Nancy, I am sure the talking ecard you recommended is completely safe; however, please let your readers know that there is a bad scam going on right now. The subject line is usually something like, "a friend has sent you an ecard" or something equally as generic. If the link is clicked in these emails, it allows a virus on the computer that causes untold damage. I teach computer classes to senior citizens and I give them my own rule of thumb: never click on any link unless it is something you have asked for or subscribed to, and never, ever give out any personal information because an email has had you click on a link and "renew" your information. Stay safe...

For Lisa (East Texas): Try using the silver metallic baking cups; they do not shrink up or get greasy like the paper ones, and they would look much more festive for a wedding.
Doris in Oklahoma City

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I thought I would post information about that today. Yes, there is a virus going around. A real virus would have the following heading.

Subject: You've received a postcard from a family member!
or other variations.
You've received a greeting card from a school-mate!
You've received a greeting ecard from a class mate!
You've received a greeting ecard from a neighbour!
You've received a greeting postcard from a partner!
You've received a greeting postcard from a worshipper!
You've received a postcard from a family member!
You've received a postcard from a neighbour!
You've received a postcard from a worshipper!
You've received an ecard from a colleague!
A wave of malicious messages (like the one reproduced above) sent out in June 2007 employed that very technique, arriving in inboxes bearing subject lines such as "You've received a postcard from a family member!" *

The messages contain URLs that recipients are supposed to visit to retrieve their e-cards, but those URLs actually point to servers hosting a variety of malware (including a variant of the Storm Trojan, "an aggressive piece of malware that has been hijacking computers to serve as attacker bots" since early 2007) that is furtively installed onto victims' PCs. (Generally, only unpatched Windows-based systems are vulnerable.)

*To report ecard that contain malware  forward the message to
Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov

For more information
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp

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I sent a free ecard to Siggy using the Cardfountain card site..

In my opinion the Cardfountain is safe even though has a similar subject line When you open it up the message it states the specific person and their email address. It also shows cardfountain within the link but if you don't know the person or the email address don't open the link.

This is what an actual ecard from Cardfountain looks like

Subject: You've been sent an E-card

Dear Siggy,
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A ECard has been sent to you from: Nancy Rogers (nrogers@amaonline.com )
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To pick up this personalized E-Card, please go to:
http://www.cardfountain.com/do_pickup_ecard.php?pid=1171219-0

<a href="http://www.cardfountain.com/do_pickup_ecard.php?pid=1171219-0">link to e-card </a>

CardFountain Greetings was used to send this E-Card:
http://join.cardfountain.com

CardFountain Greetings ( new talking cards! ) The latest in e-card technology! CardFountain has created and designed a flash powered talking e-card system. Using text-to-speech technology, you can type what you want the card to say, and our entertaining characters do the rest.

Nancy, I would love to use the new talking greetings cards, but was wondering if it's safe to download the program. It say cards are free after you download the program. Would love your advice about this. I have been getting this newsletter for a couple of years or more and I love it. Really make's my day to see it in my inbox. I have copied and printed out so many recipes and try them all the time. And to the ladies that sent in breakfast casserole recipe I asked for ,well I made a couple for my SS class breakfast and they were a hit. Everyone wanted to know where I got the recipes from. So thank you all for sending in recipes.
Helen in Mississippi

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I checked it out before I put the link on the online newsletter. I have personally used this company for years and have had no problem with them. I have the installed it on my computer.  They do have cute greeting cards along with the talking greeting cards. After it is installed just click on the link on your desktop and listen to the talking flower and the things the talking flower had to say.

I did not choose the option during the install to make the link my default link but did choose to install the small toolbar at the top of the browser. I signed up for the yearly subscription because I trust the site and they have cards for holidays and everyday. They have no spyware in the install and they do not share your information with anyone else like most card companies.

Their printable cards and calendars come in handy.  I like the ability to upload my own picture and use my own voice and send it in a card format.  When one signs up for the yearly membership it includes 2 free accounts to share with family or friends. For me, it was worth it to sign up for the yearly account and all its benefits. I trust the company and use them a lot. The link and information is listed below if anyone is interested.
Nancy Rogers

*To report ecard that contains malware  forward the message to
Crime Complaint Center at http://www.ic3.gov
Athena

For more information
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp