Jason Dunn
08-28-2003, 05:00 PM
In a couple of months (October), Pocket PC Thoughts turns three years old! It's amazing <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010124083000/http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.html">how far we've come</a> as a site since then. What started out as a one-man Blogger site on shared Web host with a hundred visitors a day has turned into a 30 person team running a site hosted on a dedicated server with custom CMS software (the Thoughts Media Engine) and 26,000+ visitors per day visiting it. 8O<br /><br />The reality though is that none of that growth would have been possible without the constant support of you, the reader. You're the ones who kept coming back every day (usually several times a day). You're the ones who have supported us through painful growth periods where nothing seemed to work properly. You're the ones who supported the advertisers who were supporting us, bought from our affiliate partners, and have recently been supporting us by <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/subscribe.php">subscribing</a> to our enhanced services.<br /><br />You, dear readers, are the "big thinkers" behind Pocket PC Thoughts. Your opinions, thoughts, and debates have helped shape the site that we have today, and I give you my deepest thanks for that. And so, along with a few of my favourite companies, I'd like to give back a little something extra. Consider it an early three-year anniversary present from me to you. Some of these prizes are brand new, purchased by myself for this contest, some are brand new and donated by the vendor, and some have been used for review purposes, but are otherwise in perfect condition.<br /><br />So what's up for grabs? Click on the picture below for a partial showing of the prizes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/prizes-big.jpg"><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/prizes-small.jpg" /></a><br /><span>*Keiko the Shih Tzu is shown for demonstration purposes only, and she is not a prize. :mrgreen:</span><br /><br />• <a href="http://www.viewsonic.com/products/pocket_pc_pocketpcv35.htm">ViewSonic V35</a> ($249 USD value)<br />• <a href="http://www.viewsonic.com/products/pocket_pc_pocketpcv37.htm">ViewSonic V37</a> ($349 USD value, donated by Viewsonic)<br />• <a href="http://www.iogear.com/products/product.php?Item=GBC201">Iogear Bluetooth CompactFlash Card for PDAs</a> ($64.99 USD value, donated by Iogear)<br />• <a href="http://www.pharosgps.com/products/incarnavigation/PK035.htm">Pharos Pocket GPS Navigator for XDA</a> ($219.95 USD value, donated by Pharos)<br />• <a href="http://www.iogear.com/products/product.php?Item=GUH174">Iogear MicroHub – USB 1.1, four port hub</a> ($40.00 USD value, donated by Iogear)<br />• <a href="http://www.senacases.com/axim">Sena Dell Axim cases (x2)</a> ($40.00 USD value, donated by Sena)<br />• <a href="http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/product/proddetail.html?sess=no&language=English+US&prodkey=AWN-8060&cat=%2fTechnology%2fWireless+Networking%2fWireless+Products">Adaptec Ultra Wireless Access Point (x2)</a> ($109.00 USD value each)<br />• <a href="http://www.roadwired.com/store/Product.cfm?categoryid=5&Productid=75">RoadWired Podzilla (Olive colour)</a> ($69.95 USD value, donated by RoadWired)<br />• Pretec 128 MB SD card ($68 USD value)<br />• Fellows Stowaway XT Folding Keyboard ($88 USD value, donated by Think Outside)<br />• Microsoft Pocket Paks x3 (Value? Priceless! Donated by Microsoft)<br /><br />But wait, there's more! Not shown in the picture, but still up for grabs are the following:<br /><br />• <a href="http://www.colorgraphic.net/newsite/products/handheld_overview.asp">Colorgraphic Voyager VGA Output Card</a> (x2) ($175 USD value each, donated by Colorgraphic)<br />• Handango Mobile2Market gift cards - each card contains a free coupon code for any one Mobile2Market Pocket PC or Smartphone application x 20 cards ($10 to $30 USD value each, donated by Handango) <br />• 256 MB CF card ($90 USD value)<br />• 1 GB CF card ($150 USD value)<br /><br />So, all told, that's just under <b>$2700 USD</b> in prizes! We'll be drawing one type of prize a week over the next 15 weeks. The first drawing will be held in two weeks, on Friday September the 12th. How can you win one of these prizes? Read on.<!><br /><br />The contest rules are simple: if you're a <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/subscribe.php">subscriber</a>, you're automatically enrolled in every prize draw we're having. You don't need to do anything special.<br /><br />If you're not a subscriber, please mail or drop off a postcard depicting a scene/attraction/something from your home town to:<br /><br />Jason Dunn<br />45 Tuscany Springs Circle NW<br />Calgary, Alberta<br />Canada<br />T3L 2R8<br /> <br />On this postcard, be sure to include the Web site where you saw the prize (Pocket PC Thoughts), the prize you want to be in the drawing for, along with your valid return email address, and the answer to this mathematical equation: 4 + 81 x (20 / 4). If you're entering multiple contests, you'll need to send in <b>one postcard per contest</b> - each postcard must state the name of the prize you're trying to win. Entries missing any of the above information will be excluded from the drawing, although we'll keep your postcard if it looks nice and hang it on our wall. :-)<br /><br />A random drawing will be held from a pool consisting of all the postcard entries and the subscriber entries. Because the first drawing is in two weeks, international non-subscribers should start sending in their postcards immediately. Prizes will be drawn in the order listed, one per week starting two weeks from now.