Thursday, May 8, 2008

Best of April Fools Day (thus far)

By Mitch “THE April Fool” Keeler

I have to say there have been a lot of “creative” stories Online today.  Here are some of the best (or maybe the worst depending on how many you have seen) April Fools 2008 stories so far.

  • Betamax to HD-DVD Converter
  • Gmail Custom Time?
  • Google Bedroom?
  • TechCrunch acquires Tiger Beat?
  • Wales Resigns from Wikipedia to Become a Monk?
  • Firefox Facts Goes to the Dark Side?
  • Opera Scores 106 on Acid 3 Test!
  • Wi-Fi Makes Teacher’s Head Explode?
  • Lance Ulanoff (PC Mag) still Uses Windows 3.1?
  • All YouTube Front Page Videos Go Here?

I love April Fools Day!  Seen any other good ones?

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WordPress Theme Design Contest - Series 2!

By Amy Armitage

We had such a huge response to our WordPress Design contest, that we have decided to launch a second series with cash and hosting prizes (first prize $1000 and 5 years hosting). This post is simply a heads up that it will be returning in the next few weeks, so dust off your designer tools and get inspired so you can start work! Don’t forget there is no limit on the number of submissions you can enter.

Last time we had some challenges with the voting process which we have addressed, but we would like you to post your suggestions and comments on anything else that you believe will make the contest better.

Don’t forget to tell your design friends about the upcoming contest and stay tuned for news of the start date.

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How to use Gmail Instead of MS Outlook

By Dinsan Francis

Ever wondered if you could take your Outlook with you ? Wanted to use something better than Horde and Squirrel Mail on your Webmail interface ?

Gmail has an alternative for you !!

Here is a detailed description of what you need to do ( believe me, its quite simple )

Once you set this up, you can add labels to all emails to this account, and filter them accordingly, set a default reply address, leave or delete the downloaded email from your POP server.

Few things to Remember :

1) For the POP domain name field, if mail.domain.com is not working, try replacing it with domain.com, leaving the .mail part.

2) If you are using Outlook and along with this new set up, select option to “leave messages on the server on the server after download” ( You can set this up for one week or so, or if you have enough time and space, delete accordingly from your control panel, whenever you wish to do so )

3) Remember, its always good to leave the copy on the server, or use outlook as backup since Gmail will not give you support as your webhost does. ( If something goes wrong, you are in trouble ). However Google has another option where you can get support too.

Get ready to take your Webmail to Gmail and Enjoy !! Oh… Questions before you do this ? Sure, drop me a comment, I will be glad to find answer for you.

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