Custom avatars are great. They allow you to express your persona visually, serving as a representation of self. While blog websites such as this one don’t have any intrinsic means of avatar support, there are mystical internet methods of getting around it.
Many of our readers are veritable internet ninjas – and already have custom avatars – others are perhaps a little less internet savvy, and have asked just how it’s done. If you’re a regular reader (and commenter) on the site and would like to add a little custom flavour to your comments, hit the jump to find out how.
One such bit of internet magic is a service by the name of Gravatar, or Globally Recognised Avatar – and registering for and using the service is super-easy. Go to Gravatar.com, click on “Get your Gravatar Today†and follow the on-screen instructions. all you need is a valid email address and a suitably thumb-sized picture to use as your avatar – which will not only work on this site, but any other Gravatar-enabled site or blog. Hooray!
Here’s an overview video of the service, in case you needed any more convincing.
Last Updated: August 21, 2009
easy
August 21, 2009 at 16:03
yay… boobs!
spl0it
August 21, 2009 at 16:15
BOOOOOBS…………..
/back on topic
Yeah I totally agree the PS3 is an overpriced piece of rubbish……
Awie_is_n_Pirate
August 21, 2009 at 16:16
Thanks Geoff. This is the best post of the day. Did I mention it has boobs.
eXp
August 21, 2009 at 16:55
I have no idea what is written below the picture.
I actually don’t know what article I’m commenting on.
Cleric
August 21, 2009 at 17:12
Cool. Can finally get rid of that panda bear thing.
Faheem
August 21, 2009 at 17:32
B:face: :face:BS
Geoff does it again… proving his affinity for mammary excellence!!!
Shaun
August 21, 2009 at 20:44
Nice tip…
ewie
August 21, 2009 at 21:21
test
RSA-Ace
August 21, 2009 at 21:40
test
r0gue
August 21, 2009 at 21:48
finally ….the secret is revealed
look how sexy I am now
EchoZA
August 22, 2009 at 08:21
Please repost article without the picture, as I can’t seem to read it 🙂
Mark
August 22, 2009 at 11:45
sweet
bokka1
August 22, 2009 at 14:54
This was posted a year or two ago.
Good for the noobs around here.
ScurvyJimbeam
August 23, 2009 at 12:56
Eeeaaagglleeeee!!!!
Boobs for Geoffafah
August 23, 2009 at 22:25
Boobs
Boobs for Geoffafah
August 23, 2009 at 23:21
Boobs dammit!
LazySAGamer
August 24, 2009 at 02:33
Our superstar system* may cache your new avatar for a while… Don’t worry a hard refresh (ctrl+F5) will fix the problem.
Cacheing is actually being done by your browser and not us so please forward all hatemail through the correct channels.
Abev
August 24, 2009 at 07:56
I used to have one and then it disappeared 🙁
LazySAGamer
August 24, 2009 at 10:55
did you possibly change your email address?
EchoZA
August 24, 2009 at 17:18
Now that your using the image as an avatar, my wife would like her commision (for the photo 🙂 )
Fudzy
August 24, 2009 at 22:15
Is it not possible to add a component which allows you to register and login like on a regular website/forum?