Some web pages in IE5 or higher and newer versions of firefox have a little icon next to the address or URL of the page. These little icons are called favicons and are placed at the root of your web server where the index file is. The file is called favicon.ico
The icon you create has to be exactly 16 pixels by 16 pixels. There are some alternative larger sizes, but only use these if you've investigated favicon use very thoroughly. The safest route is definitely 16x16. Try to fool the browser with a larger or smaller size and it will usually ignore you. You should also stick with the 16 Windows colors. Again, more colors can be used in sophisticated icons, but 16 is your safest bet.
Use whatever graphics program you desire, some more complex ones will be able to save it directly as an .ico file but if yours does not you can convert your newly created bmp or gif using a program called IRFANVIEW. If your not a fan of installing software you can use this online converter found HERE!
Keep in mind, not all web hosts support .ico files and so if their web server does not serve the file it will not show up no matter how many times you click your heels together and say... "There's no place like my home page, There's no place like my home page..." Well you get the idea...
Good luck!
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