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It's very easy to create your own icons in Windows. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Paint. On the Image menu, click Attributes. Type 32 for both the Width and Height of the document, and make sure that Pixels is selected under Units. Click OK to create a new 32x32-pixel document (the size of an icon).

Then add type or colour or do whatever you'd like to create your icon. Sometimes it's best to shrink photos (headshots work best) to 32x32 and simply paste them into a Paint document. When you're finished, open the File menu and click Save As. Use the dialog box to choose where you want to save your file, then give it a name followed by ".ico" (without the quotes), and click Save. (The extension ".ico" tells Windows that it's an icon file.) You just created an icon! Now you can change any shortcut or folder to your own icon - just browse to it on your hard drive.

Below is a summary by price and features of 6 providers of postcode search functionality for websites as at July 2010. The six summarised providers are as follows:

Simply Postcode Lookup

Simply Postcode Lookup is a Wisbech based company who specialise in postcode and locational data search software both for online applications and internal company systems.

Data 8

Data 8 is based in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire and license data from the Royal Mail. They specialise in providing a variety of data cleansing and capture services for all types of businesses.

Postcode Software                        

Postcode Software are based in Harrogate and specialise in postcode and geocode (co-ordinate lookups for mapping applications) search applications for both desktop and web based systems.

Postcode Anywhere

Postcode Anywhere has specialised in UK address validation for over 10 years. This product can automatically correct out-of-date postcodes as far back as 2001; understand common postcode typos without returning errors (for example changing numeral zero to a letter O); automatically corrects common misspellings; and works with local place names as well as official names.

Experian QAS Pro Web

Experian is a global information services company and the QAS subsidiary specialises in contact data management software and services. Their technology is award winning and highly regarded. The software uses the Royal Mail Postcode Address File, enhanced by Experian, in addition to international addresses from 86 primary data sources.

Postcode Lite

Postcode Lite specialise in postcode and geographic data search software for web based and desktop application.

*All prices are subject to VAT