bentangle » contest http://bentangle.com The world from my point of view Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:56:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Notebooks.com’s Magic Giveaway with HP and Microsoft http://bentangle.com/2008/12/notebookscom%e2%80%99s-magic-giveaway-with-hp-and-microsoft/ http://bentangle.com/2008/12/notebookscom%e2%80%99s-magic-giveaway-with-hp-and-microsoft/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:13:08 +0000 SilentBen http://bentangle.com/?p=238 Again, I’m pimping one of these giveaways.  But the truth is that this is a great giveaway and it is great to see a company like HP being so generous this time of year.  I mean these guys are gifting out $6000 worth of equipment TIMES 50!!  Each of 50 blogs that they chose has the full $6000 package of stuff to give away.  And the only catch is that you have to pay it forward?  Even if I gave ALL of it away, I’d still feel better for winning.

Since I heard about this contest a few weeks ago, I’ve been watching a number of the sites involved to see when the contests go live.  I have to say that Notebooks.com is a worthwhile page and I will likely be following them for a while to come.  They have a lot of insightful and useful information and if I don’t win this contest, I will likely be in the market for a new laptop and I will be turning here to figure out what to buy.

So go enter, go research, go pay it forward.  Go here to do so:  http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/blogger-magic/.

]]> http://bentangle.com/2008/12/notebookscom%e2%80%99s-magic-giveaway-with-hp-and-microsoft/feed/ 0 Shout-out to Jake Ludington http://bentangle.com/2008/12/shout-out-to-jake-ludington/ http://bentangle.com/2008/12/shout-out-to-jake-ludington/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:06:22 +0000 SilentBen http://bentangle.com/?p=231 Okay – this is the second post in a matter of days that is related to me entering a contest sponsored by HP.  The truth is that it is a great contest and I would love to be able to be so charitable.  The truth is that I am struggling to figure out what to get for my own kids within our budget, not sure whether my wife and I will be able to afford to give each other gifts valued above $10 (which has been par for the course for years now), but none of this bothers me more than the fact that I can’t afford to be more charitable.  So I’m being selfish – I want to enjoy the feeling of giving this stuff away.

This particular post is in honor of Jake Ludington’s HP Magic Giveaway (I encourage you to enter).  Jake’s blog is an interesting blend of technology and travel.  I’ll admit that I am only aware of it now as a result of this contest, but I will likely be following it from now on (could use good advice in both areas).  I look forward to reading (and commenting on) his insights.

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