Remember that even if you use a homepage that doesn't say IE, that homepage is IN your IE browser or your Firefox or Chrome or whatever browser. The search engines operate WITHIN a browser. I use Google for my opening home page. It is seen IN my Firefox browser. Now, go read if you use IE and that means most of us since most of us use Windows/PCs. http://windowssecrets.com/newsletter/ready-or-not-youre-getting-ie-8-or-9/ Elaine