Re: [WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-07-03 Thread Ben Buchanan
> I think it's more to do with the fact that librarians are always getting hand-me-down hardware :) Pretty likely. I'd say it's probably also an effect of the corporate-owned hardware syndrome - as in, they may not have admin rights on their workstations to change the browser. Students on the othe

Re: [WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-07-02 Thread Phil Archer
Dan, I agree that libraries have played a special part in the evolution of many standards directly or indirectly related to the Web. But, there's always more to do. You and others might want to check out a new W3C Incubator Group in this area http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/ Incubators

Re: [WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-07-01 Thread Dan Webb
Andrew wrote: > > (and perhaps that librarians are a bit slow to upgrade ;) > And then tee wrote: > > I think it's more to do with the fact that librarians are always getting > hand-me-down hardware :) That is indeed often the case. And it's not only that. If given a choice of buying 3 or 4 new

Re: [WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-07-01 Thread tee
On Jun 29, 2010, at 11:52 PM, Andrew Harris wrote: > > Two blogs, same base domain, same template, same environment, same university. > > Blog 1: > Audience: Librarians > IE6: 42.2% > Firefox (all versions): 23% > > Proving once again, that knowing your audience is key. (and perhaps > that lib

[WSG] that old IE6 thing...

2010-06-29 Thread Andrew Harris
I know this was a recent discussion, and I don't want to revive an already well worn subject, but I just noticed something amazing on a multi user blog site I manage. Two blogs, same base domain, same template, same environment, same university. Blog 1: Audience: Librarians IE6: 42.2% Firefox (al