Character set question

Hello:
Could someone explain, in layperson's terms, if using <meta 
http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> is 
preferred over <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 
charset=windows-1252">
If so, why?
I have tried reading some of the reference material at the W3C, Microsoft 
and AllHTML, but it's beyond my comprehension.
Thank you,

~ Kathleen Anderson
Spider Web Woman Designs
mailto:kathleen@spiderwebwoman.com
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/

Received on Wednesday, 7 March 2001 12:01:19 UTC