Putting a favicon on yoursite...

Ok, Does anyone know how to put a favicon on your site?
You know the little icon next the url in safari and sometimes internet explorer...
I have a logo/pic that I want there. I am a non .mac user. I have a domain and hosting through godaddy. I upload iWeb through an FTP app.
Can it be done through iWeb? Or is this a godaddy thing?
thanks!

Hi,
And I don't mean to answer secondary questions in the orginal questioner's thread either, but the answer may be helpful to everyone who visits the thread. So, here goes... my understanding is that favicons will only display in a browser from a root directory of a domain. HOWEVER, the second domain I listed earlier http://cranberrythistle.com is actually in a directory folder within the other domain http://qualifiedinspector.com. This is how my hosting server http://routhost.com adds domains under a user account. In that case, the favicon is in the same directory folder as the index.html file for the cranberrythistle.com site. So... I guess the yahoo site would work if you placed your favicon in the same directory as your index file.
Chris Hayden
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