Apple.com has Excellent Deal Promotion on iPod Nano with Free iTunes Gift Cards

Apple's online U.S. store has Excellent Deals on iPods and iTunes. For example, the Apple US store has the refurbished iPod 8GB Nano selling for $169 USD. And for a limited time only, a purchase of a Refurbished iPod nano comes with a free $15 iTunes Gift Card:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=MTE3Njc&nclm=Certified


For Canadian residents, you can buy the iPod Touch 8GB refurbished for $245 Cdn $ and the iPod nano 8GB refurbished for $175 Canadian $. Unfortunately, the Cdn Apple site doesn't come with the free iTunes gift card but nonetheless, the prices for these Ipods are still great prices:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/canadastore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=MTE3Njc&nclm=Certified

All refurbished iPods are certified and refurbished to Apple's high standards of quality and they come with a 1 year warranty.

List of Contests for April

Hey folks, spring is here and we have gotten through tax season (or, for my Canadian readers, about to get through the tax filing season). It's time to enjoy the weather outside. Wouldn't springtime, be even better, if we all won a free trip to somewhere nice?

So, without further ado, here is a list of current contests:

Contests Available for U.S. Residents Only:

1. Hasbro's Hulk Smash Landing. Win a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of The Incredible Hulk (deadline is May 1st and you may only enter once):
http://reg.hasbro.com/marvel/hulkcountdown/Registration.aspx

2. Win a blue Nile Signature Diamond (worth approximately $5,000). Deadline to enter is June 8, 2008 and you may enter once only:
http://www.bluenile.com/sweepstakes.asp

3. Win an HP Blackbird 002 PC computer with Voodoo DNA (or $3,000 cash). Deadline is May 31, and you may enter only once:
https://w1.buysub.com/pubs/IM/PCG/pcg-geeksweeps-control.jsp?cds_page_id=45023&cds_mag_code=PCG&id=1208240491715&lsid=81060121316041868&vid=1&cds_response_key=IG28BSWLY&cds_mag_code=PCG

Contests Available for Canadian Residents only:

1. Win a GE Profile Dishwasher from Canadian Living Magazine: http://www.canadianliving.com/life/green_living/green_challenge_contest_win_a_ge_profile_dishwasher.php

2. Win $1,000 towards a Transat Holidays Vacation (sponsored by Ensembletravel.ca):
http://www.ensembletravel.ca/eads/transat/contest.html
The deadline is April 30 and only one entry per person.

3. Win a grand prize of $10,000 and be featured in an issue of Chatelaine magazine: http://site.chatelaine.com/kraftcelebrates/contest.htm
Contest ends August 26, 2008.

Free Samples from Qualityhealth.com

I count myself lucky that I can find so many free samples on the internet and around town. This morning I picked up a coupon for free Gillette Mach 3 razors. These were given out by the Gillette people in the downtown business district.

I've also made a habit of checking out Qualityhealth.com, the website that gives out health and consumer-related products. Recently, they were giving out free samples of Colgate toothpastes. Their new promotion is giving out a free trial pair of Acuvue Contact lenses - https://www.qualityhealth.com/psp/campaign.jspa

And, if you want to qualify for more free samples of consumer and healthcare products, got to https://www.qualityhealth.com/psp/qualify.jspa?mtsSource=rightnavQualify and fill
out their short survey. After you fill out the survey, you should receive coupons (for more free samples) sent to your email address.

Free Sample of Huggies Diapers

Attention all moms, You can request a free sample of Huggies Supreme Gentle Care and Natural Fit Diapers plus the naturally Refreshing Wash and Lotion. This offer is given by Wal-mart. Just go to the page http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid19518.aspx and click on the link that says "free sample". You then just enter your mailing and email info in order to receive the sample. Enjoy!

Free Desktop Firewall Program from Webroot ($20 Value)

Security on the Internet is a very important topic these days. I was evaluating different firewall programs for my Windows XP PC when I came across a free offer from Webroot. Webroot is giving away their desktop firewall program for free. The program is worth $19.95 but it is free for now. The program can be downloaded at
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/consumer-products-desktopfirewall.html

I ran the program on my Windows XP machine and put the program through its paces and it works pretty well. It blocked most ports while I was surfing. This program uses up more resources than my D-Link firewall router but hey, it is a Windows program. It is free so its features are more basic than say McAfee's firewall product. But all in all, Webroot's desktop firewall program is ideal for computers or offices that aren't heavy users of the internet or that don't have a hardware firewall available.