IE Compatibility Testing

As a web developer it seems that I am endlessly dealing with IE browser compatibility issues. As many of you may know, having multiple physical or virtual Microsoft PC’s just to run various versions of IE is definitely not a convenient option. For those of you working on Apple iMacs and Linux machines, this may go against everything that you stand for.

To solve this problem you can use this IE compatibility testing utility to see how a website is rendered by Internet Explorer 7, 6 or 5.5, instantly. Just type in a URL and the site generates a screen shot on the fly. Unlike other screenshot services, this site process a large number of capturing jobs in realtime, making it the fastest compatibility testing service that I know about.

The service is free and allows about 100 uses per 24 hours. Which is generally enough to troubleshoot nearly any issue that you may be having with IE. The only real downside to the service is that it only shows you what is rendered above-the-fold. This can hinder the ability to test and check your footer areas, but it is better that nothing.

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