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Notes To Friends: Print & Mail Letters Online

Hammad — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:01:05 +0000

The days are long gone when you had to walk to the post office to post a letter to your pen pal or your family/relatives living away from you. The concept of emails, phones and fax took over.

However, Notes to Friends is a website that intends to keep the concept of letters alive in a different way, still using the Internet. But instead of sending an e-mail, you send a letter. Notes to Friends make this possible by asking the user the “Return Address” and the “Delivery Address”. Once you give those, you can write your letter and then pay through PayPal the cost of sending the envelope, which is $1.49.

This saves you the time and hassle of going to the post office, while at the same time keeps the concept of letters alive. However, the website will place its logo on the envelope. If you want to remove the logo, it will cost you an additional 10 cents.

Features

Free and easy to use.
Send letters without going to post office.
Similar tools: PostalShout, 1HRMail, MailWriter, SnailMailr, Zumbox and TheMailMonster.

Check out Notes To Friends @ www.notestofriends.com

EMS-Tracking: International Postal Tracking Service

Hammad — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:00:02 +0000

Express Mail Service or EMS for short is an international special postal service offered by many postal administrations of the world and regions.

If you have, any items ordered through EMS you can easily track them online using the online EMS tracking tool. Using the tracking service is easy. When you buy an item (with tracking enabled) you will be provided with a tracking number.

Enter that tracking number into the field-box provided and click “Track” you will now be required to enter the Verification Code. Enter that, and you will be provided with your delivery information, which will tell you as of where your items are and in how much time it will take for the item to be delivered.

You can now be free of worries of having your package lost, for if it is you can check the “Delivery Information” and take necessary steps if the package is lost or has accidentally gone to another country/place.

If you want, you can integrate EMS Tracking on your website. You will be given a HTML code which you can paste anywhere on your website.

Features

Many counties and regions use EMS – enjoy benefits of EMS in most places
Easily track your order from the online tracking service
Simple and easy to use
EMS widgets can be integrated on different websites.

Check out EMS Tracking @ www.ems-tracking.net

PostcardOnTheRun: Print & Send Postcards From Your iPhone

Israel Nicolas — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:01:53 +0000

The smartphone changed the way we post and share pictures. Since we have our phones handy, we can take quick snaps, and if the phone is connected, the pic can be easily uploaded online for your friends. While going all-digital is good, snapping a photo that you can print to friends makes the moment more memorable, giving them something that they can hold on to. Postcard On The Run is an iOS app that does just that.

Postcard On The Run takes your pictures and sends them as a postcard to others. The process is seamless too – you just need to get the mailing address of the recipient, snap a photo, then send it. If you do not have the address of your friend, the app will send an SMS where they can enter the mailing address where they want it sent.

Postcard On The Run also lets you sign your postcard with your finger, add a personal message, and embed a map to show where you are. Once you have everything set up you can just pay using your credit card or Paypal.

This tool is very useful for people who find great value in printed pictures compared to digital pictures, especially when sharing moments with friends.

Features:

Send postcards from your iPhone to mail.
Finds missing addresses for you.
Add personal messages.
Change designs.
Include a map with your GPS location.
Sign postcard with finger.
Similar Tools: Postagram.

Check out Post Card On The Run @ http://www.postcardontherun.com

Updater: Change Your Postal Address & Block Junkmail Online

Umar — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:01:20 +0000

Getting junk mail in your email inbox is inconvenient. But getting printed junk mail through your door is downright frustrating. If you are moving to a new place and do not want your junk snail mail to follow you, then Updater is just the service you need to check out.

Updater is a service that lets you fill out an official change-of-address form online. By filling out this form you update your address and also update businesses, schools, organizations, and personal contacts. You can also control who exactly has access to your physical address. In other words, you can create your own snail mail blacklist and ban letters from certain marketers and companies.

Update by web developer:

-The following sentence is a bit misleading: “By filling out this form you update your address and also update businesses, schools, organizations, and personal contacts.” Actually, by filling out the postal change of address form, you merely request mail forwarding from the postal service, but you still have to update all the businesses, schools, organizations and contacts that you value. That’s where Updater comes in. With Updater, a user can create an “Update List” (of all their valued mailers and affiliations), and Updater will then update all such affiliations so that the user does not need to waste time reaching out to each separately. Similarly, an Updater user can create his or her own “Do Not Mail List” and Updater will then request that each listed mailer remove the user’s info from their mailing lists. The result is that our users gain precision control over the privacy and communication settings for their postal address.

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Updater charges you $1.99 for the address changing service. If you would like to add the latter feature as well, the overall charges become $14.99.

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you fill out a change-of-address form online.
Helps update businesses, schools, organizations, and personal contacts with your new address.
Lets you create a blacklist for your snail mail.
Helps get rid of physical junk mail.
Similar tools:Catalog Choice.

Check out Updater @ www.updater.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

SnailMailMyEmail: Send A Handwritten Letter To Any Place In The World

MOin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:01:15 +0000

Emails are great – they are fast and convenient. But a handwritten letter nowadays is a refreshing form of communication. Here to help you surprise your loved ones with a short handwritten letter is a service called Snail Mail My Email.

Snail Mail My Email is a free to use service that uses volunteers to send handwritten letters to your loved ones. All you have to do is send an email to snailmailmyemail@gmail.com. Your email should contain the letter’s body; this body should not exceed 100 words. The letter should also contain the recipient’s physical address. You can also make a custom request such as adding a doodle to the letter, a flower petal, a lip stick kiss, or a spray of perfume.

Features:

An easy-to-use service.
Sends short handwritten letters for you.
Mails letters to any part of the world.
Lets you add a custom request for the letters.
Similar tool: PostalShout, 1HRMail, MailWriter, SnailMailr, Zumbox and TheMailMonster.

Check out Snail Mail My Email @ www.snailmailmyemail.org (via Redferret) (by MOin from Urban Savior)

PostalShout: US & International Letter Postage Service Online

Umar — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:01:33 +0000

Jobs that involve mailing a lot of letters can be very time consuming as writing all the letters and physically posting them is not a quick process. Here to help you save a lot of time in sending letters is a service called PostalShout.

PostalShout is a web service that posts letters for you. You start by signing up on the website and then selecting the prepaid plan that suits you best. Next you download the site’s Microsoft Word template or OpenOffice template that include clear positions for the letter’s body and the addresses of sender and receiver. The letter you write in these templates can be emailed to PostalShout; the site’s servers automatically detects the addresses and post the letters. Addresses within the US are verified before the letter is posted; in case the verification fails, you are notified that such an address does not exist.

PostalShout does not add any logos or watermarks to your letters. The only things added are serial numbers and 2D bar-codes on the letter and envelope.

This is what a PostalShout envelope looks like:

Features:

A user-friendly web service.
Lets you post letters via the Internet.
Post letters within the US and internationally.
Verifies US addresses before posting the letters.
Offers various payment plans.
Similar tools: 1HRMail, MailWriter, SnailMailr, Zumbox and TheMailMonster.

Check out PostalShout @ www.postalshout.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)

1HRMail: Send Letters Online

TehseenBaweja — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:01:01 +0000

Want to send a quick note to Grandma but don’t want to run to the post office? 1HRMail is a new service that lets you send letters online. The app lets you write a letter online and once you submit, they print it, then mail it out to your specified address within 1 hour. You can write the contents of the letter using a built-in rich text editor and even insert images and signatures.

Moreover, the service also lets you attach files and send them along with the letter (or you have the option to send an attachment only letter). Currently the attachments supported include PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint.

All this costs 99 cents which is not a whole lot more than what it would cost somebody to drive out to the post office and buy a 44 cents stamp.

Features:

Send snail mail online.
The mail goes out within 1 hour.
Insert images and signatures.
Send PDF, Word and Excel files in mail.
Choose from different envelope and paper options.
No registration required.
Similar sites: MailWriter, SnailMailr, Zumbox, and TheMailMonster.

Visit 1HRMail @ www.1hrmail.com

MailWriter: Post Snail Mail Online

Israel Nicolas — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:01:56 +0000

While e-mail is one of the most convenient ways to send messages and documents to your friends, there are still instances when you are required to send a regular letter through a snail mail postal service. This can be very inconvenient and time consuming as you usually need to have stamps, envelopes, papers, a printer, and ink in order to produce one and bring it to a mailbox or a post office.

Fortunately, MailWriter is a web service that lets you send snail mails online in just three easy steps. You can compose the letter on the website or upload supported document formats.

To use MailWriter, the first step is to go to the website and write your letter, or attach a PDF, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint file, then fill up the details of the recipient’s address and your return address. You can also add multiple recipients in one letter.

The next step is to preview your letter and documents, and make sure that the address you inputted is correct. You also need to select the type of envelope for your mail (C4 or C5).

Finally, you need to agree to the terms and conditions of MailWriter and select a payment method for the service (the site supports Paypal, Ideal, and credit cards). The price of the snail mail depends on the number of pages, size of the documents, recipients, and destination of your letter ““ but there is no need to worry as there is a price calculator that can tell you how much it’s going to cost you to use the service.

Features:

Send regular mails online.
Save a lot of your time.
Attach PDF, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents.
Add multiple recipients in one letter.
Choose either C4 or C5 envelope for your mail.
Supports Paypal, Ideal, and credit card payment.
Similar Tools: SnailMailr, Zumbox, and TheMailMonster.

Check out Mail Writer @ www.mailwriter.com

USPS Mobile: Mobile Package Tracking Site

abhijeet — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:27:50 +0000

Although you can always access USPS’ (United States Postal Service) main website from your mobile phone (if it can connect to the net) and track packages, it is always better if one gets a simpler, trimmed-down version of the site on the small screen of the cellphone. USPS Mobile offers you just that. When you visit it’s mobile version, you’ll see 4 main links – Track & Confirm, Find USPS Locations, Find a ZIP Code and Find Cities in a ZIP Code.

These links help you in tracking packages and finding other USPS related information on your cellphone, all in a simple, neat interface that saves you from the hassle of navigating a site on that small device.

Features:

USPS mobile tracking.
A very clean interface which is easy to use.
Shows 4 main links on the front page.
Save time while tracking your package on your cellphone.
Similar tools: FollowMyStuff, PackageTrackr, TrackMyShipments and other shipping trackers.

Check out USPS Mobile @ m.usps.com (via Lifehacker, by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

TheMailMonster: Send Postal Mail Online For Free

abhijeet — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:33:14 +0000

TheMailMonster is a site where you can quickly create a letter which is then sent via postal mail to the recipient. While letters to the US and Australia are free, there’s a flat $3 per letter charge for shipping to other countries except for Britain, Canada, New Zealand and China where rates differ slightly.

It prints, envelopes and posts the mail for you. For the locations where it posts letters for free, it includes adverts in the letter to cover the cost. You can preview your letter in PDF format before sending it. There are also options to send postcards and gifts.

Features

Easily send postal mail online via the website.
Letters to US and Australia are free. There are nominal charges for sending to other countries.
Preview your letter in PDF format before sending it
Also send postcards and gifts using the service.
Similar tools: SnailMailr, Postful, EZGram, L-Mail and TelegramStop.

Check out TheMailMonster@ www.themailmonster.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)