So you still use a screensaver? You know, those unforgettable flying toasters were invented to prevent burn-in, a permanent shadow branded into the phosphors of your monitor by a static image of, say, a spreadsheet that you left on your screen all weekend?
Well, Don Willmott, a Forecast Earth Correspondent write interesting subject about this. Below was his original posts.

You don’t still use a screen saver, do you?

By Don Willmott , Forecast Earth Correspondent Posted Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:36pm PDT

I’m happy that at this stage in my career I often find myself writing articles about energy-efficient ways to use computers, peripherals, gadgets, and consumer electronics. It makes me feel so, you know, virtuous.

Whenever I crank out a list of helpful hints, one of the first items I include is this obvious but often overlooked gem of advice: Kill your stupid screen saver. In the good old days of tube monitors, screen savers such as those unforgettable flying toasters were invented to prevent burn-in, a permanent shadow branded into the phosphors of your monitor by a static image of, say, a spreadsheet that you left on your screen all weekend.

Well, flat-screen LCD monitors don’t burn in, so if you still have flying toasters or an endlessly looping slide show of your adorable niece and nephew, you’re behind the times. When you’re not sitting in front of your monitor it should be off off off.

It warmed my heart to read at Green Daily that Telstra, the biggest phone company in Australia, has removed all the corporate screen savers from the 36,000 computers in its offices. What will happen? The change will cut tons of CO2, which they claim will be the equivalent of taking 140 cars off the road for a year. Good on ya, mate. Follow Telstra’s example. Let your flying toasters crash and burn.

Don Willmott’s blog posts are provided by LifeWire, a part of The New York Times Company.

People who say making money online is easy, Liars? Or people who makes us want to think that they’re indeed making easy money online. If you are just about to test the waters of making money online and would like to subscribe to the idea that it can be an easy feat, I’ve got three words for you: No way, jose!

Wonder why not too many are making money online full time? You got it. It’s not easy.
But why are there lots of people who say that people can make money online easily? Are they lying?
Yes and no.

Yes?

Yes there is absolutely a good number of liars who are spreading the word about profiting through online means as an easy peasy endeavor. They do this because they want to make money from gullible folks.

No?

No they are not lying because there are people who can now easily make money because they’ve surmounted the challenges of learning how to earn from blogging, affiliate marketing, freelancing, web designing and many other sources of online income. But as Jarkko Laine mentioned, they didn’t get there overnight.

Now I’m interested in knowing if you think that I’m wrong – that there are people who making money online easily since day one. Can you name anyone who’s born to do it easily?

Our first case study about graphic alteration and photos manipulation is the Angelina Jolie’s Nude Photos. I made a google a bit and found some good example about this very topic. The basic I used is my own knowledge about graphic and the recent guidelines I read and re-write : “5 Ways to Spot a Fake Celebrity Photo“.

Disproportionate Body Shape

This case study will take the Disproportionate Body Shape topic. “Pay attention to they way a celebrity’s body appears in a photo and compare it to confirmed real photos of that star. Do they look the same? If not, chances are that the photo under scrutiny isn’t genuine.”

Well, I actually saved only 15 fake Angelina Jolie’s Nude photos, but I ‘ll use 4 perfect samples for this messy un-proportionate body faking. The manipulation using the very basic technique, putting Angelina Jolie’s head to somebody else’s body, in some position. You may take a look at the large version of these pictures below:

Click to open the large picture.

Some Notes

From their so called work of art final released pictures it seems this forgery artists don’t know exactly what is the word body proportion means. As you may recognize in a quick sight, all the heads always a bit tinier, or we must say too tiny for the body they put into.

The large pictures, I increased the highlight/shadow level into 57%, and see what’s goin on. The original tone of hairs and shading showed. They might not even notice that! What a graphic artist, eh?

The worst work ever is the picture 3. It still leave the original background of the head. And the neck!! Man..!! That’s what people called putting the head off?

Alrite, see you with the next Celebrity Nude photos case study.

This evening I just browse around, and got into this interesting writing about ways to recognize whether the our favorite celebrity photo real or phony.

Don’t be duped by another doctored photo! More often than not, fake celebrity pics are produced to generate publicity for whatever publication is printing the image. Recognizing what is real and fake in a photo requires a little attention to subtle details. Below are 5 tell-tale signs that a photo has been altered.

1. Mismatched Background.
   Look at the sky, look at the ground, look at everything behind the subject(s) of the photo in question. If the blue hues of a clear day don’t match up or if the grass is actually greener on the other side of a celebrity’s body in a photo, it could be a misrepresentation of the truth.
2. Erratic Light Sources and Shadows.
   Notice how light affects the subject(s) of the picture. Does the light source(s) create even, uniform shadows or do shaded areas seem to have a mind of their own? If the shadows of celebrities cast in a picture don’t seem consistent, there’s a good chance that it’s a fake.
3. Mismatched Skin tones.
   This one could be the work of a bad make-up artist or tanning experience, but regardless, mismatched skin tones of a photo’s subject are usually the biggest clue that a celebrity’s head has been put on the body of another model.
4. Disproportionate Body Shape.
   If you put Tom Cruise’s head on Brad Pitt’s body nothing adds up to the truth. Pay attention to they way a celebrity’s body appears in a photo and compare it to confirmed real photos of that star. Do they look the same? If not, chances are that the photo under scrutiny isn’t genuine.
5. Unnatural Body Position.
   There are only so many ways the human body can bend. When Paris Hilton’s head is tilted one way, her body can’t go the other and if her arms are out to her sides, her torso will appear differently than it would if her arms were above her head. Look at the way a star is posing and if the pose is impossible to mimic the photo has probably been altered.

Phony photos have probably been around since the camera was invented, but in the digital world of photo-editing, photo forgeries are fairly common, especially online, but can also appear in magazines, newspapers and even in print ads. If you’re thinking tabloids hold the monopoly on faking celebrity pics, well.. you are mistaken.

Shopping without paying for your purchased goods and doing this legally is one dream come true for many. And this is one of the perks that mystery shopping provides. But what if you’re told that you’ll be doing mystery shopping but you’re parted from your hard-earned money instead of getting some freebies that the job promised? Two words – You’re Scammed! (Or are those three?)

I have always been interested in any information related to mystery shopping since I myself almost bagged a job as a mystery shopper a few years ago. Yes, I’m a frustrated mystery shopper.

So when I’ve learned about this old scam now also victimizing those who only want to earn some extra income through mystery shopping, I just have to blog about it.

Money Transfer or Check Cashing Scams

Remember those money transfer or check cashing scams? Mystery shopper applicants are not safe from these scams as well. The modus operandi is they’d ask you to evaluate a money transfer service. And after a few days, long after the scammers got the money, the bank will hold you responsible for repaying it. Ouch!

The lesson here is clear. If a mystery shopper or customer service company says it wants you to cash a check and wire off money for any reason, stop and run from the deal.

Also, avoid any company that advertises for mystery shoppers and wants you to give them money. Legitimate companies don’t work this way. You don’t have to pay anyone to become a mystery shopper.

Again, you should think it over a lot of times before saying yes to any company that requires you to pay them first before you start working with them.

Trusted Provider

If you’re looking for legitimate mystery shopping opportunities, Mystery Shopping Providers Association is a better option than responding to just about any online ads that you come across or from emails.

A lot of us who are often online knows about these scams but those who are not into the Internet are not that well-informed. So, kindly tell this to your family or friends who are looking for mystery shopping jobs.