Ten Free Services To Send Self-Destructing Emails

July 27, 2007

Self Destructing emails delete the original message once it has been read by the recipient.

Here are a few self destructing email providers that you might find useful for sending emails.

WillSelfDestruct: This site enables you to create a one-time secure web page for a recipient. You can create a secure anonymous email message to a friend or colleague by entering their e-mail address and the message. The recipient will receive an e-mail with a link to a one-time secure web page which they will be able to view once and only once. Once the url has been accessed the message is deleted.

StealthMessage: Stealth Message allows encryption of email mesages, stores encrypted messsages anonymously, set self-destructing options, prevent forwarding and copying of messages

 ZMail Basic: Allows you to specify a Release Time wherein a message cannot be read before the time you define, Expiration Time wherein an email cannot be read after the time you define and Delivery reciept which shows When, Where, How and by Whom your message was decrypted

There are more here.


Blackle - the eco friendly Google

July 26, 2007

blackle1.jpg

When your screen is white - an empty word page, or the Google page, your computer monitor consumes 74 watts, and when it’s black  it consumes only 59 watts. Mark Ontkush wrote an article about the energy saving that would be achieved if Google had a black screen, taking in account the huge number of page views, according to his calculations, 750 mega watts/hour per year would be saved.

In a response to this article Google created a black version of  its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions  as the white version, but with a lower energy consumption, check  it out …

www.blackle.com

Happy blackle-ing…


Samsung’s 30-inch LCD with world’s first DisplayPort

July 26, 2007

Samsung 30-inch

The first LCD panel sporting a VESA-approved DisplayPort 1.1 jack was just announced by Samsung — a world’s first. The 30-inch LCD pumps a 2,560 x 1,600 pixels with a 10-bit color depth at a smokin’ data rate of 10.8Gbps over a single port.

We’re talking about a Sammy S-PVA panel with 180-degree viewing angle, 1,000:1 contrast, 6-ms response, and 300cd/m2 brightness.

First to hit the market by Q2 2008.


World’s First Flying Car Enters Production

July 26, 2007

flying car

In a moment we’ve been waiting for since the first time we saw The Jetsons, the first flying car has finally gone on sale. Just like the car George uses to drop off the kids, the Moller M200G Volantor is shaped like a saucer. To avoid the need to pass FAA regulations, the civilian version of the Volantor is restricted to heights of 10 feet, but can travel as fast as 50mph and fly for up to 90minutes. Military or rescue versions could be unencumbered by such limitations. Depending on the number of orders, prices could be as low as $90,000. Video of the Volantor in action after the jump.

 read more here.


Nokia Aquires Social Media Site Twango

July 25, 2007

“Nokia has acquired Twango, the feature-rich media sharing site. substantially all assets of Twango have been taken on by Nokia, which will soon offer users a way to share content on the web as well as on their mobile devices.The plan is to provide a seamless integration of Twango on both the Internet and on your cell phone. This will make room for a new way for people to share content and stay connected. With the ability to share photos, videos, Twango’s availability in an integrated, cross-platform existence will offer access to friends and their content, as well as a way to organize and manage your own content.

Twango has recently added Google Earth into its own suite of services, creating a new, visual way for users to find each other and share information about their content. Nokia is clearly looking to offer more social tools with its mobile offering, as it’s developing Widsets and working with companies like Jaiku in order to do so.

Nokia isn’t the only mobile company becoming more social. Samsung is getting ready to release a YouTube phone, Verizon has teamed up with Veoh, and Sprint Nextel is creating a mobile community of its own.”

From Mashable


Inmates Reenact ‘Thriller’ clip

July 25, 2007

They are actually not bad at all. Maybe it helps with rehabilitation?


Facebook Driving Traffic to Widget Publishers

July 25, 2007

A dramatic increase in traffic has resulted for publishers that have built and deployed widgets on the now-open Facebook platform, according to an analysis of Quantified Publishers* by Quantcast Corporation, an open internet ratings service.

“Just six weeks into Facebook’s open platform initiative, we are seeing striking results,” said Konrad Feldman, cofounder and CEO of Quantcast, which terms the phenomenon “The Facebook Effect.”

With a Facebook App, not only with users be able to interact with your brand it will drive traffic to your website. 

VIA Marketing Charts


Proof that you can find a home for visual scraps…

July 25, 2007

Don’t scrap it! Some great visual reference and collage work here at scrapatorium :


http://scrapatorium.typepad.com/


Geek Tombstone (real)

July 21, 2007

Saw this on this page of Funniest Tombstones :
http://www.oddee.com/item_87522.aspx

The best is this one:
John,
FREE YOUR BODY AND SOUL
UNFOLD YOUR POWERFUL WINGS
CLIMB UP THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
KICK YOUR FEET UP IN THE AIR
YOU MAY NOW LIVE FOREVER
OR RETURN TO THIS EARTH
UNLESS YOU FEEL GOO WHERE YOU ARE

Not sure why this is so funny? - Go look at the link above :)


Fast blogging …40+tools

July 21, 2007

Good story here for those that want to blog more quickly (in Firefox):

http://mashable.com/2007/07/19/firefox-blogging/


3D Mailbox. Seriously… WTF?

July 20, 2007

This is for real.


Practical curiosity

July 17, 2007

Upcoming summer HHH (high heels hit) for ladies

As it is my first post over here I just want to drop kind of practical curiosity. Guys, if there is any relationship anniversary coming up, that may be your pick for a love one. Ladies, I’m sure you would get attention on streets immediately! Cheers!


Will it Blend? - The iPhone

July 11, 2007

Oh man. This is hard to watch.


And now to the cynicism.

July 10, 2007

Been a while since you’ve read an 11 page rant? You’re in luck! Careful, though. PG language ensues. The impatient need not shy away - the text is rather large.

My thoughts? Relax, dude. The net is still in beta. How about you go help instead of crying.


Invisible Graffiti - you can only see it in the dark…

July 10, 2007

Great post here on Light Graffiti.
http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/07/09/colored-in-dancing-lights/


Image Source: Colour Lovers

“A number of graffiti artists have been tagging everything thought to be impossible without being caught. Well — it’s actually not illegal for them. They’re not using paint. As it turns out, time-lapse photography isn’t just for blooming flowers, skyscapes, or brake lights anymore. Termed Light Graffiti, tag artists are taking their colour to an all new level.”


Xbox 360 Paper Plane V2.0 Game

July 8, 2007

Newsflash 13 Sept 07: We have been working hard on a brand new ‘time wasting’ game engine, that is based loosly on Paper Plane. Something to do with Halo3 and Golf… (go figure!) Watch this space, we will post a link here very soon… .

Reskinned and revamped for Xbox Australia. Version 2 of Amnesia’s rather addictive “Paper Plane” game is live…
http://www.xboxpaperplane.com.au

Xbox Paper Plane

Note:
Original Paper Plane game (Flight Sim X) with over 75 million games played is here:
http://flightsimx.cyclops.amnesia.com.au/index.html

Some good user tips and comments here:
http://amnesiablog.wordpress.com/2006/11/13/the-best-online-paper-plane-game-ever/


Man counts to 1 million on live webcam

July 8, 2007

http://www.millioncount.com

Someone had to do it didn’t they. Glad it wasn’t me.
250,000 at time of posting & he is fast asleep.

Clipped from the site:
“On
January 20, 2006 , Eric called Jeremy on his lunch break and said “what if we get someone to count to 1 million on the internet?”  It was not long after when we determined that person must be Jeremy.  He was the perfect fit.  We needed another brilliant mind to help make this happen so we brought in our long time friend Rob.  Since the establishment of the new triumvirate there has been no turning back.”


Storm Trooper goes disco in Tokyo.

July 5, 2007
Produced by a good friend of one of our favourite Japanese clients, this gets a blog, deservedly so for being completely WHAT THE?!
clipped from www.youtube.com
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Microsoft Surface Parody

July 2, 2007

We really like Microsoft Surface (http://www.microsoft.com/surface) both as a concept and as something that has huge potential.

But we also thought that this parody was hilarious :)


BBC sets the benchmark for broadcast web tv

July 1, 2007
27 July 2007 is the launch date for the BBC iPlayer. As soon as a show is broadcast it will be available for download and can be played for a week. Important note is that this is application based, not web - which is interesting given the release of Adobe Air and Microsoft Silverlight which both centre around desktop web experiences. The iPlayer will only be available for UK TV license payers at launch.
clipped from www.bbc.co.uk
BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer is currently in closed environment testing amongst some 15,000 people. It will go live to the general public in open Beta on 27 July, allowing the number of users to increase over the summer in a controlled manner, before a full marketing launch in the autumn.
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