By now, my regular readers know all about my love for my dedicated server host, Codero. I really never have any problems at all and my uptime is always 99.99%+ This month, they’ve given me more reason to love them. From November 1st through the end of 2011, Codero is giving away a lot of cool prizes and all you have to do to be entered to win is Like Codero on Facebook. I’m entered and I’m hoping to take home the iPad 2. Below is a list of all the prizes:
Win These Prizes
11.04.2011 Wii Video Game Console (sorry… Jan Warner already won this)
11.11.2011 Amazon $200 Gift Card
11.18.2011 PlayStation PS3
11.25.2011 Amazon $100 Gift Card
12.02.2011 Xbox with Kinect
12.09.2011 iTunes $100 Gift Card
12.16.2011 GameStop $100 Gift Card
12.23.2011 iPad2 (32GB)
It’s not Christmas yet, but it is time for giving. For the next week, you can enter in a few different ways to win the awesome Vuzix Wrap 310XL eyewear shown below.
Vuzix Wrap 310XL Features
The Wrap 310XL widescreen video eyewear offers styling, performance, versatility and compatibility found in no other wearable display.
- Supports 4:3 and 16:9 display formats
- Adjustable brightness, contrast and color saturation
- Works with 2D and side-by-side 3D video format
- Supports “Vuzix Auto-3D”, automatic 3D detection technology[1]
- NTSC and PAL compatible
- Connects to all video devices with composite video
- Four hours use from a single AA alkaline battery
- Ten hours use from a single AA lithium battery
- Video zoom mode
- Onscreen display for video display adjustment
- Ultra-thin cabling
- Detachable premium quality noise-isolating earphones
- Includes 3 sizes of noise isolation inserts
- Wearable over most prescription eyeglasses
- Independent left and right eye focal adjustment
- Nine foot visual focus – reading glasses not required
- Adjustable, hypoallergenic nosepiece
- Changeable Fashion Shade covers (lens)
[1] Detects Vuzix Auto-3D Watermark enhanced video. When detected, Wrap eyewear automatically adjusts to the correct 3D video format configuration.
How To Win
In the past, I’ve managed my contests manually, but today, I’m trying a new contest management tool. Below, you’ll see several ways to enter. Entering is as simple as clicking the “Do it” link, following any instructions, and then clicking the “I did this” button. If you’re already subscribed to JoeTech.com via email or you already follow me or Vuzix on Twitter, you can skip right to the “I did this” button for those entries. Good luck!
Although the following is a sponsored review, as always I strive to provide an honest opinion of the product reviewed.
A short while ago, I wrote about an edgy parody, Leaked iPhone 4S Commercial from the ADA Sport YouTube Channel. This week, I found out about a new one featuring a couple of old timers experiencing their first computer virus and their tragic lack of computer knowledge. Watch for yourself to see what I mean.
What’s funny about this is the fact that people can do some pretty dumb things with computers when they don’t know what they’re doing and think they’re fixing something. I worked in Internet tech support for years and can tell you horror stories. This animated tale brings some humor out of it all for your entertainment.
As you might have seen from the end of this video, it’s up against their Realistic Captain America parody to see which is best. So far, it looks like people are heavily favoring Captain America, but I like this one just a bit more. Watch them both and tell me which you’d vote for.
Apple has been teasing us for a long time with IOS5 and they’re just about to release it, but if you’re like me, you want to get your hands on it early. Everyone wants to try the latest and greatest first, but there’s another advantage to diving in early. If you’ve ever tried to update your IOS on the release day, you’ve surely realized the painful wait for the software to download as millions of other people try at the same time. Grabbing this early release should eliminate that problem as well. Warning: Back up before you begin! This kind of update can be riddled with unexpected problems, so be prepared for anything.
Here’s all you have to do to update early:
(edit 1: I added a new first step, to first install iTunes 10.5 Beta 7 or higher) (edit 2: Plug directly into the computer – don’t use a USB extension cable as this can slow the backup/restore down a LOT) (edit 3: Want the official release now? Download the latest iPhone ISPW and repeat steps 2 and then 5-7 below – 8 id needed)
4. Extract the file you downloaded. I suggest using 7Zip if you’re on a PC. Find it at Download.com
5. Hold down SHIFT (or “Option” on a MAC) and click “Restore” in iTunes
6. A file selection box should open up. Choose the ISPW file that you extracted from the DMG file you downloaded.
7. iTunes will wipe your device and install IOS5. That’s OK.
8. After the install, it should ask if you want to restore from a backup. Say YES and choose your backup from Step 1.
