Let's start with the screen resolution. If the website appears to large for
your screen horizontally, then your resolution is probably set for 640 x 480
or 800 x 600 screen resolution and should be changed. It is quite easy and once you are used
to it you will love it. Things will appear smaller but you can fit much more on
your screen. Most sites are now designing for this resolution.
To change your resolution just right-click anywhere on your desktop, then
click on Properties, then click on Settings. At the Desktop
Area, slide the adjusting bar over to 1024 x
768, then click on Apply and OK. Simple.
What about the color setting? This determines the quality of the graphics. If
the graphics on this site look very poor, chances are your computer is set to
256 colors and should be changed unless you have an older computer and just
don't have the power to do so. Changing is simple. Once again, right-click
anywhere on the desktop, click on Properties, then Settings and go
to Color Palette, and adjust to at least 16 bit. Remember the higher the
number the better the quality of the graphics but it uses more of your computers
resources. Click on Apply and OK. You might have to restart your
computer for the changes to take affect.
Now let's talk about Browsers. Some people use Netscape Navigator and love
it, others Internet Explorer. These are the Big Two. Some people don't know what
they use, maybe they are on America Online. There is a new smaller browser
called Opera and there is WebTV and a few others. Once again, this site is
optimized for Internet Explorer. All browsers interpret html code differently.
This browser seems to do the best. If you aren't viewing this site on a later
version of Internet Explorer, you should. It looks so much better. And best of
all, it's free. You can
