[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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Hi, congratulation on your 6th anniversary. I would love to win a iPod touch for general use, listening to music checking out cool app and of course playing games.
Many Thanks
So far i have avoided all apple products but if I win maybe I will become a convert.
Happy birthday . Thats a nice return gift for your customers .Count me in for that. Thanks for the giveaway n regards
If I won, I’d pass it on to my Grandson. Thanks DCT!
Congratulations DCT on 6 wonderful years. I am almost 75 years old and I have benefited greatly from DCT. Thank you very much. I look forward to many more years of your newsletters. Please enter me in your contest to win the iPod Touch.
Looks like it just might do the job! Thanks to Daves Computer Tips for all the good info and interesting giveaways.
I.d fancy an Ipod touch!
Just on vacation and grandson had has iPad. I REALLY NEED one of these. But being retired I can’t afford it. It would be amazing if I won – (anything.) Already get the weekly update.
Happy Birthday “DCT” ! computer users can always count on DCT for current , revelant tips and info.; thnx.
Happy birth day DCT! Being a retired Govt servant and due to many commitments, I can not even think of sparing considerable amount on Ipad etc. But if presented that will be most useful for me for my blogging purposes. I am living in a remote village in Tamilnadu and so far I can read about these products only. But compared to the knowledge I am gaining with DCT tips, winning a prize is not a great thing. Already in each and every news letter you give us so many gifts through your tips which make our computing easy
Happy Birthday & Congratulations!
I have learnt a lot thro’ your newsletter in the past 6 years. Please keep it up. I cannot afford a brand new iPod but I will get one from you for FREE!
Happy birthday! I like the website and have found some of the tips/tricks very useful. Keep up the good work!
Great giveaway. Happy Birthday and count this 70 year old in.
I cannot afford this phone. It looks beautiful and I would love to win it.
Happy Birthday,
Michael
Happy Birthday DCT!
Hi Dave,
I found your site about two years ago and it quickly became one of my favorite spots for all tech things. Unfortunately, work has taken a lot of my time away from what I used to have to visit the site. Hopefully with my schedule change in the next few weeks I will have more free time to get back in the groove.
Thanks for all the hard work you and everybody else does on the site. It may go unnoticed at times but it is appreciated.
Happy Birthday!
Thanks to to DavesComputerTips our home computers have been free of problems by following DCT recommendations on security.
Friends and neighbours have also benefitted. When called upon to sevice their computers I always use the DCT methods. No charge is ever made for services, the pleasure of getting it right is reward enough.
Happy Birthday!
I’ve read DCT for awhile now. It’s a very informative site. Thanks for the giveaway.
Allen
Congratulations on your sixth birthday Dave and the rest of the team I can never wait to get the newsletter from D.C.T. hope to keep getting it for years to come happy Birthday to Dave’s Computer Tips and the support team.
Love the newsletter! Lot’s of interesting and informative reading. I can’t believe all the giveaways too. Happy Birthday to all of you…Awesome job!
Happy birthday to DavesComputerTips – it’s a source of invalualable information for me so I hope you just keep on keeping on!
I would love to win the iPod touch, I’m sure it take me into a whole new and different world.
Have been around since the beginning as you know. Wouldn’t miss it for the world.
6 years! That’s great. I’ve been reading and benefiting from your posts/emails for quite awhile. Thanks for all the work and care that you and the rest of the “staff” invest in order for us to enjoy working with computers and the internet.
Congrats and Happy B-day! Keep it coming.
Dave,
Congrats on your 6th anniversary. I’ve been a subscriber for awhile now and think I would likely go into withdrawal if I lost access. :-{)
Thanks for the tips, reviews and links to software.