[DM-MUG] What happens if I put Firefox on my computer with Safari ?

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:56 PM, D Reger <cdreger at grm.net> wrote:

> I signed up for Vistaprint biz cards and a Vistaprint 30 day free trial
> Website. Now I find out they don't support Safari, only Firefox. *Trouble
> is*, I've already given out some of th free biz cards with the new website
> URL. (Yes, I know, how gullible can I get). (Have already cancelled their 30
> day free try-out-the-800 number).
>
> I would like to retain, as site visitors,  the people I gave the biz cards
> to. I *could* direct them to a new site from the Vistaprint site, so the
> Firefox could be temporary; although I would probably prefer to keep the
> site. (I told everyone at the Lapidary club to take a card and I would have
> my birthday present (5/5/46) website up by this weekend. Ouch.)
>
> I told the customer service rep at Vistaprint I really liked their print
> products, but they were doing themselves more harm than good with the
> disappointing browser support situation. My delight with the cards I've
> bought in the past is outweighed by my disappointment with their half baked
> plan to expand to electronic business support. Looked great until I tryed
> it. (They will let me keep the URL and take it elsewhere, for $19.95.)
>

Hi, just to confirm you can use both browsers, but just to make sure that's
the answer to your question, are you saying you've made a commitment to use
a Vista Print product and are unable to fully utilize this product because
they don't support Safari? If so, then using firefox will work just fine
installed alongside Safari (as others have said).

I want to clarify though that the browser you use won't impact if people can
use your site or not. Once it's created, regardless of the browser you use,
people who view it will be fine (regardless of the browser they prefer).

About using a provider who supports the tools you like to use, if you use
the "Standard" or "Professional" plan where you choose your own domain name,
like www.yourname.com (instead of www.yourname.vpweb.com that you get with
the "Starter" plan) then you can keep your name and switch to a different
service. You need to wait for one month after you register and you must not
do it within one month of your annual renewal date. www.godaddy.com will
help you and they will even offer to host your website for about half the
cost of Vista Print ($65/year for a plan similar to VPs "Standard" plan).

Another great option for a simple website is wordpress.com. It's actually
one of the few services I've used that I think make managing a website fun
(and I don't mean fun for geeks, I mean fun because you get a lot of simple
ways to express yourself and communicate with people). It's free but to have
a site without ads costs $30/year.

I also have helped some people set up a solution that is really simple and
provides a website as well as email, spam/virus blocking, instant messaging
and shared calendars for up to 50 users and costs absolutely nothing. There
are no ads on your website and the tools are very simple. You only have to
pay for your website address which is about $10 /year.

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Matthew Nuzum
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