Self-destructing e-mail addresses

Filed Under (Technology) by ron on 10-10-2008

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Lucky is the e-mail user who hasn’t received solicitations for aphrodisiacs or online casinos - commonly known as spam. The single best way to avoid unwanted e-mails is to avoid giving out your e-mail address in the first place. That’s easier said than done, however, especially since many online shopping transactions require an e-mail address.

One potential alternative are disposable e-mail addresses. As these are automatically deactivated after a short time, users can reveal them without worrying about increasing their spam load.

From a purely legal point of view, taking such extraordinary measures should be unnecessary, since online shops are forbidden from sharing e-mail addresses without the permission of the user. Not even a newsletter can be sent without consent.

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Babe of the Day: Gillian Chung, Twins

Filed Under (Babe of the Day, Pictures) by ron on 06-07-2008

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Gillian Chung

Gillian Chung (born January 21, 1981) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop girl group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi. In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). Chung accepted the offer in 2000 and became a contracted artist of EEG and started to undergo trainnings before debut. In 2001, the magagement company assigned her to form a singing duo, Twins, with Charlene Choi, whom she is not actually related, in 2001.

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Journey of The Olympic Flame: Chinese edition of FHM

Filed Under (Attractive, Entertainment, Inspiration, Interesting, Pictures, passion) by ron on 06-07-2008

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Chinese edition of FHM Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Chinese edition of FHM (For Him Magazine) is celebrating its forth anniversary, and shows their support for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympics in a stunning photoshoot. The May’08 issue of the magazine covered a 32-pages Olympic theme special and outsize pullout poster, titled ‘Journey of The Olympic Flame’. Read the rest of this entry »