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My Favorite Favicon

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The savvy readers of Traveler Bill (dot) com will notice the newest addition to the website, as rolled out by Traveler Bill Industries Director of IT, Matilda Dundee-Read.  It is, of course, a Traveler Bill favicon!  What is a favicon you ask?  Well it is a “square icon associated with a particular website or webpage”1

With this, the (almost) last piece of the puzzle in place this seems like an appropriate time to review the various web-browsers available on the market today…at least in regard to their efficacy in viewing Traveler Bill (dot) com

A comparison on four web browsers.

A comparison on four web browsers.

They are, in descending order of preference and as displayed above.

4 – Explorer 8-Microsoft Windows
This browser tied for the highest Traveler Bill Logo favicon count with three (The navigation bar, the bookmarks bar and on the tab.)  Alas it is also Windows so I never actually use this browser except when viewing on-demand movies from Netflix.  Also, learn from my mistake – DO NOT DOWNLOAD EXPLORER 8.  It is buggy and may cause your system to crash like mine.  I escaped by having an IT Director who could resolve these issues.  Unless you do too I suggest you look elsewhere.

3 – Safari – Apple
This browser had the lowest Traveler Bill Logo favicon count with only one measly location. (In the navigation bar.)  While it is probably a better product (even for Windows users) than Explorer, I use this browser less frequently.  (As I bear a closer resemblance to John Hodgman than that other guy I disdain Apple products.  Except my iPod and iTunes which are both the bees knees!)

2 – Chrome – Google
This is the newest kid on the block in the web browser field and has been my browser of choice for the past few months.  It has a middle of the road favicon count at two (On the Tab and in the Bookmarks tab).  So why is this NOT my number 1 choice?  Because it has less than stellar performance when displaying Traveler Bill (dot) com.  I’ve gone through a lot of trouble, and when I say “I” I am speaking with the “Royal I“, to make this a more sophisticated site than is currently warranted and if the most basic of the bells and whistles don’t make noise, then why bother.

1 – Firefox – Mozilla
Firefox tied Explorer for favicon occurrences with three. (Explore bar, Bookmark bar and on the tab (not shown, but trust me.))  Additionally, it ably display all the new features of Traveler Bill (dot) com.  In all likelihood if I hadn’t moved all my bookmarks to Chrome, I’d have been using this browser all along.  As it is, I will be using it going forward.  True to my word I composed this entry on Firefox.

So to sum it up, the Traveler Bill Industries Walrus of Approval for Web Browser is awarded to Mozilla Firefox.

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1 From the Wikipedia entry for favicon.

Traveler Bill's Official Website Renovated

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As mentioned in my last post, Traveler Bill Industries new Director of IT has been working overtime (if we paid overtime) on renovating TravelerBill.com.  I personnally think it looks pretty nifty.  I wish I could take more credit for the overall look, but it is all creditable to Miss Matilda Dundee-Read.

In addition setting up and personalizing the new theme (hit refresh and check out the header pics) she is working to set up the Travel-Erchives and import all the old web pages, once thought lost to the ages.  The final steps to integrating TravelerBill.com and Traveler-Bill.com are around the corner as well.

Finally, it is only fair that I offer Matilda a plug for the “official” website of her alter-ego, Jenelle.net.  I was hesitant to lend credence to the ficticious world of a dear friend.  However, I consulted  consulted with medical and psychological experts who assured me these flights of fancy are harmless.  Therefore it is here you can read all about Matilda’s… excuse me “Jenelle’s“ adventures as a “world-traveling” “librarian” from “Australia.”  World traveling…how rich an imagination.

Dawning of the New(est) Bill-ennium!

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It has been years in the making but TravelerBill.com is finally becoming a reality with the hiring of Matilda Dundee-Read as Traveler Bill Industries’ Director of IT.  Additionally she is taking on the additional roles of Head Librarian and Chief (Travel)Er-chivist.

In addition to bringing the original TravelerBill.com into working order, Miss Dundee-Read has managed to set up an actual email server.  As such, my new email address is Bmail@TravelerBill.com.

Further more, she has promised the Board of Directors that before long the Great Schism of 2005 will be healed and TravelerBill.com and Traveler-Bill.com will finally be one and the same.

Traveler Bill Industries IT Director Emeritus, Bobo.

Traveler Bill Industries IT Director Emeritus, Bobo.

At this time we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge our former Director of IT, Bobo D. Bonobo.  While we will miss his wisdom, charm and extraordiarily reasonable daily pay package of a cigar and one bottle of bourbon, we probably won’t miss all the face mauling and feces throwing.  Nevertheless we all wish you well in Cle Elum, Washington, Bobo.