Tech Tidbits

Dan asked, so you all receive.

"so how did you get that old well icon to appear in the address bar?"
There are three main aspects to this:

1. Creating a .ico file
2. Storing it somewhere online
3. Linking that file to your page

1. Creating a .ico file

The easy way to do this is to go to a website that will let you give it a .jpg or .gif picture and it will return a .ico file (which is basically a 16x16 pixel version of what you submitted). Here is the site I used (I think): http://www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/
I am sure there are others. I am sure there are also ways to make your own. I just don't know what kind of program can save as .ico. So if you want to make your own, draw something in paint, and save it as a .jpg, and then submit it to this webiste.

2. Finding somewhere to store the .ico file online.

I used me UNC webspace (which may run out soon...I hope not). If you can get to your H:/, just drop the file in your public.html folder. Mine is called favicon.ico.

3. Linking that to your webpage.

If this HTML is over your head, just skip down a bit... In an HTML document, the entire document falls between the and tags. Inside those tags, there are two parts. One is called the head (between the and tags), and the other is called the body (between the and tags). The head contains information about the page that doesn't show up in the basic page. For example, the title of the page which shows up in the blue bar at the top of your internet browser is assigned in the head. Also, a lot of style markings go in the head. Likewise, we want out icon identified in the head.

So between the and tags, you need to insert the following tag:



Of course, replace the address in href="________" with the location of your icon. For your blog, you can find the head by editing the template. There is a lot in the head, and this tag can go anywhere, so I would just put it directly after the tag.

Here is what my Edit Template page (or at least the top of it) looks like.

Let me know if I didn't explain anything well enough...

Craigslist and housing...

So looking for a place to live stinks. It is also a talent that you develop with practice.

I was in DC last weekend looking for a place to live. My main resource was craigslist.com.

I went and saw about 10 places last weekend. You can really liken this to going on 10 blind dates in one weekend. You are checking out what they have. Does their place meet your needs? Could you live with them? They are checking out you. Do I want this guy living in my house?

I met all sorts of crazy people. I met really cool people like these two dook grads (I know, who would have thought?), and Knechtel's roommate's boyfriend, Dave. I met some not so cool people, like the girl who lectured me about how she took a while to finish college cause she was too busy war protesting, and like the guy who told me within 5 minutes of our meeting, "I don't date white girls anymore. I just like f@*&ing black bitches now." Oh yeah, this guy is about 5'4", and white...

I even found someone who had an apartment near where I want to be, with a big available room, and who was a cool guy. I talked to him for over an hour, and by the end, I told him that I liked his place, and that I'd probably take it were he to offer it to me. He said he wanted to meet with the other two ("unpromising") appointments he had already set up, and that he would get in touch with me Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

I've never been on a blind date, but I can't imagine this being much different. I found myself waiting by both the phone and computer, waiting to hear. I honestly felt kind of pathetic. It also brought back memories of the book, He's Not That Into You, or whatever it's called.

Well, in the end, I got dumped. OR at least he hasn't called. And it's not the end of the world. I am sure there are reasons. And I'm sure I'll find another place (I'm going back to DC early next week to look). But man, I'm glad I'm not in the blind dating world...

What do you think?

Will the Badgers be wearing these awful uniforms/helmets on Saturday?