Are you not able to comment on my blog?

This is a quick housekeeping post for those of you who have trouble commenting on my blog using Disqus.

(Don't forget to check out the other post I wrote today if you're a Google Reader follower!)

I use an outside commenting widget for the sole fact that I like to be able to reply to your comments. With the one provided by Blogger, I can't reply directly to you via email. And I like to connect.

For some of you on Internet Explorer, it tells you that your browser is outdated even though it isn't. I fixed this issue on my parents' computer using the tutorial below. I hope it helps you, too, for all of the blogs you read with Disqus comments!

1. When you read a blog post, click the comments button as if you were going to leave a comment. If Disqus isn't working for you, you will most likely see a box like this:

2. Just press the button F12, then find the tab called Document Mode.

3. Click on it and then click on Internet Explorer 9 Standards.

4. Press F12 again to exit out of that box. You should now see something like this:

I found on my Internet Explorer browser, I had to do this each time I opened the blog in the browser. (I personally use Google Chrome for most web-browsing!)

Happy commenting!

{Click here for the source of this tutorial.}