On the original 9/11, I was in my corporate job in Richardson, TX. I could not believe what people were telling me about airplanes and World Trade Center. Of course, the Internet was overloaded with everyone wondering the same thing. Took hours before we got the full story. I hope the survivors and the families of those who passed are doing OK and carrying on as their loved ones would want them to.
- Reuters Handbook of Journalism: You know… a style guide [Link: Smashing Magazine].
- Writer Unleashed 25 Best Writing Blogs 2009
- How to Develop into a Leader on Twitter
- Case Study: Can You Launch a New Site with Twitter Alone?
- Must See SEO Guide for All WordPress Bloggers: Must find time to ensure this site follows these recommendations.
And for fun because we’re allowed…
- Do you leave your USB drive in your pants and wash them often? Hubby has MANY times (dryer, too) and his Kingston USB still works!
- This Is Photobomb: Hilarious photos.
- Official Seal Generator
- Icon Finder: Search solely focused on icons.
My favorites that I haven’t posted here from CNN 10 Humor Sites…
- My Life Is Average: It only took six days before my first grader forgot his take home folder. Five for my 5th grader.
- My Parents Joined Facebook: My mom did, but I’m cool with that. Daughter not so happy about me on FB.
- Laser Portraits: Think Star Trek light sabers in the background.
- Historical Tweets: Taking famous scenes and tweeting them. Star Trek’s Trouble with Tribbles: “@Spock Would you consider investing in a powder puff export business?” Written by: Heather Turner of Forfeng Designs
- GraphJam: Charts, charts, charts, baby!
- Social media policies and procedures: More companies are getting into social media (internal, external or both) and having a policy can ensure employees understand how to use it right.
- PRWeb news releases tools and tips
- How to Distribute Effective Release [Link: Writers Inspired]
- How to Write a Successful News Release
- How to Format Your News Release
- How to Write a Bad Travel Story: How many places have you visited that are rustic? Charming? Quaint? [Link: Laura Bly]
- Map of Seven Habits [Link: LPT]
- Kathy Carmichael Story Pitch Generator [Link: Writers Inspired]
And for fun because we’re allowed…
- freeappalert.com/… [Link: Perry Belcher]
- 21 Absolutely Useful And Inspiring Collection Of Most Desirable Freebies [Link: Perry, too] I want to use these icons, but I can’t make up my mind which one.
- Meeting cost ticker: Could this be the solution to stop drawn out meetings?
- Search symbols and their meanings.
Once, I attempted to create a favicon (the little graphic in the URL address box) for this Web site, but never did finish the work until now. I used a free program that allowed me to copy and paste an image to create an icon, but I believe it has spyware so I won’t share its name. There are many icon creators out there.
In Photoshop (or whatever drawing program you have), I created a 16×16 pixel workspace. Added what I wanted in the icon (never could come up with a logo for the site, so I stuck with the m), select all (CTRL+A), copy (CTRL+C), and pasted it into the suspicious program. There, I saved it as “favicon.ico” and uploaded the file to my server.
It won’t work yet. First, add a line to the <head> of the index page. Here’s the line to add using XHTML standard formatting (if you’re using HTML, leave off the / at the end of the line):
<link rel=”Shortcut Icon” href=”/images/favicon.ico” />
If you keep the ico file in the root, then use this instead:
<link rel=”Shortcut Icon” href=”favicon.ico” />
That’s it. The first time you try it, nothing might happen. Give it a little bit to take effect as that’s what happened with mine. You don’t have to specifically create a 16 x 16 pixel image to make it into an icon with the program.
Other sites with favicons for inspiration:
Update: Photo Matt has a nice favicon tutorial in which he points out a free tool. I love his icon! Dang, why can’t I come up with something that fits meryl? -sigh-
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