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What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?

25 Nov, 2007 No Comments

Today I want to ponder the question: what if Microsoft, not Google,
had created Gmail? What would be the differences in that web mail
client for users today? What if we apply some of the same design rules
that brought us Hotmail, for instance?

To start, here’s the current Gmail homepage after you log-in:

First of all, we need to rebrand the
application name to something longer. Let’s call this Windows
Live Gmail, and add some of the visual elements connected with Windows.
Also, as in Hotmail, there needs to be less space for the email
subjects to make place for a reading pane, which is full of verbose
explanatory help text*:

*Not shown in the screenshot, we’ll also
throw in a security measurement that will prevent you from clicking on
links in emails, unless you discovered the switch to mark a mail as
safe. Another security measurement we’ll add is that you
won’t be able to log-in with just username anymore but are required to enter the full username@gmail.com. Furthermore, we will change the browser URL from http://gmail.microsoft.com to the more professional looking http://by114w.bay114.gmail.live.com/mail/mail.aspx?rru=home.

For another design iteration in our inbox,
we will need to camouflage the checkboxes next to the messages by
putting a mail icon on top of them. Also, we need to break up messages
from conversation threads into their individual parts. Furthermore,
this version of Gmail needs to change from context-aware text ads to
context-unaware graphic banners, which we’ll require to carry at
least one clip art. Gmail currently has a chat box which I don’t
use and thus find annoying, so I think we can build on that and expand
it to a more full-featured chat widget, replacing the labels box.
We’ll also adjust the spam filter slightly to show a couple of
more bulk mails in the inbox:

There’s still not enough banner
space available though, so let’s add a top row for ads and move
the rest a bit more down. Also, to go back to the real Microsoft
spirit, the inbox will now carry a maximum of 2 MB of messages –
that was the amount Hotmail offered when Gmail was released with 1 GB
in April 2004. Also, Microsoft-style, the actual start page of this
service will not be the inbox, but a “welcome” splash
screen. Please imagine the ads blinking at this point:

Somehow, this still misses part of the
Microsoft feeling – the current design is just too bright &
light, and it doesn’t have enough glamor. I’ll darken the
colors a bit and add some smooth shades. Also, admittedly, Hotmail is a
bit slower than Google’s competing service, so we’ll add
some “loading” messages. Usually there’s less focus
on unclutteredness with the Redmond guys, so we’ll add some MSN
news bits and “special offers” where space is left. Plus,
to increase user lock-in, let’s get rid of the “sign
out” link. I’m also putting less emphasis on search, moving
the box to the bottom right and replacing it with a dog:

Voila, we’re done… that was easy!
Your potential, their passion. Coming up tomorrow: “What if
Microsoft had designed Windows Vista.” Stay tuned!
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Orkut Scrap(New) Animation Sites

21 Oct, 2007 No Comments

Now Orkut allows Images and html code on Scrap, here is website collection for nice orkut animation, orkut images, etc..

Image Generators:
imageGenerator.net provides you with an easy way to add text to various
images, allowing you to create a funny picture, or to illustrate a
joke. You can save these pictures online and send them to your friends,
or show them on your favorite message board or website.

Animation Factory:
500,000 Animations, Animated Clip art, Motion Designs for Video,
PowerPoint, Flash, Websites, E-mail and more!. Use our unique
animations, Flash designs, video elements, PowerPoint templates,
sounds, music, and backgrounds to bring your projects to life! Become a
member of Animation Factory and immediately start downloading from our
huge library. Hundreds of new items added every week.

Best Animations:
Best Animations is a collection of free animated gifs found on the web.
Except where indicated with an asterisk all animated gifs are believed
to be free to use. If an asterisk appears next to an animation then you
must check the copyright restrictions posted on the site linked at the
bottom of the page where the animation appears. Please notify the
webmaster if you see a copyrighted animation that is not credited.

Animation Library:
the NEW Animation Library, a site featuring over 13,748 free animations
for you to use on your website or send as digital postcards using our
powerful Postcard Station. While you are browsing the Animation
Library, you can listen to great music by using the Jukebox. To
navigate our site, just use the Links in the menu below and on the
sidebar to select animation you want to see. Enjoy your visit!

Gif animations:
This is the Internet’s original and largest collection of free animated
GIFs. Right here, you have access to more than 20,000 animations,
clipart and backgrounds. Price tags are not included and no
registration is ever necessary. You can put this site on your browser’s
Favorites menu right now. Just press CTRL + D (works for most
browsers). Then come back often to check out the new images that have
been added.

Free animations:
All the animations are free to download and use on your websites,
emails and desktops. Many of the free animations and graphics have been
created by the Webmaster, so you know you are getting original images.
The 3D Words and messages are especially interesting. These have been
created by the Webmaster using several types of software as listed in
the disclaimer.

Animation Gold:
large collection of free animation and clipart that you can download
for free. Our archive of animation and clipart includes lots of new
animated gifs and clipart you’ve probably never seen before. We will
continue to make new animation and add it to our site. Click the free
animation link at the left and it will take you to our animation page
where you will find the animation menu listed by category.

Animation Central:
Welcome to animation central where we serve up hundreds of free
animations on the best free animated gif archive on the net today.

fg-a.com: Everything Needed To Build Or Enhance Your Web Site.
Browse for Animated Gifs, Clipart, Animations, Backgrounds and more

Animation station: best animations, backgrounds, graphics on net

Zwani:
No Popups… No Spyware… No Spam! Just 1000’s of Comments &
Graphics To Use Everyday! Zwani.com is THE place to get all of the
comments and graphics you could ever need for use on Myspace,
friendster, Hi5, Myeeos, your website, friends blog or any other place
you want to add a little comment or graphic. From comments and quotes
to backgrounds, page codes and glitter graphics we have it all!

Pimp Hi5: this site provides Hi5 comments, glitters, animation, graphics, layouts, backgrounds, icons, falling hearts and many one

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Download Everything: 30+ Firefox Add-ons For Downloading Images, Videos & Files

20 Oct, 2007 No Comments

Every day we all run across content we would like to save a copy of.
Sometimes, it’s even legal to do so. This toolbox gives you Firefox
add-ons to save just about anything from a webpage you could ever want.
Obviously you shouldn’t install these all at once.

File & Page Saving

Backgroundimage Saver - Helps you save the background image of a page even when hidden behind a transparent GIF.

BatchDownload - Assists you in downloading multiple image links at once.

Bazzacuda Image Saver
- Will cycle through your open tabs, if any tab has an image and
nothing else, the image will be saved and you can have the tab close
automatically.

Downloads in Tab - Moves the download manager to a tab.

Download Manager Tweaker - Open the standard download manager as a separate window, a new tab, or the sidebar.

Download Statusbar - Rid yourself of the pop-up download window and manage everything from your status bar.

Download Sort - Automatically save downloads to different directories when using “Save Link As” or “Save Image As”.

DownThemAll! - Download one link or multiples, has a built-in accelerator.

Facebook Photo Album Downloader - Download complete Facebook photo albums.

FlashGot - Download one link, selected link, or all the links on a page.

Image Download - Download all the pictures and filter by width, height, type, create sub folders and more.

Image Toolbar - Provides one click to image actions such as downloading.

Launchy - Enables you to open links and mailtos with the external applications of your choice.

OpenDownload - Adds functions similar to IE’s ‘Open’ and ‘Run’.

PDF Download
- Checks every link to see if it is a PDF, if it is, it gives you the
option to open it inside or out Firefox, download it to a folder or
view it as HTML.

Pterodactl - Saves the largest image on the page, in all tabs, and renames files to keep from having conflicts.

Save As Image - Saves the currently displayed tab as an image creating an instant screenshot.

SafeDownload - Automatically scan downloaded files for viruses.

Save Complete - Aids you in saving complete webpages.

Save Image In Folder - Save images to special folders on your hard drive.

Save Images - Saves images from the current tab’s cache to a specified location.

Save Link In Folder - Save links to special folders on your hard drive.

Screengrab! - Saves the entire web page as an image.

Sourceforge Direct Download - If you frequently download from Sourceforge, this will help you skip the mirror selection step.

ScrapBook - Helps you save portions or entire webpages and then organize them.

TiX Now! - Improves downloading speed from Rapidshare and MegaUpload amongst others.

Video Downloading

Amazing Media Browser - Scans a page for embedded media and helps you download the source files.

Download Embedded - Provides the ability to download several forms of media.

Download Helper - Will extract content from many different sites.

Fast Video Downloader - Can save videos from around 60 video sites.

GetVideo - Provides access to the direct path to get the video.

Google Video Downloader - Adds a button to the status bar to save videos from Google Video.

Media Pirate - The Video Downloader - Gives you the ability to save videos from approximately a dozen sites.

PimpFish Basic Toolbar - Capture video files from numerous sites.

UnPlug - Scans a web page for media players and tells you where the media files are stored so you can download them.

Video Download - Adds a simple right click command to download videos from numerous sites.

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