all browsers.

Where the site works as desired in Firefox, Safari, Chrome or Opera it very often exhibits quirks or problems in Internet Explorer. And IE 6 in particular. Unfortunately the most popular web browser on the planet, in all versions, actually sucks. And all versions prior to IE8 suck big time in the standards department. Here we must state that IE8 is actually a reasonable browser. It’s not as good as any of the others but compared to what has gone before it’s not too bad.

But if you are still using IE6 then Shame on You. And shame on any company or organisation that refuses to upgrade.

You can blow the whistle on IE6 Offenders here where you will find a list of organisations that have already been “reported”.

That list contains some surprising names including our own NHS and several global financial institutions. Quite possibly including your own bank, and maybe your own employers. Or maybe your own company.

Do the right thing, help kill Internet Explorer 6. Even Microsoft won’t really mind if you do.

And it would really help us web developers if you used a proper web browser like Firefox, or Safari, or even Chrome, which Google is developing at a rapid pace.
That would save us a lot of time and frustration.

Thank you.