Global Web Stats
In today's world of the internet we have so many choices. Starting with the type of computer we use to get to the web, to the operating system on that computer, to the browser we use to access that world wide adventure. 
For a PC user the browser of choice is usually Internet Explorer and all its versions (IE6 being the biggest thorn in a designer/developers side). For a Mac user it is the OS X system. Everyone has their preferences and reasons for using what ever browser they use.
I personally use the Firefox browser due to all the ad-ons that, as a developer and designer, makes life much easier. I know, I have an iMac and why don't I stay true to Apple and use their browser, Safari, but it is slowly catching up to Firefox's capabilities with it's latest update and I often switch to see the difference.
Below are some stats that show what the world is using:
Back in the day the screen resolution of choice was the 800 x 600pixel range, but due to the flat screen and the need for bigger and better, the tide has changed and the designer's are currently using the 1024 x 768 screen resolution as the default for design.
