Internet Explorer does not download some iWeb pages properly ...

Thank you for your input. Greatly appreciated. I'm in a rural country setting whereby most of my viewers are in the dark ages using Microsoft PCs and IE. They have no concept of Apple as the best alternative for a computer. There are a few Apple users [I know of 3 others in our County]. Some have iPhones and iPods. I am in a void as far as Apple computers go. My nearest Apple Store is 90 kms away.

I had not realized IE was no longer available for the Mac having not used it myself except when once upon-a-time I purchased a PC laptop 7 years which was the worse purchase I ever made.

Okay, communicating to the PC users fixated on IE — what other browsers can I suggest to them? Firefox comes to mind.

Many of the people I reach-out to are not the trendy types especially when it comes to high technology. Further, they not big time spenders when it comes to computers [HD TVs, yes!]. In other words, they are 65 and older. I trend on eggshells in my territory trying to bring them up-to-speed [pardon, the pu].

Once again, you provide the utmost and valuable information. It is rather overwhelming for me as a low-ended web designer, but I shall review the information many times over to better understand what I need to do to improve my website downloading for IE users. It is very true, many people do not have the latest versions of IE and that obviously compounds the issue of downloading. However, it is essential as web designer that I must provide a more compatible website for these reasons.

I need to study Webcrusher more deeply in order to utilize this program for my current websites. I fear that I may not follow the procedures properly and eliminate what I have.

Back to the drawing table and work to improve browser compatibility.

Again, many thanks for all your excellent information. Just wish I was nearby so that I could have a 'live' tutotorial to 'nanny' me through all these important instructions.

Back to you again, Roddy.

I commenced preparing a new website and followed the instructions on your video regarding setting up the 'text-based' titles. It was difficult trying to write down the instructions by 'stop-starting' the video. By doing so, I think I missed out on some of your essential instructions because once I had completed the navigation section, I was not happy with the alignment of the text on the Index. Also, I made a typo. I was not able to edit the typo, nor realign the text as well format the fonts. So, I gave up and started another new site and went back to the usual method of Index text. I have also tried to insert the 'BACK TO THE TOP' button on my other website but could not engage it.😕

Seriously, I am in desperate need of a 'live' techie but living in a rural area is impossible to find such an Apple-based one. The nearest Apple Store that's loaded with 'Geniuses' is 90 kms away. Because Apple has discontinued iWeb, no hope of finding a 'Genius' who will help me out.😟

In the meantime, I am revamping existing websites to enable faster downloading. When reading your comments about IE compatibility, I found myself labelled very well as the worse kind of web designer. No wonder I am having issues with IE users.

Adding to my demise, I'm too inxperienced to use WebCrusher. I fear I will 'crush' my websites and never see them again!😁

In closing, I have noted that I do not have the current version of iWeb. My version is 3.0.4 that came with the purchased version of iLife. I noted your version is 4.0. Where can I get this latest version?🙂

Okay, gotcha! I must be seeing things when I was reading Roddy's e-mails. Thanks, for letting me know.

Have a good day!

Hope all goes well with the Presidential elections!😉

Right on, Linda. I have been using web safe fonts. So, resolved that issue. But, I still canot believe the difference between IE and Safari. I would like to start a campaign like Coca-Cola did by saying "I would like to tell the world to get a Mac so you can use Safari!' All my pages appear exactly as I have created them using iWeb.

Day dreams! About converting the world to Macs. I'm telling my friends complaining about the PCs to not replace it. Instead, either by a MacBook, iPad or an iMac. Should go into sales instead of designing websites.

Thanks, for getting back to me.

Hhi, again, Roddy.

The region of rural Eastern Ontario that I am in is primarily PC and IE. Unless, I take the time to contact the group that I target for my websites, there is no way to communicate to them to use Safari.

It surprises me to learn that Safari does not work in Europe. I guess Europe is not that Mac-friendly compared to NA.

Cannot understand why Apple goes singularly towards the mobile devices leaving the desktop people loose-ended. I realize the wave of attracting the younger generation prevails because they are a mobile group to begin with, to not acknowledge the other demographics of computer users is very short-sighted on their part.

Safari, where I am located works perfectly well. I have taken your advice and use web safe fonts and colours because I have noted when I go to another person's desktop Mac, fonts and colours can look different if I don't web safe them.

The time it takes to switch between browsers is consuming and because most people are using IE, I will proof my websites accordingly.

Would it not be a perfect internet world if all browsers were the same? And, that tlhere was no discrepancy between monitor displays, desktop computers versus mobile devices. Where are these engineers coming from creating a world that is not consistent or compatible. Makes no sense to the non-software-engineer. If I had their skills, I would be developing web browsers to be 'at-one' with one another. Why frustrate the users or the web designers who spend copious hours constructing an appealing website? Somehow, software engineers are either misguided or ill-informed as what is really needed for both the web designer and end-user.