With so many USB flash drives on the market these days, it can be hard to decide which one is the one for you. There are some that offer incredibly high levels of data protection and encryption, whereas others just aim to be as inexpensive as possible. When it comes to the Lexar FireFly drive, the goal seems to be to pack tons of storage capacity in a tiny frame.

Lexar has now pushed the envelope a little further, introducing a 16GB version of the Lexar FireFly. As you can tell from the picture above, this drive is absolutely tiny. Yes, there are a few drives out there that are physically smaller, but very few are able to pack in up to 16 gigs of documents, music, videos, and other files.

Available now at wherever you buy your Lexar stuff, the 16GB FireFly USB flash drive retails for $99.

Congratulations to this weeks geek Jeff. This weeks questions are…

1.  What phone is this?

2.  What phone is this?

3.  What phone is this?

4.  What phone is this?

5.  What phone is this?

Last week we worked on split testing to increase sales conversions. This week we will talk about a new email header that is slowly being adopted by software vendors and ISP to make it easier for people to unsubscribe from a mailing list. This weekend project is good for those that have developed their own script to send out a newsletter.

A general email header looks something like this…

From: josh@domain.ca
Subject: Test Email
Date: August 23, 2008 3:13:02 PM PDT
To: jasmine@domain.ca

The new header field looks like this…

List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:unsubscribe@domain.ca>, http://domain.ca/unsubscribe/?email=jasmin@domain.ca

This new header field allows for both an email and link to unsubscribe.

If you were using this in a test php email your script would look like this…

<?php
$to      = ‘nobody@example.com’;
$subject = ‘the subject’;
$message = ‘hello’;
$headers = ‘From: webmaster@example.com’ . “\r\n” .
    ‘Reply-To: webmaster@example.com’ . “\r\n” .
    ‘List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:unsubscribe@example.com>’;

mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
?>

If you have written your own mailer script using I suggest you begin investigating this project now.

If you get stuck let me know in the comments.

In celebration of our 1000th blog post we will be taking orders for the audio version of the blog on the soon to be released cassette Blogging it Old School. The cassette will cover all 1000 posts as read by beloved actor Ben Stein.

I hope you have enjoyed the first 1000 posts and I look forward to doing the next 1000 posts.

We’re coming down to the last couple of weekends before the kids have to go back to school, so let’s get out there and enjoy the sunshine. Just be sure to heed the advice and insight of these five blog posts before you do. Happy Friday!

Spending time with loved ones is usually a positive experience, but we also spend the lion’s share of our days with our co-workers as well. For this and some other reasons, Scott Young asks if you would still work if they didn’t pay you. Many people choose their careers based on salary alone. Are you one of those people?

Unforgettable memories. More and more people are bringing their digital cameras everywhere they go, but far too many are focused on just one feature of these cameras. Derek Semmler of The Man Page bellows at these folks, telling them to just forget the megapixels. The megapixel count isn’t the only thing that determines picture quality!

Speaking of photos, John Chow has encountered a contest that looks for your most embarassing baby and toddler pictures. The contest, appropriately enough, is called Mom! What Were You Thinking?. Among the prizes offered are a Macbook Pro, iPod touch, and a laptop case. John is throwing in a Flip Mino and 20-inch monitor too.

Theme parks can be a lot of fun. Chris De La Rosa of Obzokee decided that he was going to take the day off to experience the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada. It may not be exactly the same thing, but Chris is able to bring you along for the ride with a video.

If roller coasters aren’t your cup of tea, then perhaps you should heed the suggestion of Tyler Ingram and take a day trip to Cat Lake in Squamish. It’s only a couple of hours away from Vancouver, but this little town enroute to Whistler has a few charming gems for you to enjoy, like people riding bikes into the water.

A cartoon created by artist Randy Glasbergen.

If you have an idea for a future comic or would like to submit your own BlueFur cartoon let us know in a comment.