Another reminder, this time by the Dove campaign that nobody is perfect. Except maybe Brad Pitt. In my world anyway. Danah has more on the moral of the story here.
If Only Life Had a Hot Key October 6, 2006
Have you ever found yourself saying things like "I wish I could Control Z" that or hit the delete key? And it’s good to know, I’m not alone. A fun marketing campaign captured what we all feel like doing offline. via TechnoChica
Everyone Else is Doing It… October 4, 2006
I refuse to resist the temptation of getting a little nostalgic here too. The cassette generator reminds me of those 12 cassettes for a penny deal. Did you ever get those? I sure did, when I was like ten years old, behind my parents back…he,he. I remember getting all the Madonna tapes, and others I’m too ashamed to mention. Man, I’m getting old.
Armed in Pink For The Fight October 2, 2006
Yes, you are seeing Techie Diva all covered in pink gadgets to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month. We will continue our pink gadget coverage all day, so rejoice, pink gear lovers.
Yahoo! readers can help the Komen foundation by turning their Yahoo! homepage pink today. Yahoo will contribute $1 for each user who does this. Click on the ribbon page options, and go pink. Mine is so pink, I’m already overdosing. Oh well, its for the fight against a disease that claims so many women’s lives. A dear friend of mine was the victim of this horrible disease, and passed away two years ago. In June’s honor, Techie Diva and myself will support this cause relentlessly every year.
P.S. New visitors, our site is normally NOT this pink, but today we are over-indulging in pink gear for the cause. Tomorrow we will return to our regularly scheduled color-unbiased programming.
Flash & Loss September 30, 2006
With USB drives all the rage for storage options, guess what comes next…
USB Thumb Drive Recovery. That’s right, so many of us depend on our jumpdrives, flashdrives and USB storage devices and what comes with that is the life of the drive. With so many utilizing that option, we’re coming up on a time where the drive lifetimes will end and corruption of important data will begin.
eProvided.com offers recovery services for this very thing. Take a look at what they have to say about the service:
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providing data recovery support for over 2200 file types & 3000
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Visit eProvided.com for more information.
Flickr MiniCards September 28, 2006
MOO, a cutting-edge printing company, has teamed up with the online photo fantasyland Flickr to create MiniCards featuring your favorite digital images and your contact info, if you so choose. The resulting customizable calling cards each feature a different photo from the last and are printed on high quality stock. If you’re a Flickr pro account owner, hurry and try it for free until the end of the September. Check website for more details.
Ergonomic Design At Your Fingertips September 24, 2006
Ergo-Items.com has announced new fall items available. Find freedom from past or future pains by investing in ergonomic designs at home and at your workplace. Utilizing ergonomic designs will increase the time you can spend at the computer without suffering from the effects of possible Carpal Tunnel Disorder and other ailments.
With keyboards for children available, you can also protect the new generation of computer users by getting them into the habit of typing on more ergonomic surfaces. From keyboards to mice, this site offers a wide array of products.
Arm supports and foot rests, when used, keep you from suffering from the usual fatigue that comes about when spending time at the computer. Check out the site and find exactly what you need.
Corporate Presence for Small Business September 13, 2006
Do you own or run a small business but feel you are lacking when it comes to phone availability? Even with cellphones being so widespread, I have this problem with my business calls. I visted VoiceNation.com and found that they offer both local and toll-free voicemail services.
Unlimited fax to email, unlimited messages and unlimited calls starts off at a measly $4.95 a month with the services they offer. I find that to be quite fair and wonder if this might boost sales with some types of business. I know what I do needs something like this to keep me on my toes and make me seem more available and show professionalism at the same time.
They even offer an option to locate voice talent to create your greetings. Lots of options, ease of use and low cost is what drove me to consider this option for my home-based business. Take a look and see how they might help you!
Fashion Designers via Technology August 31, 2006
That’s right, Angelo Russica has decided to take fashion design to the web. Using a web-based design school that is dedicated to teaching all aspects of design including the basic skills needed, history of design and the aesthetics of Italian fashion, www.fashioncampus.it is born.
Many students had apparently complained about the fact that they had spent thousands of dollars learning the trade yet never had a job that related to fashion, once they left these schools. Angelo Russica decided to make it a little cheaper and less intrusive by using technology.
Modeling the lessons so that each individual lesson is built upon the previous lesson, you slowly graduate into more expansive knowledge of the industry and Italian design. The lessons require the students to actively participate and encourage many different things such as learning to analyze the market and find sources for information sought.
With 7 sections, 27 chapters, 197 pages and more than 170 exercises, they hope to teach with a different mode of getting the knowledge out but still allow the students to acquire the same skill level that is reached in typical schools.
Sounds interesting to me but do they get to digitally display the degree too? I think this is going to become more commonplace as online degrees and colleges start pepping up their courses.
Rudimentary But It Worked August 30, 2006
I’m not crazy about the design of this site but the offerings are FREE and I proved it to be so before doing this review. I found the site via a PR email and the ePOSTIT site didn’t impress me as much as their actual service. I found the site easy to figure out so that’s important.
I decided to test the site. They offer FREE mailouts (limited to personal use) to anyone, anywhere, from your computer. Basically, you can send a card to your grandmother that does not have a computer…instead of sending an email. You format the card IN email and they format it to fit into a card. They used high-grade stock paper with a brightness to it.
You can add photos, graphics or any other kind of addition and they also invite you, as a business, to use their services but that account comes at a cost. The photo option is great for camera phone users that are out of the country or state and want to send a copy to someone that does not have email.
I got the card as promised, within the 3-4 day period that any post office would deliver. It was indeed on beautiful stock paper with a bright colored ink graphic. I used a fancy font that they did not use but they did stay true to the graphic I chose. Upon getting the card, my daughter opened it and enjoyed the fact that she got "real mail".
There was a message on the back stating where the card was created but it was tastefully placed and not very large. The personalization was expertly done and I enjoyed seeing her eyes brighten as she saw the envelope, addressed to her, in the mailbox.
If you’re looking to try a service out or use it on a weekly basis to send out cards, this is an option for you. The cards are not factory made, they are printed via computer…but it’s the thought that counts, right?
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