Yet more keen links one might want to share

[xoxoxoBruce]

Reduce the file size of your photos by up to 5x, while keeping their original quality and JPEG format!

http://www.jpegmini.com/

[glatt]

I tried this out, and I have to admit it does a great job. I uploaded full sized images, saw how much they were compressed by JPEDmini, then compressed the originals in irfanview by the same amount and then compared the two resulting image files. Irfanview was slightly lower quality every time. And for some reason was about twice the file size. I obviously don't know how to use irfanview to compress an image to a specific file size.

Anyway, this shows that JPEGmini is better at this than Irfanview. Smaller files, better quality. The compressed images are virtually indistinguishable from the originals.

[Gravdigr]

Below is an excerpt from their (JpegMini.com) Privacy Policy (bold mine):

Information Collection

In the course of using this Site and/or Partner Sites, you may provide us with personally identifiable information. This refers to information about you that can be used to contact or identify you, and information on your use of and activities at our Site that may be connected with you (.Personal Information.). Personal Information collected may include your name, email address, phone number, gender, birthday, account credentials for Facebook, Google, Flickr and Picasa and information regarding your use of our Service. Personal Information may also include information you supply concerning your preferences and interests expressed in the course of use of our Site and/or Partner Sites.

When you visit the Site and register to our service, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a Site. This information may include, but is not limited to, technical information about your computer such as memory, bandwidth etc., Internet Protocol address, browser type, the web page you were visiting before you came to our Site and information you search for on our Service. Such information is collected by us for technical reasons and in order to improve our Service. We may also collect statistical and other data related to your use of the Service, usage patterns and/or other behavioral information. This information is collected and used as non-individually identifiable information.

"Account credentials"?

[Gravdigr]

They say this is so they can upload pics directly to your various accounts.

[Happy Monkey]

It would be cool if sites could set up multiple credentials for your account, with multiple levels of permissions. I'd like to use something like mint.com, if the password I gave it to my bank account was to a read-only version.

[Gravdigr]

I'd like to make you aware of a site called FreeKibble.com.

Freekibble.com was launched in 2008, as the vision of then 11 year-old, Mimi Ausland. Mimi wanted to feed the hungry dogs and cats at her local shelter. "There are 10's of thousands of dogs and cats in animal shelters across the country, all needing to be fed a good meal." With this goal in mind, Freekibble was created.

Today, the Freekibble Network reaches over 500,000 passionate pet-lovers. This loyal community has helped us feed over 8 million meals to homeless dogs and cats in shelters, rescues and food-banks across the country (see map).

There are slideshows w/cute dogs/puppehs, and w/cats/kittehs. They have a daily trivia question, too, that, when you play, somehow helps FreeKibble come up with said kibble.

I dig it when kids start something.

[starring molly]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I'd like to make you aware of a site called FreeKibble.com.



There are slideshows w/cute dogs/puppehs, and w/cats/kittehs. They have a daily trivia question, too, that, when you play, somehow helps FreeKibble come up with said kibble.

I dig it when kids start something.

excellent site!! I love animals; and helping. I volunteer at a shelter; and have found many new homes...

[jimhelm]

[BigV]

WOW. Excuse me Miss Clips, we have Cirque duSoleil on the phone for you.

[Undertoad]

I'd date her, she has remarkable ball-handling skills

[Gravdigr]

And on top of that...




...she's a redhead.

[Gravdigr]

How many slaves work for you?

www.slaveryfootprint.com

click 'Find Out/Take Survey'

10 questions (eleven is not a question)

Give (much) more detailed answers with the tab on the left.

Very interesting/thought provoking.

FYI: Like golf, you want a low score.

Gadgets killed me.



You'll have to remove their cookie to take the survey again, as I could only get to my results page post survey.

[BigV]

I could not get it to work.

***

However, this one worked for me. Also cool.

http://jimspages.com/States.htm

My score:

86% 43/50 perfect, average error 25 miles, 339 seconds.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by BigV

I could not get it to work.

I found it pretty annoying. Too fancy for its own good. The graphics and animations got in the way of the information.

[Gravdigr]

Heheh, I went exactly the opposite direction. I was annoyed by all the info distracting me from the survey.