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Interesting, Safari has just pulled into the lead over here. 1. Safari 29.82% 2. Internet Explorer 27.73% 3. Firefox 24.69% 4. Chrome 12.88% 5. Android Browser 3.32% But that is not counting the library computers, which default to IE8 or in some cases Public Web Browser (!). We got a hundred IE6 visits last month - a tiny percentage, but they're still out there. As a public library, we avoid putting up barriers to access, and I try to be very careful about that with our website. It's a public accommodation, after all. Nowadays, I am starting to feel like the lack of a mobile site is such a barrier, because almost 10% of visits are coming from mobile devices. Not having a mobile site for that 10% feels a little like finding out 10% of our library patrons use wheelchairs, then building steps in front of the door. Genny Engel Sonoma County Library [log in to unmask] 707 545-0831 x581 www.sonomalibrary.org -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Aaron Collier Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:41 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind though while mobile browsers are the most sparse. I guess the old "develop in firefox, test in IE" still holds true. Aaron Collier Library Academic Systems Analyst California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 559.278.2945 [log in to unmask] http://www.csufresno.edu/library ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brig C McCoy" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars Hi... This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: # #reqs #pages browser 1 18137 827 MSIE 8651 437 MSIE/8 7400 277 MSIE/9 1866 52 MSIE/7 193 42 MSIE/6 16 16 MSIE/5 11 3 MSIE/10 2 1809 441 Safari 1128 299 Safari/533 202 58 Safari/534 214 54 Safari/7534 79 23 Safari/6533 41 4 Safari/530 13 3 Safari/531 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) 4 1287 182 Firefox 442 114 Firefox/13 408 34 Firefox/12 139 11 Firefox/10 163 6 Firefox/3 28 6 Firefox/14 11 5 Firefox/9 6 2 Firefox/4 12 2 Firefox/6 4 1 Firefox/15 8 1 Firefox/7 5 1164 175 Chrome 718 111 Chrome/19 409 61 Chrome/20 23 1 Chrome/9 4 1 Chrome/10 1 1 Chrome/5 ...brig On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: > Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the > blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but > sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are > really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally slowing the > internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't > really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design > strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone - > which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences > over flare. Right?-- Brig C. McCoy [log in to unmask] Network Services Coordinator Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 625 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 tel 913-279-2349 cel 816-885-2700 fax 913-279-2271