[message type=”info”]THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED and the winner is… Kenneth Edwards! The number corresponding to Kenneth’s comment was drawn as the winner. He has been notified and we are awaiting his response.
I wish everyone who commented could have won. Unfortunately that would have been a bit outside my budget. I would like to thank everyone for their generous comments and encouragement. It means the world to each of us that put our heart and soul into bringing you this awesome site. I wish to personally thank each of you for your continued support. I really appreciate that you share your time with us when you visit DCT. There are millions of sites on the internet and the fact that you choose DCT means a lot!
Rest assured we will work very hard as we continue to improve DCT. Now get out there and spread the DCT word! ~ Dave[/message]
It’s our Birthday, but you win the prize!
For those of you who are new to DCT, or may have overlooked our “About” page, DCT began as an effort to help family, friends, and co-workers with their computer problems. We were returning from a vacation to the Smokey Mountains in mid July 2006 and I was searching for a method which would allow me to communicate simple computer advice without the usually email “banter”. My initial thought was to simply setup an email group and create brief newsletters, but a more reasonable approach that allowed family, friends, and co-workers to access the information more than once and at their leisure was evident.
Enter Daves Computer Tips. A domain name was purchased and a website designed. It wasn’t pretty by any stretch of the imagination, but it was effective. My original goal was to update the site as new information became available and to send that information to my list of contacts once per month. The first Newsletter went out to 30 people.
Once per month became bi-weekly as I soon learned important information needed to be shared more frequently. I actually received nothing but support from the original newsletter bunch. It fueled my desire to provide information and I approached Carol Bratt with the request that she contribute her Microsoft Office knowledge to my effort. She agreed. If she only knew what she was getting into…
Since that time I’ve worked very hard (ask my wife) at growing our readership and the amount of information shared. It hasn’t always been puppy dogs and cupcakes as we have had our share of ups and downs.
In 6 short years DCT has grown from 1 individual to a total of 13 who are currently contributing, or have contributed, their knowledge and expertise to DCT so that you, the reader, are presented with tips, how-to’s, news, and software that is explained in plain language. We added a forum (2008) to allow users to ask questions or chat about computers and tech. For the first 5 years I manually created every page of DCT in html and in 2011 the decision to change to a blog type format was made in hopes we could better serve the readers and suit the needs of a new internet generation – hence to “2.0” you see in the banner logo.
You may have noticed I often use Our and We when referring to DCT. Why? I believe DCT is an extended family, of sorts. Without the contributions of those who have helped throughout the years and without each of you visiting DCT regularly there would be no DCT. Everyone who gives of their personal time contributing to DCT might have happier spouses if that were the case, but there would be something missing from their heart as each of us do it out of love and dedication.
I wish to thank each of you for your support and the time you spend reading DCT! It means the world to me personally, and I know the DCT Team feels the same way! As a token of my gratitude I have a gift for one lucky reader…
Apple iPod Touch 8GB Giveaway
Feel free to share this with your friends and family! Don’t forget our Ashampoo Music Studio giveaway, which might be helpful for someone with a new iPod Touch! Please read the rules at the bottom of the post – to keep the contest fair any attempts at cheating will be handled appropriately!
The iPod Touch was purchased in the US and, as such, will have a US power adapter. This also means I cannot guarantee a warranty as this contest is worldwide and product warranties vary due to location. Other features are listed below:
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To enter simply comment once (and only once) below using a valid email address that you check often. Our birthday wish is that you tell us a little about yourself in your comment. If you don’t feel comfortable with that just tell us how you intend to use the 8GB iPod Touch if you win. Don’t forget to share the contest!
We wish everyone the best of luck and thank you for your continued support of Daves Computer Tips!
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Apple iPod Touch Contest Rules:
- Post one comment below to enter. A user’s first comment must be manually approved. Be patient if your comment doesn’t appear immediately.
- Comments must be received before 00:01(EST) on August 5th, 2012. Any replies after the cut off will be deleted and will not count.
- Post only one comment! Users who abuse this rule may have all replies deleted and be banned from the contest.
- On August 6th, 1 comment will be chosen by random number generator as the winner of the 8GB iPod Touch.
- All decisions regarding winners made my Daves Computer Tips are final.
- The winner will be notified by email at the email address used to comment – be sure to use a valid email that you check regularly.
- The winner will be contacted by email at the address used when their comment was left.
- The winner must reply to the notification email within 7 days, otherwise the contest will be redrawn.
- The winner must provide a valid shipping address, otherwise the contest will be redrawn.
- The winner agreed to hold Daves Computer Tips and any authors, partners, or contributors harmless
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I can’t afford one but I’d love to have one! 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!
And Happy Birthday!
Richard
I got to know this Huge and Precious give away today
and I am very proud to say that your site is the best give away website
and would be Proud to get this give away
Thanking You sincerely Bhagwan
I will not elaborate here and write only the Count Me Please. 🙂
I was very glad about that.
Happy birthday DCT!!! It’s been six strong years and I believe you guys will be able to continue the website for many years to come. Firstly really glad that this website contributed a lot to the computer nerds with your computer tips and not forgetting the software recommendations and the giveaways. I’m actually quite poor in computer skills and often have to google for solutions to my problem and I happened to get to this website. I really hope that I can win an ipod touch as it is portable and convenient to bring around. I can use it to listen to music and go online. Thanks for organizing this contest and thanks to Dave the owner of this website 🙂
Awsome giveaway Dave and congratulations on your 6 years. I sure would like a chance on winning this ipod so please enter me in this.
Even a grandma and someone new to computers can learn how to secure their computer and install programs that they will use and need. Thank you, everyone, Ann
Hi happy birthday and congrats for coming so far!! I think we your readers will really appreciate all the hard work that all of you had to to get through to sustain the website. I really do hope that this website can go on for many years to come. I hope to win this ipod touch as I’ve always wanted one but couldn’t afford it. Thanks for being so generous.
if i win this ipod, i’ll use it mainly for listening to music
Happy 6th birthday to DCT! I joined the forums Dec 20, 2008 and was probably reading the tips long before that. Since reading I have had the privilege of coding Volume Calculator, Area Calculator, and Converber for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. It is ironic that I still do not own one of these devices. Thank you for the contest.
Happy 6th Birthday & Congratulations!
Love to take part to win the iPod as I am a avid music fan.
Thanks.
Thanks Dave & DCT team for the giveaway.
Congrats on completing 6 successful years of helping us out. I can vouch for the kind of help we get from DCT.
I never had an ipod, and therefore winning one would be great. Appreciate if you could count me in.
Thanks,
Grr
Happy Birthday and Thank you for great giweavay,Have a wonderful day.
playing the music in the l pod, lt is interesting idea
Hi,Happy Birthday Dave and DCT,
And Thank’s very much for this giveaway.
I read this fantastic website for one year,but I think is very great website whit good and interessant content and very helpfull tips,and wonderfull giveaway!!!!!!!!
Very good that this website exist!!!!!
I am Happy to partecipate for this giveaway,and I hope a Dave computer tips give this contest for more and more time’s……..
Thank’s
I would like to win this so I can give it to my wife, who had an old one but it broke a year ago, and we just can’t buy another. This would make a great surprise gift for her since she never ask for anything. Thanks so much for this opportunity.
Happy 6th Birthday, DCT!!!!!!!!!!! Wishing every one of you many more great years to come! I know I, for one, look forward to your newsletters, as they have come in very handy with some of the newer software/tips ‘n tricks, etc. that I was (before reading) unaware of. I build computers for a small extra-cash-in-hand living, and your newsletters have been invalueable to me in that respect (especially with the new Win7, as I’m a faithful XP user who’s thinking, finally, of upgrading my own comptuers, as everyone I’ve built for nowadays wants 7). Your newsletters have helped me more than once whenever I’ve been “stuck ‘n stumped” with 7, and I’ve archived every single one since I found your site! My collection is growing rapidly, but, I refer back to them quite often! I look forward to “collecting” more issues in the future!
As for the Ipod, I’ve never owned one myself. I have a “dinasour cell phone” (ie: text and calls **only**), and I do feel quite left behind in this field :’-(
I would greatly appreciate a chance to win one of these beauties, as I’ve had them demonstrated for me in stores before, and I know I would enjoy it emmensly!
Thank you for the chance to win, and again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
Hi Dave and All DCT Team, congratulations for completing six years of success and best wishes for upcoming years.
Thank you to all of you for your help, and all the Knowledge that i gained through DCT, and especially to Dave, thank you, recently you helped me a lot with my ban issues thanks for your support.
Please add my name for this mega draw. thanks 🙂
best wishes,
— Sahil Waste
Happy Birthday & Congratulations!
I love music but still don’t have a portable player. Will be great to own an iPod.
Happy Birthday DAVE……..Thank you for your email updates,……..not being a computer wiz at all you help me understand all that computer jargin in simple terms….Thank you again for all your efforts,,and sharing with us….. [please count me in your giveaway,] never had an Ipod,but I do love music.
Stay Well….God Bless……Paul
I like your news letter ,and it would be nice to win an ipad thank you chuck
Thanks for the useful info, Dave. Enjoy your tips.
Appreciate the tips and the valuable advice with your weekly email. Would love to have a ipod touch, please put me into consideration. Thanks!!
OKAY, what is an iPod Touch? I don’t keep up much with i???, though if I win, I guess I’ll find out. Thanks for offering to expand my horizons.
Happy 6th birthday to DCT! Thank you to all of you for your help, and all the Knowledge that i gained through DCT, and especially to Dave, thank you, recently you helped me a lot with my ban issues thanks for your support. Please add my name always be at the list of your giving away gifts.
Thanks
aloha! when I bought my computer I didn’t even know how to use the mouse correctly. Because of your website I have greatly advanced in my knowledge of how to get the most from my computer. thanks so much for all of your hard work for these 6 years. hoping for many more birthdays. I would love to win an ipod since I cannot afford to buy one. mahalo! mary