Here are 5 reasons they still use an outdated, Swiss cheese security, painfully slow browser.

1. They Don't Know What a Browser Is

   I love it when someone comes to me and says, "My internet is broken. When I open it up I see something I've never seen before." Then you find out that all that happened is that their homepage changed. Many people think that the browser is the internet. Until they can fundamentally grasp what the internet is, they will never have an appreciation for the browser they use.

2. They Don't Know That There Are Alternative Browsers

   Like number one, if they are even capable of identifying what the browser is, most people are unaware that they have choices. The other caveat is the person (like my dad) who, once he finds out he does have a choice, he installs 10 different browsers. If one browser by one company is good, 10 browsers by 10 companies must be even better.

3. They Are Afraid Of Change

   People fear what they can't understand. They put so much effort into learning how to use a browser correctly that it's just too much work to switch to something different, even though it could be faster, easier, or safer.

4. They Thought The Upgrade Notice From Windows Was A Pop-Up Ad

   People are really paranoid out there. Going so far as to put multiple firewalls and virus scanning packages on their machines. If they do get a notice to upgrade, they are so distrusting of adware or spyware that they typically just ignore it.

5. They Don't Care About Having A "Good Internet Experience"

   Hey, they are just glad to be on the "internets". This makes me wonder if they even care that my CSS doesn't render properly when they look at my site. Unfortunately my boss uses IE6 and he does care if my CSS doesn't render properly for him.

Please, if you're viewing this with IE6, switch to a different browser. Even upgrading to IE7 is better than what you're using now. You'd be doing every web developer a favor by installing Firefox, but Opera and Safari are ok too.

• Use of the dollar sign in the title of the job:
  
• The word “Yours in the job title:
  
• Odd characters in the title
  

Increasing Your Chances

You should stay away from job postings that have a full page of details if it's not a very technical position. Postings that have lots of details are typically posted on other job sites such as Monster.

If you're looking for freelance work, it's best to reply to postings that only have a line or two of a description. It's even better if there are a couple of typos. That way you know that it's a real person looking for real help. They don't copy and paste a job description into Craig's List.

Dealing with Scams

In order to help other people who are also looking for jobs, if you come across a scam, please flag is as either prohibited or spam/overpost.