Date: Sun Jun 3, 2001 7:12 pm
Subject: Notes from the past week

There are a lot of links here. I hope you take a look through them.

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I am starting the process of moving away from depending on the Yahoo
Groups system for our archive and messages. I'll keep you up to date
as things progress. The student support link from my main page
(http://www.zse4.com/beacon) already has changed and you'll start
seeing more things there as I build our new support section.
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Notes from the week:

Comparing the efficacy of low cost adevertising on the web
http://danny.oz.au/design/publicity/experiment/index.html
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Another beacon instructor's site - good stuff take some time on this
one
http://mysite.thebeaconinstitute.com/users/davec/
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The national discussion forum area for Beacon Web Commerce studentshttp://www.thebeaconinstitute.com/cgi-bin/forum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=ECOMM

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Custom icon on favorites list (This trick only works with IE5.)

If you have ever visited sites such as Yahoo and added them as a favorite, you would have noticed that the icon is very different to
other favorites in your menu.
Create an Windows format icon in 16x16 pixel size. To do this you will need an icon editor (similar to a paint program) such as Microangelo -
http://www.impactsoftware.com/muangelo/themaster/prodinfo.htm
Save it as favicon.ico.
Upload the favicon.ico file to the root directory of the website.
If you go to Wronganswers.com and add the page as a favorite, you can see my icon.
You can also associate other custon icons with different pages using the Link tag.
For more instuctions see:
http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/favicon.html

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Hotels in space in a decade
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/bigelow_station_010531.html

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Duct tape is not good for ducts:
Here's a good money saving idea: According to government research, leaks in heating and air-conditioning ducts waste 20 to 40 percent of the heating and cooling energy in a typical house. Blame the duct tape. Homeowners and contractors commonly use it to seal up the leaks.
Max Sherman/GOVERNMENT RESEARCHER; "Our tests show that the one thing you shouldn't use duct tape for is ducts. After it's been in your attic for a year or two, the adhesive breaks down and no longer sticks." Your best bet at sealing up the leaks is old fashioned mastic, a sticky goo that virtually anyone can apply.