Here’s a quick tip for those of you that need to check web layouts on a variety of platforms/browsers…
If you want to check how your pages look in a variety of Windows-based browsers, check out BrowserShots.org. This is a free service that offers screenshots using a wide variety of browsers on multiple platforms.
This is especially useful for Mac users (such as myself) who need to be sure that things look okay when viewed with Internet Explorer. In fact, I’ve been using it quite heavily over the past few days, as I’ve been working on a new layout for my personal finance and parenting sites. While I’ve used Parallels Desktop to check browser compatibility in the past, BrowserShots gives me access to a much wider variety of browsers. And best of all, it also allows me to stop bugging my Windows-based friends for help — thanks Jim and MBH!