Blog Topic #10: What's a Favicon?

What's a favicon? What file format is it in? Is this a file format that Photoshop natively supports? How do you create a favicon? How do you add one to your HTML code? Where does it appear? How does it affect bookmarks? Why use a favicon?

Some resources:

• Mysteries of the Favicon -- Tutorial
• Favicon From Pics - Web Tool
• Photoshop Plugin
• Irfanview (freeware image editor)

Possible Points: 15 points