***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And this week’s lucky winner is Amy (who says she has an “unhealthy addiction to my iPhone, between email, Facebook, Pinterest etc. but I put it away for family time.”) Congrats!
Whether it’s googling around for a tutorial, answering comments on the go, or making a list of project materials on our phone, gadgets have definitely wormed their way into our DIY routine. So we thought one of you might enjoy being hooked up with over $700 worth of Microsoft’s newest Windows devices – a Surface RT and a Windows Phone. The Surface is like a tablet, laptop, and e-reader in one – and has fun features like a kickstand for watching movies and a spill-proof keyboard for, well, when your toddler watches movies. And the Windows Phone is equally kid-friendly since it allows you create a dedicated “Kid’s Corner” so they can play without accidentally deleting all of your emails.
- PRIZE: A Microsoft Surface RT with Touch Cover and a Windows Phone (a Nokia Lumia 920 for AT&T customers, a Windows Phone 8X by HTC for others)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “WINDOWS ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what’s the most invaluable thing that your computer, tablet, or phone does for you? Is it the ability to check your email on the go? Do you love packing your tablet or e-reader on vacation instead of lugging a stack of books? Or would you be lost without access to Facebook?
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not legally able to vend things beyond specific areas (more on that here). This giveaway is open to the United States.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, May 8th or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Microsoft.
Meghan says
WINDOWS ME!
Keeping in contact, is especially handy.
Nancy S. says
WINDOWS ME!! The most valuable thing my laptop and tablet do for me, is allow me to catch up on blogs, and my youtube subscriptions, I can’t live without either one. My tablet stays glued to my hand!
Stephanie says
Windows Me!
I love taking my calendar, books, music, and movies with me anywhere.
Ashley Christy says
WINDOWS ME!
I like to keep tabs on my blogs, my Google Reader, and my email from my phone.
Melissa Thompson says
WINDOWS ME!! I could not live with out my iphone, it keeps me in touch with hubby, clients, and kids.
Jill Stigs says
“WINDOWS ME” I would be lost without the knowledge I get through great blogs and Pinterest! :)
Rachel says
WINDOWS ME!
I love checking my email on the go.
Laura Russell says
WINDOWS ME – apps and games, social networking and e-reading make me very happy
Christy says
This would be great for my new speech therapy clinic!
Mary says
Windows me! I love being able to take notes and pictures, check my email, read my blogs and news, keep my calendar, watch Netflix and showtime, and play on Facebook all on one device. I’d use these to keep business and personal seperate!
LMS52 says
WINDOWS ME
bethblntn says
WINDOWS ME. pretty much nothing. This is why I’m entering to win this -.-
Janell says
Windows Me!
I could not live without my IMDB app. It’s ridiculous how often I use it!
Amy says
Windows Me! I love that I can stay connected through video chat to family on the other side of the world!
Beckie McKinnon says
Windows me! I love the ability to stay in contact via email, Facebook or calling! Mobile devices with Internet are a must have :)
Elena says
WINDOWS ME! My computer is the place where I offload clutter from my brain to get organized. Then, after the details have been organized and catalogued, I feel relief that I’m not going to forget anything.
Kate @ Magic City Thistle says
WINDOWS ME! Def my alarm that gets me to work on time.
Cathy says
WINDOWS ME! I love having the ability to get information wherever I am. If I’m in the grocery store and need a recipe, I just google it. Or I want to see a movie and need show times and locations, I flixster it. It’s amazing!
Kate says
WINDOWS ME!!
While I finished nursing school my hubs and I couldn’t afford cable or internet. My iPhone was my only connection to the modern world!
Kate
henna says
WINDOWS ME! The gps, I’d be lost without it :)
Kristen Swift says
WINDOWS ME!
I love that I can keep track of my calendar through my phone. Even though we are only a family of three, our schedule is getting busier and harder to keep up with, so I especially love that my phone can keep track (and even remind me) of appointments and events.
Joy says
Windows Me! I can’t live with out the gps on my phone. I remember printing out google maps when I was in college and my car would be littered with old directions. Print outs no more! Everything I need is a voice command away! :)
Lenore says
Window’s me!
I don’t know about invaluable, but we don’t have a tv, so our tablet acts as our entertainment device. Without it, no Downton Abbey, or Parks and Rec!
Cathy says
WINDOWS ME—GOTTA HAVE IT FOR READING!!
Amie Long says
Windows Me! Love being able to check email on the go, and keeping kids entertained when traveling.
Jami Harmon says
WINDOWS ME! I love reading; blogs, magazines, books… you name it! Would love a chance to check out Surface!
Lindsey says
WINDOWS ME! My iphone’s camera…must have for capturing photos of my kids anytime, anyplace. 2nd runner up is using apps on it to entertain my 2 year old in line at the grocery store!
Karla says
WINDOWS ME! I love the idea of having access to all of my information in a portable device I can just throw in my purse.
Emily B. says
WINDOWS ME!
I would be lost (literally) without a map feature. Also catching up on blogs is always fun : )
Tricia S in Iowa says
WINDWS ME! My iPad is my hub. It connects me to my family, my work, my community and my home.
Sarah says
Windows me!
Keeping up with your blog, of course.
:-)
Sarah says
Windows Me! I only have a laptop (still living in the stone age here :) so just being able to check my email and seeing what family and friends are up to on FB. AND of course following your blog!
Alexis Gluckman says
Windows me! Love to stay connected to social media and reading my E-books
Mary says
WINDOWS ME!
I’ll confess….I call it multitasking, but it’s really surfing while sitting on the couch watching TV :)
Aknapoli says
Windows me! The most invaluable thing my computer does for me is provide work. I’m a freelance copy editor; without my computer, I’d be unemployed.
JulieF says
Windows Me!
Natalie says
WINDOWS ME!
I depend on my phone to keep me on schedule. My calendar app keeps me from forgetting appointments entirely or showing up 15 minutes late for everything.
Cami says
WINDOWS ME…
Love that I can google questions on the go when my friends and I are having random conversations.
Jayme P. says
WINDOWS ME! calendar, email, and RSS feed access=essential!
Rachel says
It’s nice checking my library account and avoiding those overdue fees.
Tracy says
WINDOWS ME!
The most invaluable thing to me about my smart
phone is having everything available to me in one device: all of my lists, my address and phone books, my camera and photo album, and email and facebook…and don’t even get me started on all of those amazing, time- and sanity-saving apps!
kathryn says
windows me
Jen says
WINDOWS ME! I love catching up on blogs (like yours!).
Sue says
Windows me!
Megan says
WINDOWS ME! Can’t live without email/text and also having the camera phone so accesible all the time!
Laura says
WINDOWS ME! My photos mean everything to me, so having reliable technology is a must. I would be nowhere without it!
Lisa G. says
Windows Me!
It keeps me connected to other adults while I stay home with my 8 month old daughter.
Bunny says
WINDOWS ME!! I’m addicted to Twitter on my laptop!
Ashley Rae says
WINDOWS ME! I love being able to Google anything, anytime, anywhere. Seriously, what did we do before our phones could do that?!
Matt Six says
WINDOWS ME! I need to have constant access to my teenager:)