Internet Explorer Favorites Icon Tip
The problem with the icons for Internet Explorer favorites is that Internet Explorer stores them in its cache. Since the cache gets full eventually and starts overwriting older files, your favorites icons are also overwritten. The solution to this problem is to create a special directory for your favorites icons and save them all there. You can usually find the favorites icon for a web site by typing "favicon.ico" after the domain name because the icon must be in the root directory of a web site and it must use that name. Then just save the web page using File | Save As | web page complete. The only thing that will be saved is the icon file.
Rename the icon file and save it to your special directory where you are saving these icons. In Internet Explorer right click on a favorites bookmark and select Properties from the context menu. Then click the
Change Icon.. button. Click the Browse button and browse to your special directory to find your saved icon file for this web site.
Managing your favorite icons manually is a real pain but that is what you have to do until Microsoft changes how their stupid browser stores them. It does give you a nice collection of icons and it is worth it to have visual clues in your bookmarks.
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REM * VBScript To Use Regular Expressions For Search And Replace *
REM * by Robert S. Robbins *
REM * http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/ *
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REM create file system objects
Set fs = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strWorkingDirectory = Left(WScript.ScriptFullName, InStrRev(WScript.ScriptFullName,"\")-1)
Set output = fs.CreateTextFile (strWorkingDirectory & "\output.txt", True, False)
Set txtfile = fs.OpenTextFile(strWorkingDirectory & "\input.txt")
REM
REM create regular expression object
Set rx = new RegExp
rx.Pattern = "[0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]"
rx.Global = True
rx.IgnoreCase = True
REM read through file
Do Until txtfile.AtEndOfStream
strText = txtfile.Readline
Set myCollection = rx.Execute(strText)
For Each element In myCollection
strText = Replace(strText,element,"")
Next
Set myCollection = Nothing
output.WriteLine strText
Loop
Set txtfile = Nothing
MsgBox "Done Processing!"
Web Site Marketing
Most ecommerce web sites I have worked on have shown little interest in Search Engine Optimization or aggressive web site marketing. An exception has been Car Accessories which has four web sites;
http://www.caraccessories.com/Description: car accessories, car accessory, car bras, floor mats, car covers, dash mats, seat covers, shelf it, rifle it, deluxe shelf it, pet pads, trunk organizers, cargo liners, pet barriers, steering wheel covers, gear shift boots, leather driving gloves, sun and heat shields, convertible covers, bug deflectors, side window deflectors, garage floor mats, parking mats, dent door guards, car mirrors, mini van accessories, van accessories, antique and classic car accessories
http://www.limocovers.com/Description: Limousine Accessories And Limo Accessories And Limousine Covers and Limo Covers
http://www.accessoriesfortrucks.com/Description: Accessories for trucks has the largest selection of custom-made and tailored truck accessories, pickup accessories, pickup truck accessories from truck bras, truck covers, truck floor mats, truck seat covers, bug deflectors, mud guards, truck tonneau covers to cab coolers.
http://www.accessoriesforsuvs.com/Description: Accessories for SUVs has the largest selection of custom and tailored SUV accessories, sports utility vehicles, utility vehicles from suv bras SUV covers, SUV seat covers, SUV floor mats to SUV dash mats and dash covers.
Car Accessories has been quite aggressive with their web site marketing. They regularly update their keywords, descriptions, and web page titles. I've heard that many search engines are ignoring the meta tags now. Therefore I am investigating new and innovative ways of marketing their web sites. Today I discovered
http://del.icio.us a web site for tagging your favorite links. Adding your links there can help your web site's ranking in the search engines.
I have created and maintain a
Froogle product feed for Car Accessories. I use Froogle myself. It is a great way to find obscure products at the lowest price.
Lots of web site marketers are using blogs to market their client's web sites. That is what I'm doing here! For web site marketing and search engine optimization services, check out my fancy new web site
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