I know that at least one of our readers will dig this little bit of news coming from Helio, because she's a die hard Ocean fan! If you use Gmail on your Ocean, Fin, or Mysto messaging center, then rejoice! The days of "sending/receiving" your mail are over.
Yesterday, Gmail enabled a push feature on your handset that allows your mail to download right to your phone, without even so much as a request. All that is needed to start the feature is to hit "Send/Receive" as you would normally in your Helio's Gmail inbox, and clicking "yes" on a pop up that asks if you want to enable the brand spankin' new feature. . . and you would click yes, since getting your mail to auto download is so much better than pushing buttons! I tested it out on a friend's Ocean, and after a quick restart, it works great!
Online classified website disputes, oh my! eBay is suing Craigslist because two Craigslist directors took unspecified actions that "unfairly diluted eBay’s economic interest in the company," as eBay owns a minority interest in Craigslist. Yes, lots of big lawyer fightin' words! Whatever the problem is, I'm feeling very Mean Girls today (blame the return of Gossip Girl), and since the two companies have pitted themselves against each other, I will too: Which do you prefer, Craigslist or eBay? Sure, one is better for local purchases, one better for collectibles . . . blah blah blah. I want to know your gut reaction, on who you just plain like better when you think of them?!
Whether you go earth friendly and geeky and decide to send your wedding (and rehearsal, and bridal showers, and bachelor/bachelorette parties. . . ) invitations online, or send paper (recycled, perhaps?) invites, one thing you need is an original font! Don't be a bore with standard fonts given to you, like Times New Roman and Helvetica (albeit classic bores, ahem) — fonts set the tone for style as much as the color scheme and design.
I love Fonts 500 for this — they have over 500 free downloadable fonts and have got something for every wedding theme: classic (Jane Austen), edgy (Nauvoo), and your-name-in-lights (Marquee). There's also tons of commercially-used fonts, so if you've been dreaming of directing your family to the reception in Simpsons font, well, done and done. Other free font websites I like are 1,001 Free Fonts and dafont (both good for Mac and PC).
Be sure to check out more of our wedding coverage on I Do Sugar.
I can't believe it was sooo long ago (like last year long ago) that the Mickey Mouse MP3 Player surfaced and that we've had to wait this long for it to finally come to the US. Before you think I'm crazy for saying something from Disney is geek chic, hear me out. This $70 player is super tiny, comes in four stylin' colors, and can hold up to one 1GB of music. I already have an iPod and an iPhone, but the cutesy wootesy Mickey ears are calling my name.
The last time we discussed how we felt about new social networks, the overwhelming majority of you said you were sick of them, and I think that's understandable. But hear me out! Snooth is a new social network, but it has a great premise that appeals to a weakness of mine — the wine-loving weakness.
Yes, Snooth is a social network designed around users reviewing and suggesting wines to other users. I entered in ratings right away for 2 Buck Chuck (that's Charles Shaw to you poor people without a nearby Trader Joe's), because that is how I roll. Snooth recognized that was how I would prefer to roll, and duly recommended me a big long list of under $20 bottles!
For that, I can forgive Snooth's social network status. As long as skeezy high school classmates refrain from sending me "how is life?" messages, I am totally set.
I couldn't resist posting this funny video after all the comments on the "When GPS Leads You Astray" story — thanks for the heads up Looseseal! Thankfully Michael and Dwight don't drive into a bridge like the unfortunate bus driver, but they do . . . well . . . take a wrong turn thanks to their GPS device. How priceless is "The machine knows, stop yelling at me!" line? Love it!
Cinque
Pierre Hardy
Gorgeous