Tutorial: Favicon

Last week I made my own favicon and successfully set it up on my blog. Look up at my url on your browser address bar. There's a cow next to it! I've made my own "cow" favicon! YEAY!

So here I wanted to share on how to create and upload your very own favicon. But first of all I think its better for me to explain first what the heck is favicon.

Explaination by Wikipedia:
A favicon (short for "favorites icon"), also known as a page icon, is an icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon, and many graphical web browsers—such as recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, iCab, AOL Explorer, Epiphany, Konqueror, and Flock - can then make use of them. Browsers that support favicons may display them in the browser's URL bar, next to the site's name in lists of bookmarks, and next to the page's title in a tabbed document interface.

Okay.. now for the tutorials.

1. Create a 16 x 16 pixels of an icon in image form. Save your icon as .jpeg (you can also save it as .png or .gif)

• Your favicon must have some association to your blog. In my case, my blog's name is "How Now Pale Cow"; so an icon of a cow would be the most suitable to represent my blog.
• I made my 16 x 16 icon using Macromedia Fireworks
• But if you don't have any graphic software, you can also build your favicon online at Favicon.co.uk
  

2. Okay here's my finished cow icon in .jpeg.



3. Now you need to convert your .jpeg to a .ico file. You can use this online tool:

• http://www.htmlkit.com/services/favicon/ (i used this)
• http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/favicon/

4. Download the icon and now you have to upload it online. If you're using a blogger platform, you need to find a webhost to upload your favicon. In this case, I used Geocities.

5. Once you have uploaded to a webspace of your choice, paste the code between the head tags in your template as follows:



Replace "example.com" with the URL of the address of your icon, & paste the code between the head tags of your blog. The favicon will appear in the address bar of the majority of browsers, and in the bookmark lists of people who bookmark your site.

6. You may need to force a refresh before you see a difference (also some older browsers don't support favicons). Sometimes, changes have been changed to the template and have been previewed, saved and republished successfully, but the changes are not reflected on the blog when you view it. When you face problem like these, perhaps they are just due to a cache problem.


There are 2 ways to force a refresh:-

1. Try adding a "?" to the end of the blog url into the address bar and press the ENTER key. (This tip was given by Rose DesRochers).

For example, like this: http://adieha.blogspot.com/?. If you see the new posts or the new changes, then it is confirmed it is only due to a cache problem. You have nothing to worry about as others will be able to view the new posts. The problem only exists on your computer.

2. If you want that resolved too, try clearing the cache (temporary Internet files).

P.s: I have discovered that the favicon doesn't appear in IE6 and lower. But it does work with IE7, Firefox and Opera.

New Toll Both Sign

Credits to plus.com.my for the original photo.

I happened to realise that there was a new signnage at the toll booth near Puchong. The toll collectors (aka toll tellers) are now encourage to follow some simple etiquette rules while handling "customers".

As soon as I saw the signboard, I thought I would give it a shot... just to see whether they are following the rules. I cracked a smile and looked at the tollgate guy. He smiled at well. Huhuhu. He was cute too. Waahaha.

I had always felt being a toll collector was not one of the more pleasant and stimulating jobs. Most of them, I thought, always looked bored or glum to me.

Facts on Honey & Cinnamon

Facts on Honey & Cinnamon

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries.

Today's scientists also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Today, honey is produced in most of the countries of the world and is therefore available worldwide. Modern science maintains that although honey is sweet, if ingested in the right dosages as a medication, diabetic patients will also be able to intake it.

According to Ayurvedic medicine, a mixture of Honey and Cinnamon can be beneficial to many ailments and diseases and on 17th January 1995, ‘Weekly World News’ - Canada, published a list of ailments/diseases that can be helped / treated with a Honey/Cinnamon mixture. Some of the important details of that information are as below:

HEART DISEASES
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, spread it on bread or chapatti instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. This can help to reduce the cholesterol in the arteries and maybe reduce the possibility of a heart patient from suffering a heart attack. Patients, who have already suffered attacks, are also advised to ingest the honey/cinnamon mixture to ward off further attacks.

Regular use of the mixture relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In USA and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that due to increasing age, the arteries and veins, which lose their flexibility and become clogged, are revitalized.

ARTHRITIS
Mix one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small level teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Make a paste and massage slowly onto the itching area of the body. It has been found that the pain can recede within a minute or two. Arthritic patients can also benefit from the daily intake morning and evening, of one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder mixed together. In a recent research program conducted at Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon honey and half a teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast; within a week, out of 200 patients who underwent the treatment, 73 patients were relieved of pain, and within a month most of the patients who could not walk or who had limited mobility due to their arthritis, started walking without pain.

HAIR LOSS
For people suffering from hair loss or baldness the following paste has been found to be effective: In warm olive oil, mix one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon cinnamon powder, make a paste and apply before taking a bath. Leave on the scalp /hair for around 5 ?15 minutes, and then wash the hair.

BLADDER INFECTIONS
Stir two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and ingest. This can destroy the bacteria in the bladder that are the cause of the infection.

TOOTHACHE
Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply to the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day until the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed into 16 ounces of tea water, can aid in the reduction of cholesterol levels in the blood by 10% within a two hour period. As mentioned above for arthritic patients, if this mixture is ingested 3 times day, chronic cholesterol can be lowered. Pure honey, also ingested daily without cinnamon, taken together with food, is an aid in lowering cholesterol levels.

COLDS
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey mixed with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This will cure most chronic coughs, colds and clear the sinuses.

INFERTILITY
Yunani and Ayurvedic medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men and improve impotence. Through the regular ingestion of two tablespoons of honey, prior to sleep, impotence can be greatly reduced. In China, Japan and Far-Eastern countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women, who are unable to conceive, may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and can therefore enter the body. There is a story about a couple in Maryland, USA who were unable to produce children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about the honey cinnamon mixture both the husband and wife started ingesting the mixture and the wife conceived after a few months, giving birth to healthy twins.

UPSET STOMACH
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and can also clear stomach ulcers.

GAS
According to studies done in India & Japan, honey, taken together with cinnamon powder can relieve the stomach of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION
Cinnamon powder sprinkled onto two tablespoons of honey taken before eating, relieves acidity and aids in the digestion of the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA
A scientist in Spain has proven that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills influenza germs.

LONGEVITY
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil as if making tea. Drink 1/4cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES
Make a paste from three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleep and wash it off the next morning with warm water. If applied daily for two weeks, the paste can remove pimples.

SKIN INFECTIONS
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts can cure eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS
Drink daily in the morning on an empty stomach, 1/2hour before breakfast and at night before sleeping, a honey and cinnamon powder mixture boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it is said to reduce the weight of even the most obese person. Also by drinking this mixture regularly, fat does not accumulate in the body even though the person maybe eating a high calorie diet.

CANCER
Recent research in Japan and Australia has reveled that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 3 times a day for one month.

FATIGUE
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful than detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Half a tablespoon of honey stirred into in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily n the afternoon at about 3.00PM when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, can help the body to have more vitality within a week.

BAD BREATH
In order to maintain fresh breath throughout the day, the people of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing upon awakening.

HEARING LOSS
Taken daily, morning and evening, honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts can restore hearing.

Trip to Malacca

Hi all. Long time no see. My brother has recovered from Chicken Pox. It wasn't measles. It was Chicken Pox! 3 weeks had passed, and my skin is not yet "sprouting" any signs of Chicken Pox. I don't want to speak to soon and I don't want to jinx it. I do feel some minor itchiness here and there. Lets just say I'm still waiting for the Chicken Pox to appear. :D

Last weekend, I went to Malacca (on 12th august - Saturday) with my parents. My dad had a meeting regarding MUPV owners at MITC auditorium. The last time I went to Malacca with my parents was during my convocation last year.

First stop was at Tan Kim Hock (TKH). As soon as we reached there, I saw like 6 tourist buses. Wow! A lot of tourists. We didn't spend a lot of time there. I didn't even had time to taste any sample food. Hmmm. :( We bought some dodol and lempuk.

I spotted a Malacca Tree in front of TKH. It was there last year, but only this year I took a photograph of it. Ehehe. If you are interested to visit TKH, pls visit my previous post which is an entry i wrote last year about TKH. There's also the address of the place in the link. TKH has another branch at Jalan Bendahara, right in the middle of the Malacca city but never have we stopped there. Parking might be limited.

After the stop at TKH we went to our Hotel to check-in. Can you spot my dad in the photo above? Our rooms were not ready yet. So we went to have lunch at this huge mamak stall. Its not really a stall.. its a restaurant. Its really huge! It reminds me of Nelayan Restaurant at Titiwangsa. We all had nasik kandar which was really yummy. Next, we headed towards MITC which was just opposite the mamak restaurant. The meeting started at 2 and ended at about 4.

We went back to the Hotel to collect our room keys and went up to our room. At about 6 we left the hotel to have our dinner at Amigo Steak & Grill Restaurant. We went there last year, so why not this year. My mum said in the car, "Jom pegi mkn kat kedai yg pinggan besar2 tu. Ala yg portion besar. Takkan tak ingat kot?". I was like "huh?". It took me awhile to realised that my mum was talking about Amigo's. I forgot all about Amigo's. I'm so sorry, Amigo's. How could I forgot about you? I forgot about FOOD! OMG! This is nonsense! I must be down with a flu or something.

So we had dinner at Amigo's. Me being me.. ordered the same thing i had last year - Mozzarella Chicken! My mum ordered Grilled Fish and dad ordered Black Pepper Steak. Refer to my previous post on Amigo's to know the exact location of the place, if you're interested.

Again I forgot to order the XL size drinks instead of ordering a regular size drink. My mum also ordered the same drink as me which was Watermelon juice (RM3.80 each). We could have just ordered the XL size drink and shared. The price of the XL size drink is about RM5-6. Erm.. could have saved RM1 the least. Have to remember next time we dine at Amigo's. My sis and bro haven't dined at Amigo's yet. Hopefully we'll get to eat with the whole family at Amigo's sometime soon.

The nite was still young so my dad "ajak" us for a stroll at Jonker Walk. Hohoho. It was the month of August, the month for the Hungry Ghost Festival. I told my parents what i knew about the festival. Some of it I learnt from watching ghost movies. I AM a big fan of Asian Horror movies.. you know.

I bought myself a handphone pouch (refer photo above). Cost me RM4. Mum bought a box of pineapple tart. As usual dad bought - nothing. At the center of the street there was this stage where people come up to sing; singing mostly opera songs. In front of the stage there were a few rows of seats. There were 2 separate seating area; 5 rows in the front and 5 rows at the back. the front seating was unoccupied. The back was totally full. From watching the movie "The Maid"; I learnt that the front seating was reserved for ghosts. You just see the seat being empty but it really isn't empty. Erkk. Jeng jeng jeng!

By the end of the day, mummy was too tired too walk... so she end up walking like a duck (kangkang style) coz we had to walk all the way back to where we parked the car. My feet was practically swollen due to my small feet. We left Malacca next morning which was on Sunday. I leave you with this last photo. A photo inside the bathroom hotel. Anyone kind enough to correct it?