As it turns out, email clients that use the Word 2007 rendering engine (ie. Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010) have inherited the Word 2007 image height limit of 18 inches.

This is nice to know if you’re working in Word, but how about when you’re designing for email? We ran a test and found out that Outlook ‘07 and Outlook ‘10 truncate the upper portion of all images higher than 1728px from the top-down. So, if your image is 250px longer than the 1728px limit, 250px will get lopped off the top. Take a look at the screenshots below to see this in action:

Outlook 2003 (and all other major email clients)

Outlook 2007 & Outlook 2010

You may be wondering, “Who adds images larger than 1728px high to their emails?” Well, sometimes it happens (images says more than a 1000 words and so on)… So before you warm up your scrollbar, don’t forget that Outlook has its limits.

While there may not have been any suitable square footage at ground level, they have instead built their homes on the roof of a shopping centre.

The four homes are so well hidden on the eight-storey complex that many of the locals have failed to notice them, it was reported on www.hugchina.com.

The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain visible in southern skies with binoculars through the end of this month. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework.

This new image technology enables you to create a three dimensional, virtual place from any set of photos where the photos themselves not necessarily are from the same place or using the same motif/composition.

The video below illustrates what I’m trying to tell:

This could be very cool if it actually works for anyone…

It’s also packed with keyboard shortcuts and cool and useful info when hovering your mouse over the images. Last, it’s really really FAST

Fore more information and to download visit faststone.org

A large grid seen rotating at a certain speed will appear to group itself into smaller grids, spinning independently.

Source: David O’Reilley

Clever way of educating, or is it just annoying. Have your say below

Mind the animals…

In case you are a bit slow…

Not the most friendly attitude…

Spanking could probably solve your bad credit here…

We are waiting for the report…

Probably better of catching the next bus…

A funeral company looking for business…

Yes, it happens in real life too…

I’d probably fish somewhere else…

Only one way to find out

In case you didn’t know already…

If they need a sign there must be a problem, eat elsewhere…

Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photosharing sites (requires signing up), and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.

Click the preview picture below to give it a try:

As an alternative you might also want to check out the new browser version of Photoshop, Photoshop Express. As with (almost) any Adobe product this requires registration but my first impression was very good. I will post about this later…

Source: Oddee – World’s Most Creative Buildings

Step 1 – Replace the desktop theme

Microsoft has put out a really sharp-looking XP desktop theme based on Windows Media Player 11. It simply installs as another desktop theme in your Display Options; no need for any third-party applications.

Update! You might also want to try out Royale Remixed by “~oddbasket”. Less bugs and and a very beautiful theme indeed. Thanks to Balu for sharing!

Step 2 – Add a new background image

If you haven’t replaced the background image already you could visit Deziner Folio and get the set of 74 Hi Res Windows Vista Wallpapers.

Step 3 – Live it up a little

Install Google Desktop and add live search and all the gadgets you can fit on your desktop. After a minute or two your Windows XP could look something like this:

There you go, 3 simple steps to make your welcome screen less boring. Feel free to add more steps through the comments below if you know of any other eye-candy’s worth having!

Features

• Fix your photos in just one click
• Use advanced controls to fine-tune your results
• Crop, resize, and rotate in real-time
• Tons of special effects, from artsy to fun
• Astoundingly fast, right in your browser
• Awesome fonts and top-quality type tool
• Basketfuls of shapes from hand-picked designers
• Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux
• No download required, nothing to install

You can also import your photos from Flickr, Facebook, photobucket, Picasa and Webshots with just a few clicks. Very impressive and easy to use. Your perfect companion when you are away on holiday and want to send a few photos to the people at home.

If you’ve never used Photoshop before, you may not appreciate the GIMPshop hack. What Scott Moschella’s done is renamed and reorganized GIMP’s tools, options, windows, and menus to closely resemble Adobe Photoshop’s menu structure and naming conventions. Many of the menu options and even whole menus were recreated to faithfully reproduce a Photoshop-like experience. After running this GIMPshop hack, you’ll find that Photoshop and the GIMP are strikingly similar.

The latest version is available for Linux and Mac, and there’s also an earlier release available for Windows users. Updates are frequent so a Windows version should be available soon. So for all of you designers and photo enthusiasts that can’t afford to buy Adobe Photoshop this is a fantastic solid and free alternative.

For more information, screenshots and downloads visit plasticbugs.com.