The importance of Cross Browser Coding
There are many different browsers that people can use to visit your site. And as an online retailer it is important that your site looks the same and functions correctly on all of them. Otherwise you may find that some users may not want to or be able to complete their purchase.
One way to test that your site is coded correctly is to install the most popular browsers on your own machine and use them to visit your site.
But this method will not let you see what your site looks like on all of the browsers that your customers might be using. Some browsers will only let you have one version on any computer at any one time. This means you can’t test on the other versions that you don’t have installed. Also some users may be using different operating systems that you do not have access to like Mac OS or Linux.
One way to check that your site displays correctly on all of the main browsers and operating systems is to use the free service offered on http://browsershots.org/. Simply go to their site and input your own sites url and they will generate screen shots of your site on 49 different browsers across 4 different operating systems.