im sure this has been covered before, but on my version of Internet Explorer, the responsive template remain stuck at 960 px, no matter what resolution the monitor is... here is an example using kirigami:
IE8 doesn't support media queries, an essential feature in all modern browsers to provide responsive layouts. Also, there are no known mobile browsers based on IE8, so it makes no sense to support mobile functionality for this desktop only browser. Because of these reasons, IE8 is fixed at 960px.