That horrid non-follow up from Evite

Here is my inquiry:

Your template main images are 430 x 250. When I go to upload my main image and I create it at this size, Evite reduces it to a much smaller version. If I view the image alone it's reduced to 366 x 212, but it is not even displaying that large. I'm sorry, but the "enlarge image" just doesn't cut it. What size do I need to make my main image so that it matches the size of those used in your templates, and doesn't reduce in the invitation?

Here is their response:

Thank you for your inquiry.

The size of the image wouldn't matter, all uploaded images are automatically resized. It's not possible to not have an uploaded image not be resized.

If we can further assist you, please contact us.

Candice
Evite Support

Well yes, in fact you can further assist me. YOU CAN FIX YOUR FREAKING SOFTWARE.

Thank you very much.

Finally, an alternative to Evite

I kept trying to upload a graphic to Evite that would customize an invitation. I looked at their standard templates and copied their standard main image size. When I uploaded my own, the program not only shrank it, but displayed it at a smaller-than-shrunk size. There was nothing about this in their online help, so I sent them an email, which will be responded to in 1-3 business days. Well that's great, one day before my event they might get back to me. Onto something else. I discovered Socializr, which has the added benefit of obtaining email lists and addresses from other sites and email programs. You can incorporate data from other sites easily.

And when I uploaded my image that was the same as their standard template images, it did not shrink it at all.

The reason I am blogging about this is I discovered Socializr on someone else's blog; it seems that blogs get higher results in Google.

California on fire

California is setting itself up nicely for what should be a very event-filled mudslide season.

Can this evacuation be deemed the "million man march"?

Seasonal Disorders

With the cooler wintry temps comes more tv watching and getting crap done. Yesterday afternoon after a dr. appt left me an extra 45 minutes in my day, I got a few groceries, got my watch fixed (the battery was dead, but it was also "stuck"... some electromagnetic device defibrillated it), picked up some Gorilla Grip to fix my car key, made an appt. to get new car tires, picked up printing at Kinkos, and then did all my laundry, all in time to watch a new episode of CSI.

My biggest problem with tv watching is the commercials, I mean, here I am paying for cable television and paying to watch advertising. And some ads are kind of clever or cute or at least entertaining, then there's the ones that just baffle all sense of what should be shown on tv. ITT Tech. Why could you not just end that one with the guy happily satisfied with his training there? Why did you have to bring him home where he makes his "beautiful wife proud" and then she dribbles on about "how hard he works for us every day" tears dripping down both of her chins. I want to think the only reason he married that cow was he got her knocked up in 10th grade and her daddy had a gun collection.

The underlying message is, yeah, you've screwed up your life pretty good by the time you were 22, but come to us, we'll at least set you up with enough income for alimony when you get your head on straight.