Category: Geeks r Us
What have you all 3experienced with these both sending and receiving? I find I can't read the text, I'm assuming, because its generated graphically. I've been reluctant to send them, for fear that the music might sound nice, but the message or picture may be offensive to someone. Thoughts please?
Thanks,
Lou
Greetings to you Lou,
There was a gentleman back a few summers ago in my life that happened to blind who would E-mail me cards with graphics (oft times from WebShots) with oft times some of his own wording contained. For me this was such a special happening to be in the receivership of these notes of cheer…
…at one point I asked him how he knew what was on he cards and he mentioned to me that besides going by the title of the card that he also had some of his sited friends tell him what was on the photos and then he simply remembered what graphic was on what card… It was so neat to make up little stories to go with the cards back and forth to each other as well as to talk of what would like say, come to mind when I viewed the photo/graphics…
Connie
Lou, I have the same problem. Most people who send me e-cards make an effort to send those with speaking or with someone singing a song with funny lyrics. But there are so many more to choose from, and when sending e-cards, I also wish I could know exactly what all the cards say and what the pictures show without sighted help.
Yeah, Becky. that pretty much says it all. Connie, That's a neat system you and your friend worked out. I've heard that some of the Blue Mountain Arts cards are accessible, but, I like my mother-in-law, and I don't want to send her a nice card only to have her furious because I sent her a ponr picture. That would almost be funny if it weren't me, of course, but there goes my sideways sense of humor again.
A further note Lou, was that the gentleman who E-mailed with me at times was say cautious in his selection of graphics/photos of what he sent and though not porno in nature yet at times he did question if some of what he was sending was appropriate…
Well, over the years time has proven that the E-mails was truly an overall learning experience for me in that the photos/graphics in many instances were not of the nature that I had previously been accustomed to (like some were works of art that say introduced me to certain various arts that before I had not encountered) …from the graphics/photos I have been enabled to go on and thusly communicate with others in ways almost somewhat mysterious, for my world went from say simply being flat/one stratus to ringing with a dimension of all earth encompassing…
Probably not making myself too clear but if I may say, just allow for those who may like to share in greetings/conversation with you, for you to not be too overly cautious… sometimes a note of cheer can make all the difference in a life… A bit off topic, but I know when those E-mails had came to me they came when I was personally at such a low ebb in my own personal life with a deep and meaningful relationship that had gone the way of the dust sorta speak as well as other personal crisis I was in a process of going through…. They really made a difference in my life and I don't know that I ever conveyed that to him.
Just think Lou, that after all the folks you know already know you have as you put it, “A sideways sense of humor.” They will adjust and take it in stride…hopefully *worried look ~ Smiles
Connie, you raise an interesting point, and I suspect you must be a writer at heart. You mentioned how your words/speech/conversations/description almost became multidimentional/alive, or at least that's what I read into what you wrote. I gather from your responses to this that you can see. It sounds like you may have been given the gift of being able to adequately describe visual immages verbally, and that's not always easy. Now who is wandering off topic? (LOL). Lou
Well Lou if you don't mind wandering off topic then well hmm, neither do I...
I think you read in some, though not in all respects what you did from the opposing perspective of what it was I was attempting to convey. I will try to explain *wondering if there is enough band width and now where is that 4000 character limit tally…
The thing with this gentleman was the manner of his choosing of the photos/graphics…that many of the graphics/photos were so new/multidimensional to me that I was forced (not forced in a negative/demanding way but more so liken as into a force of nature… something that is say a force that is natural..) that my mind/thots were given to come alive to new perspectives on living/life and what I had hoped to convey to you was that you through the various E-mail using designs/photos may very easily give into another’s world some glimpse of something that is missing out of their own life…that between the two of you, that new enrichments could very easily be attained to, although oft times it is not until many months/years down the line when it is that real learning comes into understanding/fruitation.
I realize you have a concern that what you E-mail to someone is not offensive/porno and well, my thots are that if you go with a reputable E-card firm/company then for the main the designs/photos should not veer too far off the course you desire to follow on and if the talk is ongoing and continuing with that other then any misunderstood/offensive graphics/photos could right away be discussed and then too if that is the case you would come to know what designs/graphics that you would not desire to send to another for conversation purposes.
In conclusion Lou, if you should desire I would be say your guinea piglet for a couple go ‘rounds at this E-mailing of cards with graphics/photos so you can ease yourself into all of this or at least discover if this is a way you desire to go when communicating with others.
Post Script…I think it is your turn at Song Speak unless Becky beats you to it!
I have a funny story regarding sending an e-card that says something you wouldn't say to someone. A couple years ago a co-worker was turning 50. We have a good relationship, and she has a good sense of humor, so I hunted for a humorous e-card saying something along the lines of how old 50 is. There was text on the card that I could read, plus I added my own message. But apparently there were some graphics and words on the card that I didn't know about as well. She teased me about sending her a card with the "F word" but I thought she was referring to "fifty" as the "F word." But no, actually the more infamous "F word" was on the card. Luckily she got a laugh out of it, but it has made me much more leery about sending e-cards, especially humorous ones. I don't think a serious card would be as likely to have objectionable language.
*ahhh yes Becky that infamous "F" word...Faith... You say it was done in a humorous fashion...must have been quite interesting no doubt.
I used to send ecards using yahoo, which works ok with speech.
I have to admit though that the idea of sending someone a ecard that they thought was fitting just coz of the music that turns out not to be is kinda funny.
BEN.