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Have you heard about the Name Your Dream Assignment contest, sponsored by Lenovo and Microsoft? To enter you need to submit your dream assignment for a photo shoot that could take place anywhere in the world. All ideas will be voted on by the public and the 20 ideas that receive the most votes will continue on to be judged by a panel of judges. The idea found to be the most creative and inspiring idea will win. The prize is $50,000 cash plus lots of goodies including a Lenovo ThinkPad W700 notebook computer with Microsoft Vista, specially designed for photographers.

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If you live in an area where Charter offers service then you’ll want to keep reading. Charter Communications is a company that offers cable television, high speed internet and phone service. The more services you get from them the more money you save. Charter is giving a car away to one lucky winner in their Save Green, Go Green Giveaway. Anyone that signs up for one or more Charter services receives an automatic entry into the contest. The one rule of this contest is that entrants must live in an area that Charter services to be eligible to win. You have to love a contest without a bunch of rules!

The prize is a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid car, valued at over $24,000. What a fantastic prize! With the price of gas being what it is whoever wins this car is going to save a lot of money. They’ll not only save a lot of money by not having to buy a new car but they’ll save a lot of money on gas because the car is a hybrid. This Honda gets up to 45 miles per gallon on the highway. Holy cow! I’ll spare you the engine and transmission details except for saying that it’s a 4 cylinder so it gets great gas mileage. Instead I’ll tell you that it’s got a 160 watt sound system with a built in usb audio interface/mp3 player input. Why is that important? Well, since you won’t have to make payments on the car and since you’ll be saving a fortune on gas, you’ll actually be able to take a drive and listen to some music without worrying about how to afford the gas.

This contest is a win-win situation for you because you can save money with Charter’s packages and by spending less on gas. The planet wins because a hybrid car is better for the environment, which is good for everyone. I wish I lived in a Charter area.

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The internet is one of the first places people look for answers, if not THE first place. Toshiba sponsors a terrific forum at www.laptopexperts.net where people can go to find (or give) help getting answers for those tough laptop related questions. The really great thing about the Laptop Experts forum is that it’s open to questions about all laptops, no matter what make, model or manufacturer they may be. To support the forum, I’m holding a giveaway with the help of M80. Five winners will each receive a Machspeed Trio 2 GB MP3 Player with Voice Recorder & Thumb Drive.

From the Amazon.com Product Description
“With a convenient size and shape that resembles a typical USB jump drive, this handy Machspeed Trio MP3 player features 2 GB of built-in flash memory. The player plugs directly into your PC’s USB port, and the USB 2.0 support ensures file transfers will be ultra-fast. The Machspeed Trio’s handy shape allows it to be easily stored in a shirt or pants pocket, an added bonus for those who like to take music along on bus rides or during exercise. In addition to storing music files for audio playback, the player features a mass storage mode to store a variety of different files. Ideal for use in school or at work, the player’s voice recording mode can capture important lectures, business meetings, and personal journal notes. The built-in backlit LCD screen displays song title, album, and artist information while playing MP3 and WMA music files. The player requires one AAA battery for playback (included).”

What’s In The Box
MP3 player, earphones, and AAA battery.

How to enter

To enter post a question about laptops along with your name and email in the widget below and then leave me a comment on this post telling me what your question was. That’s all you need to do to enter. Questions asked through the widget will go directly to the Toshiba Ask A Laptop Expert site. If your question gets answered, you’ll get an email letting you know. The contest will end on Thursday 10/09/08. Comments that don’t contain the required information will not be eligible. Winners will be selected at random. Good luck to all who enter.

EDIT - THE WIDGET IS MISBEHAVING, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR QUESTIONS DIRECTLY ON THE FORUM AND LEAVE A COMMENT HERE STATING WHAT THE QUESTION YOU ASKED WAS. THANKS. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

Now you know that no contest is a contest without a little bit of legalese. Here it is.
This Computer Chit Chat giveaway is a partnership with M80. M80 fulfills shipping for this contest. Information submitted to Computer Chit Chat regarding the contest/giveaway will be used by M80 ONLY to fulfill prizing. M80 does not sell information to 3rd parties, nor does M80 keep shipping or other sensitive information on file. Sensitive information such as shipping addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are deleted from M80 machines after they are used once, specifically to properly label shipments. In the event that the information is incorrect and shipping does not reach its intended destination, sensitive information may be forwarded again to Computer Chit Chat, or to M80 via [nicoATm80im.com].

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.

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FreebieReporter is having a huge contest. Seventeen prizes total will be awarded. The prizes are as follows:

1st Prize:
30,000EC  from  Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from The Asian Economist
125×125 ad for a month from Free Famous Quotes
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com
1 Entrecard banner design from  A Phone Sex Life

2nd Prize:
20,000EC from  Freebie Reporter
1 VIP membership to  CreateBanner.com
125×125 banner  ad for a month  from Journal Of Journey
125×125 banner  ad for a month from  Charcotrip.com
1 month blogroll link from A Phone Sex Life

3rd Prize
2000EC  from  SimpleBrowser
2000EC  from  Debit vs Credit
1500EC  from  Positive Thinking
2000EC  from  Realm of Prosperity
1500EC  from  NickThrolson
1000EC  from  Fantasy Baseball
125×125 ad for 3 months from  Cash Advance Blog
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com

Other Prizes:

EC Credits:
11 Lucky winners will get 1000 credits from one of our fabulous sponsors:
1000EC from  Michael Aulia
1000EC from  Øblog
1000EC from  Better Inspirational Communication
1000EC from  Random Detox
1000EC from  Multiply Themes
1000EC from  Momawannabe
1000EC from  Singaporean In London
1000EC from  Abhishek
1000EC from  SEMscoop.com
1000EC from  A Second Cup
1000EC from  Kutsara at Tinidor

Advertising:
4 Lucky winners will get premium advertising spots from the following bloggers:
125×125 ad for a month  from Positive Thinking
125×125  ad for a month from Gift Reviews
1 month blogroll link from Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from Freebie Reporter

Earn 5 Entries by blogging about the contest and mentioning one prize you’d like to win. Earn 10 entries by blogging about the contest, mentioning one prize you’d like to win and including the list ofsponsors. Earn 2 entries for subscribing to the FreebieReporter rss feed via email. Be sure to leave a comment on the contest announcement letting them know which ways you’re entering. All the winners will be picked by using the random list generator at random.or. The contest ends on 10/10/08.

I’d like to win the 30,000 Entrecard credits from Freebie Reporter myself.

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I try to keep things simple and easy to understand on this blog. I’m not highly technical and I know a lot of other people aren’t either. Recently I received a couple of emails recently asking for simple explanations of some common computer terms. I’ll do my best to help.

Shortcut menu - the little menu that pops up when you right click on something

ScreenTip - When activated, if you point to an item in a dialog box a message will pop up telling you what the item is.

Mail merge - A time saving way of combining a list with a form, letter or envelope

Dialog box - A window that opens and requires a response to a question on how to proceed in order to close.

WYSIWYG - This is pronounced wiz-e-wig and stands for what you see is what you get.

I hope that answers your questions!

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The May Entrecard giveaway winner on Computer Chit Chat is

MarciaG!

MarciaG’s comment was “hi,
what a quick and simple contest I like
dropped my card! Thanks”

I’ve included a screenshot of the randomizer showing the winner.

Thanks to all that entered, I appreciate it!

• The winner of the February Computer Chit Chat contest is
• And the winner of the Computer Chit Chat Christmas Contest is…
• The winner ofthe Chick Wordpress Theme giveaway is

I’m giving away 250 Entrecard credits. To enter just drop your Entrecard on my widget AND leave a comment on this contest announcement. Contest ends Saturday 05/31/08 at 11:59 pm est and the winner will be selected using random.org and announced on 06/01/08. Ready? Set? Go!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER.

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Fuelmyblog and Tsheets.com want to know what people do in the first five minutes of their working day. One lucky person who answers this question on their blog will win an 80Gb iPod Classic or an 8Gb Nano.

You probably know Fuelmyblog as one of the most popular online blogger communities. TSheets is an affordable monthly service that offers a web-based timesheet system created to track hourly time from any computer or mobile device. The Tsheets website is well laid out and easy to understand. To use their language, it’s Triffic.

So, they want to know what I do in the first five minutes of my working day. I get up on a work day at 4am. I usually begin work at my day job at 6am. When I get to work the first thing I do is clock in. Then I go into the office and turn on my computer. Then I put the radio up on top of bookshelf on top of my desk (the only place I get reception) and turn it on. I open Outlook first and then the different apps and folders that I use all day. Then I go into the kitchen and make a pot of coffee. Then I go back to my desk and check my voicemail and email. By then almost ten minutes has gone by and I need that coffee. So, there you have it. That’s what I do in the first five minutes of my working day.

What do you do in the beginning of your work day?

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Rather than take a screenshot of everyone’s names and email addresses, I pasted everyone into a spreadsheet and assigned everyone a number. Then I went to random.org and randomized the list of numbers. Then I took the winning number, in this case #8, and checked the spreadsheet to see who it was. I’ve added a screenshot of the randomized page showing the winning number.

The winner, #8, is Renee, from strokesofmagic.blogspot.com. Renee is receiving one year of Hosting! It is shared hosting with Surpass Hosting (whom I LOVE), and it’s called the Power Plan. Renee’s comment was “The features that caught my eye, were shopping cart and image gallery. Thanks for the chance to win hosting!”. Stop by Renee’s blog and congratulate her on winning. Renee, please email me within 72 hours to confirm you wish to accept the prize.

Thanks to all for participating! Please subscribe to my rss feed. You’ll not only get to read anything I’m chit chatting about but you’ll learn about future contests that way as well.

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Computer Chit Chat is joining in the Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Giveaway Carnival for the first time! I’m giving away one year of Hosting! It is shared hosting with Surpass Hosting (whom I LOVE), and it’s called the Power Plan. Want to win it? It’s easy to enter. To enter just leave a comment containing your name (at least first name), and any one feature of the Power Plan. Feel free to share if you’re participating in the carnival as well if you like. Please take a look around while you’re here and if you like what you see please feel free to bookmark my blog or subscribe to my rss feed. Hurry and enter now - comments close Friday 04/25/08 at 11:59 pm est. The winner will be selected using random.org and will be announced on Saturday 04/26/08. Good luck!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED.

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