Cool new tool that is very useful if you have a website or are thinking about designing a new one. Google’s new Browser Size tool allows you to visualize your site through various user’s browser sizes. Not everyone has the 27 inch flat screen like you Mr. you-know-who-you-are (all my coworkers)…

Anyway, here’s a screen shot and below is Google’s description of the tool. Check it out!

Google Browser Size is a visualization of browser window sizes for people who visit Google. For example, the “90%” contour means that 90% of people visiting Google have their browser window open to at least this size or larger.

This is useful for ensuring that important parts of a page’s user interface are visible by a wide audience. On the example page that you see when you first visit this site, there is a “donate now” button which falls within the 80% contour, meaning that 20% of users cannot see this button when they first visit the page. 20% is a significant number; knowing this fact would encourage the designer to move the button much higher in the page so it can be seen without scrolling.