22nd September 2000
"Why, oh why, is the Internet Shortcut icon so lame? After all, I have to look at those suckers every day. With a few more colors, they'd be perfect." Still trying to speed up your Internet experience? Icons, believe it or not, could play an important role in URL recognition. Pull up your Favorites menu and see what sits there. Looks like a few sites created a 'Favorites Icon' (most likely using Microangelo or FAVICON.COM). No? No biggie. Right-click on one of those shortcuts and pull up its Properties. Lookie here: a CHANGE ICON button is begging to be pressed. Give that shortcut a face you'll instantly recognize and you'll find it easier next time you need it. Being able to combine fluff and gloss with functionality is rare; take advantage of this feature while it still exists. Need some new icons? Just about every EXE file has one (or more). A bitmap (BMP) will stand in place of an ICO just as easily. Bet you didn't know that, eh.