***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.
lindsey s says
WINDOWS ME!!!!!!
I love being able to have a camera in my pocket at all times! so much that would be missed us I didn’t have it!
Michelle Jackson says
WINDOWS ME. Pictures! I love I have a great camera on my phone that allows me to capture pictures and my computer keeps them all organized for me.
Barb says
Windows ME! I don’t have a tablet or smart phone, and I need them! :)
Rachel says
WINDOWS ME, PLEASE!
We love skyping with family back home in the States!
Kristiina says
Windows me!! I can’t live without my twitter….that’s my news and entertainment (especially since we rarely have the news on the tv with the little kids around).
Jess says
WINDOWS ME! Love email on my phone.
Bethany says
Window’s me!
My computer keeps track of one of our most prized possessions…photos and videos of our son.
Kimberly says
Windows me!!! I’m a picture taker so my iPhone is a camera first and a phone second!
Julie says
WINDOWS ME! Our tablet keeps our kiddos occupied when we have a long car ride.
Lisa says
“WINDOWS ME” Love my coordinated calendar (work, home, tablet and phone), and my reader. I feel like a walking library.
Darlene says
WINDOWS ME!
I have two teens in another state. It’s great to text and send pics everyday with my smart phone.
Missy G. says
WINDOWS ME!
Gauri says
Windows Me! I would be lost without my email and the camera on my phone!
Megan says
Windows me! I need to have constant access to my email.. I would feel so lost without it!
Ann says
WINDOWS ME!!! I just got a smart phone and I don’t how I lived without for so long. The calendar app is invaluable and keeps me on task and the GPS directions via Google Maps is the best thing for directionally challenged people like me!
chelsea says
WINDOWS ME!! email email email on my phone!
Amy @ The Nifty Foodie says
WINDOWS ME!
Checking my email whenever/wherever I want to is pretty darn nice!
Amy D says
WINDOWS ME!!!!!!!!!!!
I use my phone and Kindle for so many useful things… like entertainment for kids, checking facebook, reading books, playing games… and most importantly, keeping up with my favorite blogs at work!
Trina says
WINDOWS ME!!! My phone is my life. It goes everywhere I go. My husband calls it my boyfriend. My email, address book, calendar, and books are on there. They are synced to my tablet so I go from one to the other while home. My tablet is my other boyfriend. You can often find it in bed with me. :-)
BTW – I love the new house. Rock on!
Jessi E says
WINDOWS ME!
I love the ability to take pictures on my phone, then share on facebook or upload and order prints right away. It helps me make sure other people actually see them instead of them just sitting on my computer forever!
H says
Windows me! Definitely email.
Rachel says
WINDOWS ME!! I love all my pictures on my computer. Especially the old awkward ones!!!
Claire says
WINDOWS ME!
Windows has amazing photo editing software! I only am able to use the free editing sites and they aren’t nearly as good. Not to mention that I can follow my favorite blogger Young House Love!
Sean says
WINDOWS ME.
Please!
Karen says
Windows me! I teach online, so having constant access to email is important, but who am I kidding? I can live without the email–I would be pretty sad without constant facebook, though.
Kate says
“WINDOWS ME”
I am a Facebook addict.
Holly says
Windows me!! Love the ability to get directions and check email on the go!
Alison Lousier says
WINDOWS ME!
I love being able to access all of my music and photos on my computer!
Amelia says
WINDOWS ME! This librarian likes to look things up. Constantly.
Mandi says
WINDOWS ME! Reading on my ipad and the ability to travel without hardcover books.
Erin G says
Windows me! I love the portability of my tablet!
Molly O. says
WINDOWS ME!
I love having my phone be my calendar, camera, email place, etc.
And….having a laptop that does so much too!
Raina says
Windows Me!
It’s great to have phone, email, books, & camera all in one device.
Jenny says
WINDOWS ME! Email and calendar are huge for me. Now if I can only learn to stop checking work email on vacation…
sarah + john says
Windows Me! Happily not tech-depandent. I prefer old school things like letters, maps and our vintage rotary phone. But I can’t say enough for how handy those tablets are for traveling!
Heather says
Windows Me!
Most definitely, I love being able to follow blogs. Also, as kinda an inside joke, whenever my husband or I want to know something or ask each other a question that the other may not know, we say, “I know! Lets ask the internet.” Then we just take our phones out and wonder, how/where did people learn things before the internet? (Even though I remember that it was the encyclopedia.)
Megan says
Windows me! The maps app saves my life! I wouldn’t know how to get anywhere! Especially now that I’ve moved to the giant city of Houston!
Liz F says
WINDOWS ME! I need a new lightweight computer for school!!
Rosemary says
Windows me! I’m pretty low-tech, but accessing my emails from anywhere is wonderful, especially when I keep everything in my gmail account (including emailing myself links and addresses so I can always search for them there).
Beth says
Windows Me! I love having all my books in one go-to place – nothing like being able to read in the school parking lot while I’m waiting for my son to make his way to the car.
Carrie L says
Windows me!! I love my phone because it allows me access to the Internet and email when I wouldn’t normally have access to our home computer. Example… While out and about or while my husband is using the computer for school.
Theresa says
WINDOWS ME!
kari h says
Windows me
Angie G. says
WINDOWS ME!
Google Maps has saved me more than once from getting lost around town! It’s great that so much information is at your fingertips!
Amy O says
WINDOWS ME!
I love that I have spotify downloaded to my phone. I’m a little bit of a music junkie and the ability to listen to what I want and when I want is a pretty big game changer for me.
Rachel says
WINDOWS ME!
I need the ability to google. It makes me appear smarter than I really am :)
Ronda says
Windows me…
Love the apps that allow me to keep coupons and loyalty cards electronically and out of my purse!
Candace says
WINDOWS ME!
I’m 30 and going back to college…and apparently I need one of these things to take notes on :)
Kristy says
Windows me!!! I use my smart phone for everything- from social networking to fact checking to prove my hubby wrong!
Trista says
WINDOWS ME! The Hotdog Song has been a miracle worker for our 10 month old. If he’s crying, we can just pull up Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and everything is right with the world.