Contest: It takes a computer… to truly screw things up!
The contest is closed for now because I wanted to offer better prizes. It takes a computer… to truly screw things up! Contest!
Have your own outrageous, true computer tale of horror, woe, or hilarity to tell?
I am sending the winner an original artwork, which may double as a mousepad (in a pinch). I’ve given these to friends, who have ALL framed them and said, “Mary, these are amazing! We love them!” Your anonymity is guaranteed, unless you want your name and link published along with the story.
[Shameless Disclaimer: because I’m just one person, and have little money to spend on this, I may dissolve the contest at any time. Also, I can’t substitute prizes, because I’m making them myself and my time is limited, etc. etc. Also, I’d rather spend money on causes like AmeriCares or my local Humane Society and that means you don’t get an expensive gift. Well, I wish I had contacts like Robert Scoble; he’s doing a contest in the next few weeks with prizes arranged by Seagate. The contest is currently closed because I do not have sponsors and I want to redo the contest with better rules and better prizes.) I am contacting all who entered to say thank you and ask them for feedback on what prizes they would like to see in future contests. Colleen, the winner, receives a good prize! Contest is closed:
By entering the contest, you agree to not hold me responsible for anything, including if you don’t like what I send you, or I spell your name wrong or your dog eats your prize when you get it, keels over and needs surgery, or your baby eats it or whatever. It is not edible and I won’t be held responsible for whatever the heck you do with it.
Do you have a wacky computer tale to tell ? Then add your funny story here in the comments! unless, that is, you want to save it for:
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Computer glitch prescribes V*agra to stop smoking and other true, bizarre computer tales from this week’s news. (the headlines which inspired this contest):
- wow… internet crooks really are smarter than the rest of us: Jailed ID thieves thwart cops with crypto | CNET News.com
- Rogue Microsoft program watching BadVista visitors? Need a guffaw? read this fall down funny appraisal of BadVista.org
- Are you an invisible fatty? (Not me. I’m a visible fatty.)
- Cybercrooks hold PC data hostage (crime doesn’t always pay… )
6 opinions for Contest: It takes a computer… to truly screw things up!
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Dec 21, 2006 at 4:40 am
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Dec 23, 2006 at 7:22 pm
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Dec 23, 2006 at 10:00 pm
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WishBoNe
Dec 25, 2006 at 1:43 am
So, who have submitted theirs? Will there be a list to read?
Contest: tell your funny computer story, save the world » Tips and Tricks to help you Master Your Computer
Dec 29, 2006 at 7:39 pm
[…] Announcing the first winner of our contest: It takes a computer to really screw things up, which asks you, the reader, to send in a funny computer story from your personal experience and if it wins, you win a prize: Colleen won with her story (Taming your wireless with antivirus) of the tech support she endured to get her wireless computer network running. […]
Mary Ford
Dec 30, 2006 at 12:59 pm
Dear WishBoNe:
Colleen was the winner of the contest and she is announced. I am reading My Life with IT ! I am closing the contest because I need to retool it and come up with better prizes, a sponsor and a better entry form… thank you. The list is important so people know who won ! your idea is taken to heart.
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