[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 never have apple mp3 player Ipod, I would love to try it, if I win it I will get adapter with it and use it to monitor my blood sugar and for listen music on the go
WOW! This is the very first newsletter I’ve recieved from Dave and DCT and he’s offering a chance to win a brand new iPod Touch.
That’s great, but even if I don’t win, I’ll be a regular reader from here on out, and I thank you in advance for all the useful and pertinent
information DCT so generously shares.
Sincerely,
Astroboy
Happy Birthday!!! I always get one tip of immediate interest, often more, in each edition. Thank you for all of your efforts.
Love DCT – Congrats on your anniversary and thanks for the giveaway.
Happy 6th Dave!! Wishing you many more. I would like to win this to give to my daughter who is 11 and bugging me for one since they came out. If I could win this I get my desk top back! That means no more daily clean ups and de bugging, in short no more stress. lol
Great giveaway and could you please count me in, thank you
Great way to celebrate birthday.
Apple products are much costlier among others.
Never got a chance to use any one of them.
I wish i could get it here.
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes.
Thank You DTC Team for sharing your happiness with us.
Congratulations on your 6 years. The newsletter is outstanding.
What a generous offer to celebrate your 6th birthday. We, the reading public, should be giving you presents. I cannot tell you the number of times your tips have bailed me out of a computer problem. The freeware recommendations have been truly priceless. May you have many more years of success and growth! _^:”:^_
Happy Birthday DCT, and thanks for the awesome tips we look forward to each week. Both my kids have & love their IPod Touch, I’d be intrigued to upgrade & enjoy the sweet technological jump.
i like your news letter .i would like to have an ipod too. thank you.
I really love Dave’s Computer tips, it’s well done and features stuff I am interested in, keep up the good work, and count me in the giveaway.
Woww hard to believe 6 years! I remeber how happy I was to find and subscribe to your tips.Up until I found you and your team Dave, other tip letters were written in geek talk.Your’s was not and that it why I still look foward to each issue.Here’s to 6 more!!
Happy Birthday! Thank you for making the time to make this site! I find it very useful and appreciate everyone’s time they put into the site
Happy 6th Birthday & Congratulations!
I hope we can see 16th, 26th and so on.
Thanks,
Senor citizen (USA).. Old age pensioner (UK) there’s just no way I could afford this piece of technological wizardry.
My 6 year old desktop has just given up the ghost
A friend of mine has loaned me his stand-by computer so I can check out my e-mails.
Does anybody know how anybody can exist without a computer??
I really want to win iPod Touch. I like to test new technology. Great contest. Please count me in. 🙂
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Congrats!!! happy for completing 6 years of valuable efforts… Its great for helping in solving current issues about modern technologies and i feel you move forward with out any obstacles in future. thnks for a great giveaway.
What a wonderful way to celebrate – by sharing with others.
i have always wanted one thanks for the offer
Happy Birthday on your six years. I am a senior lady that likes to keep up with things regarding my computer. I started in eighties and I am still here. I would love to have the ipod, I love to learn new toys and apps. All this keeps my mind very active. I Hope you will consider me.
Thanks,
RRL
Wow. Never thought I’d be in with a chance to own one of these. Well done DCT.
Happy Birthday Dave & staff, thanks for the great newsletter and a chanch to win this awesome prize, Larry
Well done! Six years and going strong, keep it up.
This is for my ife the only family member who doesn’t have an iPod touch. And Happy birthday.
Happy Birthday to DavesComputerTips.com and we appreciate the articles and giveaways.
Please count me in also.
Peace and Longevity to all…