Mac 101: Dealing without iCards

@Koorosh, you guys are copying and pasting that same comment all over the Mac community. How about tightening up the English grammar and spelling a little??

Besides, is it even legal for American citizens to be doing business with an Iranian entity like 4iCards.com?? As far as I know, sanctions are still in effect, and I don't plan on inviting trouble by breaking the law of the land I live in.

That said, the quality of the 4iCards product leaves much to be desired when compared to Apple iCards. Since I've already expressed my opinions about the cards and the email format, I'm not going to reinvent the wheel. Here are the links where I've discussed the poor quality issues with this site's cards:

Get Satisfaction: Who misses Apple iCards?

http://getsatisfaction.com/apple/topics/who_misses_apple_icards

iWant Apple iCards Back, Too!! on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/macsmiley/2756802511/comment72157608548368301/

and

PLEASE don't kill Apple iCards! on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/macsmiley/2652541101/comment72157608454797046/

I came across a descent website which has the engine to send your own photos in format of iCard. Visit www.4icards.com and see if this work for you.

The engine is fast and the quality of card are ok. I hope to see more card in there.

While times change with more feature-filled options, the simplicity, the postmark, and the card arriving in the (virtual) mailbox gave iCards its sincere touch.

Someecards is a foul and filthy place. I would never send my friends and loved ones there.

Besides...



What was great about iCards was not 30 templates (or more if you have the $$), but one template with hundreds of beautiful or quirky images at our fingertips in Apple's own collection! That's what made them so flexible.

The big difference between Mail stationery and iCards is this: Personal taste aside, Mail stationery templates are only skeletons smothered with ketchup, mustard, and relish, but lacking the meat and potatoes. A finished, sent, and received iCard was a whole 3-course meal, which didn't turn anyone into a blueberry.

Plus, they were located on a website that was accessible from any computer. Mail is not.

Either Apple has a new iCards service up its sleeves and isn't talking, or else Apple just doesn't get it.

If something new is on the way, there is no reason Apple couldn't keep iCards up in the meantime.

C'mon Apple! You can still do better than this!

Even better yet, Bring iCards Back Online!!

The main things I thought was cool.

The iCard came from Apple with a postmark from Cupertino on it.

It looked like a post card.

"I think an email is better than an iCard anyway"

iCard WAS an email :) iCards were essentially emails with an image attached that, unlike all other "Greeting Card" sites, did not require you to click a link to see the card.