Comments on: Does Size Matter? http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Barbara Swafford http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-418 Barbara Swafford Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:15:22 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-418 @ Eliza. You're funny. I KNEW Deb would be keeping things clean here since this is a reflection of Sirius Graphix. Now if it was her personal blog, then I'd be thinking like you. :) @Deb. Thank you! If I decide to add another monitor, I'll check out the back of my tower and see if it will support a second one. If not, I'll be back to ask for the name of the gadget. .-= Barbara Swafford's last blog post... <a href="http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/i-want-more-comments/" rel="nofollow">I Want More Comments</a> =-. @ Eliza. You’re funny. I KNEW Deb would be keeping things clean here since this is a reflection of Sirius Graphix. Now if it was her personal blog, then I’d be thinking like you. :)

@Deb. Thank you! If I decide to add another monitor, I’ll check out the back of my tower and see if it will support a second one. If not, I’ll be back to ask for the name of the gadget.
Barbara Swafford’s last blog post… I Want More Comments

]]> By: maquis http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-411 maquis Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:26:20 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-411 Deb, I agree with Allison. If you run a reasonably standard browser, you probably won't notice those sites. On rare occasions, Safari can have problems, but that's pretty unusual. I've run into issues with a variety of different browsers, some of which actually had valid reasons to not be supported. Iceweasel is the only browser I've seen that got stopped where I knew there wasn't a valid reason. (btw, did you know that you can make firefox claim to be the googlebot? that's a fun little trick I've heard of a few times) :) Anyway, I have been poking through here, just haven't commented yet. I'll probably be around more often, though :) ~Erin Deb,

I agree with Allison. If you run a reasonably standard browser, you probably won’t notice those sites. On rare occasions, Safari can have problems, but that’s pretty unusual. I’ve run into issues with a variety of different browsers, some of which actually had valid reasons to not be supported. Iceweasel is the only browser I’ve seen that got stopped where I knew there wasn’t a valid reason.

(btw, did you know that you can make firefox claim to be the googlebot? that’s a fun little trick I’ve heard of a few times) :)

Anyway, I have been poking through here, just haven’t commented yet. I’ll probably be around more often, though :)

~Erin

]]> By: Allison Day http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-396 Allison Day Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:09:49 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-396 Hey, Erin! *waves* :D Deb, I'll bet you <em>have</em> run into sites like that, but since you probably almost always use one of the supported browsers, you just don't realize it because you won't ever have any problems with those sites. :) Hey, Erin! *waves* :D

Deb, I’ll bet you have run into sites like that, but since you probably almost always use one of the supported browsers, you just don’t realize it because you won’t ever have any problems with those sites. :)

]]> By: Deb Dorchak http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-395 Deb Dorchak Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:04:14 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-395 Maquis! Good to see you, Mama! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have you checked out Allison's Coding Thursdays yet? Don't think I've ever run into a site that detects the type of browser I'm using. Very interesting. Maquis! Good to see you, Mama! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have you checked out Allison’s Coding Thursdays yet?

Don’t think I’ve ever run into a site that detects the type of browser I’m using. Very interesting.

]]> By: Maquis http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-393 Maquis Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:17:55 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-393 I work on screens of a variety of sizes. Currently, I'm on my laptop, which has a 12.1" screen, and a max resolution of 1024x768. Yeah, it kinda sucks, but I love this laptop (yay for tablets!), and the other thinkpad which has a 1280x1024 resolution is on its way out. However, when I'm not lying down on the bed with the laptop, I'm usually at my desk with a 24" widescreen monitor. I can't remember the max resolution of that thing off the top of my head, but it's *way* nice. Then, there's the Aspire One that I got off a coworker for 15$ because the screen was cracked. It's hooked up to a 19" monitor. At work, I had 19" monitors, side by side, connected to a desktop, and then a laptop. So, I guess I'm just not particularly picky about monitors, but I would say that bigger is better, in terms of resolution. On the topic of browsers, I'm personally of the opinion that websites that require IE are stupid. However, I have no problem with websites that break on IE. If your browser doesn't support the internet standards, that's not my problem. Personally, I have recently switched to chrome, and I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would. The one thing I can't stand is websites that detect your browser, then tell you you're not supported just because they don't recognize the browser correctly. I have this problem sometimes when running iceweasel (a fork of firefox for debian), which was frustrating because if I just changed the browser to claim it was something else, it worked fine... I work on screens of a variety of sizes. Currently, I’m on my laptop, which has a 12.1″ screen, and a max resolution of 1024×768. Yeah, it kinda sucks, but I love this laptop (yay for tablets!), and the other thinkpad which has a 1280×1024 resolution is on its way out. However, when I’m not lying down on the bed with the laptop, I’m usually at my desk with a 24″ widescreen monitor. I can’t remember the max resolution of that thing off the top of my head, but it’s *way* nice. Then, there’s the Aspire One that I got off a coworker for 15$ because the screen was cracked. It’s hooked up to a 19″ monitor. At work, I had 19″ monitors, side by side, connected to a desktop, and then a laptop. So, I guess I’m just not particularly picky about monitors, but I would say that bigger is better, in terms of resolution.

On the topic of browsers, I’m personally of the opinion that websites that require IE are stupid. However, I have no problem with websites that break on IE. If your browser doesn’t support the internet standards, that’s not my problem. Personally, I have recently switched to chrome, and I’m enjoying it more than I thought I would.

The one thing I can’t stand is websites that detect your browser, then tell you you’re not supported just because they don’t recognize the browser correctly. I have this problem sometimes when running iceweasel (a fork of firefox for debian), which was frustrating because if I just changed the browser to claim it was something else, it worked fine…

]]> By: Deb Dorchak http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-382 Deb Dorchak Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:49:25 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-382 @Allison: That means I'll actually have to do some cleaning first. ;) @Allison: That means I’ll actually have to do some cleaning first. ;)

]]> By: Allison Day http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-381 Allison Day Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:38:37 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-381 Yay! I'm so proud of you, Eliza. :D I vote for Deb posting a picture of her actual setup... I hear it's AWESOME. Who's with me? ;) Yay! I’m so proud of you, Eliza. :D

I vote for Deb posting a picture of her actual setup… I hear it’s AWESOME. Who’s with me? ;)

]]> By: Betsy Wuebker http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-380 Betsy Wuebker Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:28:59 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-380 Well, I'm off a netbook hooked up to a larger, older monitor that could be 19"? Love the portability with the little guy. And when we speak of the netbook, we must use a squeaky little voice such as we use with small dogs. :) Hate IE. Locks up the RAM it does, or something. Hate that MS upgrades reset the default browser in some cases back to IE. Jerks. I use Firefox, love the add-ons. It just feels like an old friend. Deb, it sounds like you've got a USS Enterprise setup going on! .-= Betsy Wuebker's last blog post... <a href="http://passingthru.com/2010/02/roaming-through-michigan/" rel="nofollow">Roaming Through Michigan</a> =-. Well, I’m off a netbook hooked up to a larger, older monitor that could be 19″? Love the portability with the little guy. And when we speak of the netbook, we must use a squeaky little voice such as we use with small dogs. :)

Hate IE. Locks up the RAM it does, or something. Hate that MS upgrades reset the default browser in some cases back to IE. Jerks. I use Firefox, love the add-ons. It just feels like an old friend.

Deb, it sounds like you’ve got a USS Enterprise setup going on!
Betsy Wuebker’s last blog post… Roaming Through Michigan

]]> By: Deb Dorchak http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-379 Deb Dorchak Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:52:35 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-379 @Allison & Eliza: Ah, yes, the laptop. I forgot about those small screens, mainly because I don't do any of my graphic work on it. When my big comp broke down last year I had to survive doing everything on the laptop and nearly went insane. @Allison & Eliza: Ah, yes, the laptop. I forgot about those small screens, mainly because I don’t do any of my graphic work on it. When my big comp broke down last year I had to survive doing everything on the laptop and nearly went insane.

]]> By: Eliza http://siriusgraphix.com/does-size-matter/comment-page-1#comment-378 Eliza Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:40:31 +0000 http://siriusgraphix.com/?p=1058#comment-378 @Barbara - your first thought was Headers? Huh, shame on me then :-) Okay, I live off of a laptop and it is only 17", or maybe 15". I am spatially challenged, so let's just say it's a small screen. And I regret that decision. Given the amount of time I spend on my laptop, and my aging eyes (sigh), I should have gone with a bigger monitor. Ah well, just another excuse to get a new laptop someday. Since I am generally only on 1 site or document at a time, I do full screen. But on my small screen laptop (did I mention I regret that decision?) I can't see stuff at the bottom, because I also like to have my taskbar available. So, for example, looking at pics in Facebook, I can't see the captions people have written. As for browsers .... Allison is very proud of me because I have FINALLY moved out of IE into Chrome. And yes, I love it. There, I've said it. I love it. .-= Eliza's last blog post... <a href="http://silverandgrace.com/book-review-whats-next-for-you" rel="nofollow">Book review: What’s Next for You?</a> =-. @Barbara – your first thought was Headers? Huh, shame on me then :-)

Okay, I live off of a laptop and it is only 17″, or maybe 15″. I am spatially challenged, so let’s just say it’s a small screen. And I regret that decision. Given the amount of time I spend on my laptop, and my aging eyes (sigh), I should have gone with a bigger monitor. Ah well, just another excuse to get a new laptop someday.

Since I am generally only on 1 site or document at a time, I do full screen. But on my small screen laptop (did I mention I regret that decision?) I can’t see stuff at the bottom, because I also like to have my taskbar available. So, for example, looking at pics in Facebook, I can’t see the captions people have written.

As for browsers …. Allison is very proud of me because I have FINALLY moved out of IE into Chrome. And yes, I love it. There, I’ve said it. I love it.
Eliza’s last blog post… Book review: What’s Next for You?

]]>