If you’ve been with us since last December, then you’ll probably remember our participation in the HP Magic Giveaway. It was a huge success not only because we got to give away some awesome prizes, but also because hundreds of you paid it forward by helping friends and family with the job search. That’s why I’m so excited to announce that HP, Microsoft, and Timbuk2 have invited us to participate in the Back to school: Better Together promotion.
The details on our specific contest haven’t been hammered out yet, but we’re calling the One Day, One Job version Back to School, Back to Work. Whether you’re returning from an internship and heading back to school or you’ve graduated and just want to get back to work (or to work if you’ve never had a job before), we want to help you use technology to make that happen. That’s why we’re giving away some awesome prizes in this contest sponsored by HP, Microsoft, and Timbuk2.
HP dv6 Laptop – (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit, 4GB RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, BluRay ROM SuperMulti with LightScribe, HP webcam, integrated fingerprint reader, WiFi 802.11 a/g/n, 16” display (1366×768 pixels), ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650 Graphics, Altec Lansing built-in speakers).
HP Mini 110 Netbook – (Intel Atom 270, Windows XP Home Edition SP3, 1GB RAM, 10.1” display (1024×576 pixels), 160GB SATA HDD, HP webcam, WiFi 802.11b/g, 6 cell battery).
Timbuk2 bag – A sweet bag to carry around the rest of your prizes.
Syncables software – For hassle-free synchronization! Easily sync emails, internet favorites and files between two PCs. Also sync to portable storage devices with HP QuickSync. Synchronize important data in a snap.
Our contest starts September 1st, so get excited!
We’d like to think that we’re really special; however, HP, Microsoft, and Timbuk2 have invited 24 other blogs to participate in the contest. Here’s the schedule of when they’ll be launching their respective promotions. (You can also check out the main promotion site at BackToSchoolGiveaways.com)
| Student Bloggers | Starts: 12th August | Finishes: 16th August |
| Geek Zone | Starts: 13th August | Finishes: 17th August |
| Kill Jill Goes to College | Starts: 14th August | Finishes: 18th August |
| Study Successful | Starts: 15th August | Finishes: 19th August |
| Gear Live | Starts: 16th August | Finishes: 20th August |
| CampusGrotto | Starts: 17th August | Finishes: 21st August |
| Poorer Than You | Starts: 18th August | Finishes: 22nd August |
| Notebooks | Starts: 19th August | Finishes: 23rd August |
| ThePrereq. | Starts: 20th August | Finishes: 24th August |
| Hack College | Starts: 21st August | Finishes: 25th August |
| College Times | Starts: 22nd August | Finishes: 26th August |
| OSNN | Starts: 23rd August | Finishes: 27th August |
| Green Panda Treehouse | Starts: 24th August | Finishes: 28th August |
| Building Camelot | Starts: 25th August | Finishes: 29th August |
| Mocha Dad | Starts: 26th August | Finishes: 30th August |
| College Candy | Starts: 27th August | Finishes: 31st August |
| Studenomics | Starts: 28th August | Finishes: 1st September |
| The 2.0 Life | Starts: 29th August | Finishes: 2nd September |
| Geeks room | Starts: 30th August | Finishes: 3rd September |
| Debt Free Scholar | Starts: 31st August | Finishes: 4th September |
| One Day One Job | Starts: 1st September | Finishes: 5th September |
| Daddy Forever | Starts: 2nd September | Finishes: 6th September |
| Clinton Fitch | Starts: 3rd September | Finishes: 7th September |
| Zen College Life | Starts: 4th September | Finishes: 8th September |
| Gear Diary | Starts: 5th September | Finishes: 9th September |
You’ll be hearing more from us shortly on how we’re going to run the contest, so check back often or subscribe via e-mail or RSS.
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I can’t wait to hear about the contest. I have been needing a laptop for while now and an entry level job. So this could be the best of both worlds.
I’ll be looking forward to the start of your contest here. :)
Great stuff. Awesome website. Hoping and wishing for a new laptop to keep intouch with family and friends and be updated with world events. Huge thanks.