function BrowserCheck() {
    var os= navigator.platform
    if (os.indexOf("Mac")!=-1) {
    	this.os = "mac"
    } else {
    	this.os = "pc"
    }
	var b = navigator.appName
	if (b=="Netscape") this.b = "ns"
	else if (b=="Microsoft Internet Explorer") this.b = "ie"
	else this.b = b
	this.v = parseInt(navigator.appVersion)
	this.ns = (this.b=="ns" && this.v>=4)
	this.ns4 = (this.b=="ns" && this.v==4)
	this.ns5 = (this.b=="ns" && this.v==5)
	this.ns6 = (this.b=="ns" && this.v==6)
	this.ie = (this.b=="ie" && this.v>=4)
	this.ie4 = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 4')>0)
	this.ie5 = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 5')>0)
	if (this.ie5) this.v = 5
	this.min = (this.ns||this.ie)
}

// automatically create the "is" object
is = new BrowserCheck()