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Plain-English guides on icons, favicons, image formats, file sizes and GIFs - each one with the free tool that does the job.

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Blur faces, pixelate licence plates and box out personal details in a photo - which method is really safe, what people forget to…

9 min read Updated Oct 27, 2026 Read

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Google's current favicon rules, how to check what Google sees, and step-by-step fixes for a missing, wrong or grey-globe favicon…

8 min read Updated Oct 26, 2026 Read

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Why does one image format have four names? The history behind JPG, JPEG, JPE and JFIF, why Windows saves .jfif files, and how to…

10 min read Updated Oct 14, 2026 Read