The elusive Favicon

by Dour

Do you like to bookmark?  Flip through your bookmarks for a second, notice that most sites have a plain, white sheet of paper with a dogear next to them, notice that some have some fancy schmancy image next to them?  Notice how your eye is automatically drawn to the fancy schmancy image?  YES??!  Then you see the benefit of having a favicon file for your site.

The bad thing is, you can't just save an .ico file using photoshop, paint, paintshop, or gimp.. The good news is, there are things that can!

http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/
Free, easy, and uber-awesomeness.

1.  Upload any pic and it will make it into a favicon for you. (it helps if the image is already square)
2.  Save the icon it makes onto your computer
3.  Upload the favicon to the MAIN DIRECTORY of your site. (where index.html is)
4.  Feel superior.

That's it.  visit your site, hit refresh and bask in the glory that is your new favicon.