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Pop quiz: how many of you know what a favicon is? 

No, it isn’t a type of Star Trek convention.  Actually, as a websurfer, you’ve probably seen hundreds of favicons.  They’re the little icons that pop up next to urls in your browser’s address bar.  The MediaFatigue favicon (or “favicon.ico file” if we want to please the sticklers) is a small blue square containing the letter M in white. 

Jennifer Apple at PhotoshopSupport.com has written a concise article on how to create favicons using Photoshop.  Find it here. 

The new LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot building system has been out for a few weeks now and the first returns are in: it’s a hit!  One Amazon reviewer wrote, “I am thrilled with NXT.  It is all I expected and more.” Another writer said, “All in all, this thing is very impressive, has lots of staying power, and since it supports MacOS X, I’ll actually use it, and will most likely pull out my old Mindstorms and combine parts.  Thanks, Lego—keep up the great work!”

Warning: shameless plug approaching at high speed.  One reviewer wrote, “The help system is well done and actually helpful.” Thanks for the compliment.  I had a great time writing the help system and secretly feared that it would be the one thing that users hated.  I can rest easy now.

Update: Ars Technica gives Mindstorms NXT a 10!  Here’s their review.