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Browser Statistics Redux
It’s been a while since I looked at browser statistics for Technometria. There’s been some big changes. Here are the browser stats for 2006 to-date.
| Browser | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | 50.76 |
| Firefox | 36.20 |
| Safari | 7.69 |
This is interesting because in the fourth quarter of 2005, IE garnered 56% and Firefox had 30%. This is a trend that is consistent with my earlier snapshots. That’s a pretty big shift. Admittedly, my blog attracts techies and they’re more prone to using Firefox, but I think it’s a shift that reflects where things are headed.
The reason I noticed this is I was wondering about screen resolutions. I’m considering expanding the horizontal aspect of Technometria. Right now it’s 800 pixels wide. According to my statistics over 92% of my readers have screens that are at least 1024 pixels wide.
Posted by windley on May 11, 2006 3:41 PM
Comment from Mike at May 11, 2006 10:33 PM
I know not everybody thinks the wider aspect could be used yet, but I don't see the issue. Yes, I am one the Mac users - but I haven't seen a "traditional" aspect screen on the market for a couple of years now at least. I don't know of anyone who is using less than 1024 as their width anymore. Movie formats, multimedia based content are the norm now and not the exception. They are leading the way to the a wider world web.
Comment from Dave at May 12, 2006 9:48 AM
Not everyone browses full screen. Even with high resolution, I often have more than one program going at once. I like to switch programs by selecting the window I want, rather than using some other method. Old habits die hard. If you increased the width I would deal with it. It means I'd have to change ;)
Comment from Kevin Turner at May 12, 2006 11:48 AM
fixed width bad, etc.
Comment from Dave at May 21, 2006 11:18 AM
Sorry, but I don't think the time's ripe yet. Laugh if you like, but one of my computers is still hooked up to a 800X600 max monitor. I know a few other computer users with similiar monitors. Gotta watch out for that 8%, ya' know!