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Why upgrade your browser?

April 7th, 2009, by Chris Ward

To coincide with the new release of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) this month, this article provides an overview as to what a browser is, and why you should upgrade to the latest version.

The Browser

A browser is a piece of software designed to view information on the internet, in the same way that Microsoft Outlook is designed to receive emails and Microsoft Word is designed to help create documents.

Statistics show that at the moment Internet Explorer 6 (released in 2002 and no longer supported by Microsoft) and is still used by 34% of people accessing the Internet (Feb 09, www.thecounter.com).

This is mainly because Microsoft includes Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows XP and Vista.

How to find out which browser you are running

If you aren’t sure which browser you are currently using, you can click this link to find out which browser you are running

Reasons to upgrade your browser

Now that you know which browser you are running you might be thinking why should I change, or why do I need to update my browser? The simple answer is that you should always update on a regular basis. Some of the reasons are described below: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Browser, Firefox, Google Chrome, IE, IE8, Opera, Safari, Upgrade Browser
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Who’s visiting your site? And what do they look at?

April 6th, 2009, by Chris Ward

Wouldn’t you like to know in more detail how people found your web site, on what pages they entered and exited, and how they moved around when they were there? Wouldn’t it be great to follow trends, compare this week to last, and automatically generate reports on how your website is performing?

One of the clearest ways to analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour is by using Google Analytics. (Click here for a video walkthough). Google Analytics can be set up on any website by inserting the special tracking code into every web page and template. We can do this for you for a one-off charge of £50 + VAT, after which there are no ongoing costs for using the service, contact us now to arrange set up.
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Tags: google analytics, website reports, website statistics
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