As many of you are already aware of, I was the winner of DaniWeb's end-of-the-year blogging competition . So, Dani offered me the choice of both a Sony Cybershot digital camera and an Xbox 360, or I could trade those in and get a Dell 24" flatpanel display. So... I originally planned to chose the former, but then changed my mind because I realized I'd have to get rid of the Xbox 360 console. :rolleyes: So I ended up getting the monitor.
Now you have no idea how much Dani went through to get this prize sent to me. I'll admit it -- being an American must have its advantages :mrgreen:. So I'm glad me and Dani got this whole shipping/importing thing worked out.
As a special bonus for continuing to blog, Dani even sent me the Cybershot camera. Now that's what I call generous!
So... I've taken a few photos of my monitor using the camera, so as you can see, both work very well. Now all I have to do is go out and buy a DVI->Mini DVI adapter so I can actually hook this thing up to my MacBook! (Pictures attached are from my 10 year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop...)
I'm glad you're happy with your prize. But c'mon ... you're not showing off the fact that it's a 12 megapixel Sony digital camera. That's like double the megapixels of MY brand new camera for heaven's sake!
I'm glad you're happy with your prize. But c'mon ... you're not showing off the fact that it's a 12 megapixel Sony digital camera. That's like double the megapixels of MY brand new camera for heaven's sake!
Yeah, it was a pain to resize those photos so that they would fit in the image-size attachment restrictions... I had to fire up Gimp just so I could attach a couple of photos! And yes, it's a bit of an upgrade from my 1 megapixel camera I used previously. ;)
BTW that LCD screen is massive on the back of the camera! 3 whole inches! There's hardly room for any buttons, which is great since it's a touchscreen...
Now all I have to do is go out and buy a DVI->Mini DVI adapter so I can actually hook this thing up to my MacBook! (Pictures attached are from my 10 year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop...)
Update: I just bought the adapter today from my local MacStop (~20 USD), and now I've got dual screens! I just watched Ice Age: The Meltdown on it, and true, not the best movie to test out a widescreen monitor, but yeah it worked nice. Call me geeky if you want, but I think it's the best thing ever to be able to MSN while a movie is playing!
I've attached a new photo, though it's not that much different from the original pictures.
I can loan you my 'make time stand still' machine if you like, it does require you not to sleep very much and drink large quantities of Red Bull and Jolt Cola though :)
On a serious note though, if you guys tell us what kind of competitions would make you find the time and what kind of prizes would aid the process, then that is all useful info which just might find its way into a future compo.
how about programming challenges?
whoever makes the program (could be a website too i suppose) that fits the sepcification best gets say, some webspace or some coding tools or a book
Good idea, but I can spot there some possible problems...
Will moderators and admins be allow to enter? If so, less chances for less skilled people to get their chance. If no, why should they be striped of chance to win something?
For price, it doesn't have to material thing(not always, sometimes you have give prices like that). As for me I would be happy with honorary membership for a few months, like on these members which made donation. That may inspire people... ;)
