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I was getting a virus warning from my ISP. Turns out, though, that my ISP and Apple are having issues, as I discovered from talking to Apple tech support. Feh.
Still, I'll check out those virus scanners. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for the links, Daniel.
Minor gripe with related question:
For years, I have used and loved the ecards on the Apple website. Simple, tasteful...no flash or creepy midi-soundtracks.
Apparently, Apple has become too cool for such trivialities...or I've gone blind. I can't find the cards anywhere and a google search gives me no love.
The popular ecard sites, 123, bluemountain, hallmark...all give me the crawling of the skin.
Any recommendations for alternatives?
For the Apple iCards Try this link: [link]
Apple hints at .Mac improvements on Tuesday
Which could mean that the iCard service is being retooled right now. Or going away.
Ha! Omnis, how did you DO that!? I scrambled all over .mac and apple.com.
Bless you!
And thanks le nubian...That's a great idea too.
Ugh. "Improvements". That's often a bad sign.
t hugs bookmarked ecard link tight.
eta: to save myself from a heartfelt thank you skewed by a dyslexic spelling error.
Beej - Ha! Omnis, how did you DO that!? I scrambled all over .mac and apple.com. Bless you!
:: bows head and humbly accepts blessing ::
Um. Golly. hate to say it, but I just went to my .mac homepage and clicked the link. If you have a .mac account, it's not the top dark grey bar with "store... mac ... ipod ..." in it, but right below it with "mail... address book ... bookmarks... icard ..." If you don't have a mac account, odds are you wouldn't be looking at that page.
Glad to be of service :)
(ps: I had to link you, as I did the same overlook a few weeks ago for a birthday card. Panic sucks when you have a few hours before the day is past and oops I forgot to send a card. Yikes!)
(ps: I had to link you, as I did the same overlook a few weeks ago for a birthday card. Panic sucks when you have a few hours before the day is past and oops I forgot to send a card. Yikes!)
This I know well. Too well.
And seriously, the other ecard sites are made of rubbish, so I'm going to be holy screwed if this one goes down. Is a simple, sophisticated, not flashy/screechy ecard too much to ask for these days? (Funny how I never bookmarked that page...just assuming it would always be there. My naive tag just never seems to close.)
And lo, I do not have a .mac account...3 macs and an ipod, but no .mac account.
So, thanks again. I really appreciate the assist.
I don't think I've ever sent an ecard that wasn't Hallmark. But I'm kinda okay with that.
I agree. The cards are simple, elegant, and, if I recall, a jpg, so folks can right+click and save them, or print them out. No pop up banner. No eye-blinkie annoyance. I'm with you 200%.
I resisted the .mac account. But I got fed up with my ISP wanky e-mail. Then I started making iCal calendars for shows, and it was easy to post to .mac, so I gave in.