Resolution

This is the time everyone begins thinking about New Year's Resolutions. The Tech Angels of New Rochelle decided this might be a good time to discuss a different type of resolution. Have you ever heard the term "screen resolution"? What is screen resolution?

Netlingo, a fabulous Internet term dictionary, defines resolution as:
A common computing term, it refers to several things. On a computer monitor, it is the number of pixels (horizontally) and lines (vertically) on the screen. For printers, resolution is a measurement expressed in dpi that describes the sharpness of a printed image. With sound boards, it is the number of bits used to encode sounds. And in business, it describes some for of mutual agreement."

The following screen resolutions are commonly available on most computers:
600 x 800
1024 x 768
1280 x 800
1440 x 900

The further down the list you go the clearer (sharper) everything gets. However, everything displayed also begins to appear smaller. You will need to way clarity versus size.

This is something to keep in mind when designing websites. You hope for visitors to have a pleasing experience while on your site. It is important to keep all of these screen resolutions in mind. The Tech Angels of New Rochelle have found an interesting site that we use. It allows you to see what your site would look like on various screen resolutions. You may want to see how your page appears to others using: http://www.screen-resolution.com/browser.php#

As the New Year fast approaches, The Tech Angels of New Rochelle hope that many joys and smooth computing await you during the coming year.

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