posted 02-24-2009 01:22 PM ET (US)        

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Have I been missing it all this time? You know, the tiny photo just to the left of the continuousWave bookmark in my "Favorites" list. I can't make out what the photograph shows since it's so small, but its colors are mainly blue and white. How about an enlarged view, jimh?

Tony

posted 02-24-2009 02:14 PM ET (US)            

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That image is know as a Favicon. It has been there for some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon

posted 02-24-2009 02:23 PM ET (US)            

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Thanks, guys. I'm surprised that I haven't noticed it before (though nothing much surprises me any more as I ease into dotage). My "Favorites" listing has CW at the top right above craigslist (whose CND/"peace sign" logo must really annoy some of you, BTW), and I noticed the little favicon for the first time today. I'd still like to see the photo blown up if possible, just to know what I've been missing ;-)

Tony

posted 02-24-2009 08:48 PM ET (US)            

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I created the FLAVICON to which you refer. It is my design. It represents the continuous wave motion which is associated with this website.

If anyone has an enlargement of the CONTINUOUSWAVE FLAVICON, please post a link to it. I have not viewed it with magnification.

I created the FLAVICON simply to avoid having my web server error log fill up with entries complaining about the lack of the icon. Microsoft web browsers automatically try to find a FLAVICON, so if your website has no FLAVICON, you create gigabytes of error messages each week in your weblog. The FLAVICON was made simply to protect my web server log from being attacked by the absurd behavior of Internet Explorer. It was simply self defense to protect myself from the viral nature of Microsoft stupidity.

posted 02-24-2009 09:35 PM ET (US)            

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Funny - many, many times over the past I was going to post to enquire about the icon in my favorites as it would change - it was the wave for the longest time and then other times it would change into something like a buoy in red and white or other items and colors that seemingly made no sense to me (I remebmer one being something in black and yellow).

Are all of them your making Jim? If it changes again - I will post what it is at that time.

Andy

posted 02-25-2009 12:18 AM ET (US)            

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Yes, FAVICON. I never heard of it until my web server error logs began to fill up with error messages when Microsoft Internet Explorer decided that every website ought to have one. I guess it's from FAVorites ICON.

If you look carefully you can see a classic 13-footer in those waves. It has Massachusetts state registration numbers, too.

posted 02-25-2009 08:04 AM ET (US)            

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You're right. Usually all I see to the left of each of my "Favorites" listings is a light blue document page with its northeast corner bent down and with a large darker blue lower case 'e' superscribed upon it, the 'e' being the Internet Explorer logo. In fact, that's what's happening right now. The only 'favicon' currently on my entire list of over one hundred bookmarked sites is a pink, black and yellow eBay logo. Very strange.

Tony