====== Creating a favicon with Gimp ======
  - open a favorite image that you'd like to turn into a favicon to appear in your browser's location bar
  - click Image->Mode->RGB
  - using the erase tool, erase any areas of the graphic that you'd like to be transparent
  - using Image->Scale, resize the image to 32x32, the proper size for a favicon
  - first save the file as a GIF
    * Gimp will popup a dialog that says "GIF can only handle grayscale or indexed images"
  - select * Convert to Indexed using default settings
  - click Export
  - save a copy as .ico. It will give you a number of choices for bits/pixel:
    * 1 bpp, 1 bit alpha, 2-slot palette
    * 4 bpp, 1 bit alpha, 16-slot palette
    * 8 bpp, 1 bit alpha, 256-slot palette
    * 32 bpp, 8 bit alpha, no palette
    * Choose 4bpp. However, I have seen with some images that 8bpp needs to be used.
  - upload to your website and enjoy!

===== External Links =====
  * see http://www.techanswerguy.com/2007/03/creating-transparent-faviconico-with.html