Looking for an Avatar? Make Your Own!

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.todomsn.com/avatares/' target='_blank'>http://www.todomsn.com/avatares/</a><br /><br /></div>Are you one of the poor huddled masses lacking an avatar in our forums? Do you lack artistic talent or just can't find the perfect avatar to represent the complexity of your being? Fear not dear readers - have I got a great solution! <a href="http://www.todomsn.com/avatares/">This nameless avatar maker</a> uses Flash, and it's very fun and easy to use. Look at this guy that I made:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/avatar-sample.gif" /> <br /><br />No, that's not me. Seriously. 8O Ok, some days I <i><b>feel </b></i>like that guy. :lol: <br /><br />Once you've made your avatar, take a screen capture of it using either the PRINT SCREEN key or a tool like <a href="http://www.techsmith.com">SnagIT</a>. Paste that capture into your favourite graphics editor, crop it, then resize it to be a maximum of 75 x 75 pixels in size. Once you have the graphic, go into your <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/profile.php?mode=editprofile">preferences page</a> and upload the image. That's it - now you're among the proud, the free, the avatar blessed!

[Zack Mahdavi]

That guy scares me.... 8O

[joelevi]

That guy scares me.... 8O

Yeah... Sometimes Jason scares me, too... :lol:

[Wiggster]

Yea, I'll stick to the avatar that I made myself and doesn't look like a cross between an evil scientist and a chihuahua.... :wink:

But that's a great toy to play with. Get some nice avatars or charicatures from that site. *)

[Mitch D]

Hmmm... Having met Jason in person... I can see the resemblance...

:wink:

[Ryan Joseph]

When XBox goes mobile...

http://members.verizon.net/vze28w6x/Avatar1.JPG

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Jason Dunn]

Hmmm... Having met Jason in person... I can see the resemblance... :wink:

Hey now...!!! :lol:

[Jonathon Watkins]

Hmmm... Having met Jason in person... I can see the resemblance...

:wink:

Nah, his hair isn't as spiky! :mrgreen:

[xendula]

Hmm, OK, I guess I am the only one here who actually uses that thing, but now I finally have an avatar, so thanks Jason! I kept pushing off making my own -- ehm, for about a year or so :oops:

[thunderck]

If you look at the settings of the Flash it is RECORDING with any installed MIC :!:

[Jacob]

If you look at the settings of the Flash it is RECORDING with any installed MIC :!:

It doesn't say that on mine at all actually. You sure those settings aren't just the plugin's global settings?

[foebea]

Am I to understand that while you are creating your avatar, the designers could very well be listening in to your environment? or did i misunderstand what you meant or did you reply to the wrong post somehow?
:?:

Me? I took the hint from the Thoughts team bio page and searched for the SP avatar creator, and have been quite happy with that. This is good too, but i am quite used to my pic now :mrgreen:

[thunderck]

If you look at the settings of the Flash it is RECORDING with any installed MIC :!:

It doesn't say that on mine at all actually. You sure those settings aren't just the plugin's global settings?


Well it had selected my Intel mic sooo someone was listening.

[Jacob]

It has my "mic" selected too- although it's disabled.

I honestly doubt that this is a site specific thing, but who knows?

It wasn't that way with me. I guess you've got a spy-enabled browser :)

[Glisson]

Daddy like!! Thanks for the tip.


Glisson

[theone3]

Yup, it shows activity for the mic. All flash things do. Set your privacy settings to disabled.

How to check(for the paranoid):

If you have 2000/xp, set privacy permissions to whatever you think will work, idle on the page, press ctrl+alt+delete and click networking. Say something. If it is sending data, you should see it there.

[ignar]

Made mine, too. Pretty simple look, but I like it. Thanks.

[arnage2]

i used to make mine with photoshop. (i still do on emuboards)

[thunderck]

It wasn't that way with me. I guess you've got a spy-enabled browser :)

I guess the Matrix has me!! :twisted: