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How to generate a favicon icon for IE7 and gecko browsers

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Recently I had an issue trying to get a certain favicon to show up in IE7. It turns out the favicon.ico file I was using was not valid! Now I can’t remember where I generated it from, there are a number of sites out there. So here’s the steps you need to take to create a working favicon in ie7 and other modern browsers.

To set up a favicon on your site:

  1. Create a 32pxX32px or 16pxX16px gif of the image you want (I usually go with 16). Favicons usually work best if they are squared-out.
  2. Next go to http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/ ( or any other site, but I find this one created the valid one I needed to get it working in ie7)
  3. Next add this line of code inside the <head> tag of your site:
    <link href=”http://your-website/images/favicon.ico” rel=”icon” type=”image/x-icon” />
    <link href=”http://your-website.com/images/favicon.ico” rel=”shortcut icon” type=”image/x-icon” />
  4. Next you will want to validate your icon here: http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/validator/
  5. Be sure that if your updating an icon or replacing one that you clear your cache: Clearing ie7 cache instructions found here: http://help.isu.edu/index.php?action=knowledgebase&catid=38&subcatid=64&docid=1015

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Apple Exposé for Windows PC

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

As a mac user, I still need to use a PC sometimes. One of the features people tend to awe over is expose for the mac. Apple Expose allows you to switch from different windows very fast and easy. Sure, I could use alt-tab, but after using mac’s expose, I longed for its cool abilities. So I did a search on the web for ‘Expose for Windows’. Turns out there are a number of PC exposé applications out there. But alas, I found the best one.

You should use Reflex Vision- http://www.reflexvision.net/. It is only $9.99. Well worth it if you want to set up a Exposé mimic on a PC.

Mac Expose for Windows PC

How it works:

Reflex Vision uses F9 , F10, and F11 for the functions of Exposé. I used my logitech mouse software to assign these to a keystroke so I can use the mouse.

The Trial version of Reflex Vision Exposé for Windows:

The Trial version gives you 100 uses. That’s enough to test it out. theres a myriad of features. Check them out here- http://www.reflexvision.net/ .

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