I love Fandango… I have purchased dozens and dozens of tickets via their website over the years – its a pretty standard thing in NYC – hundreds of people try to see a movie on opening weekend and there is only room for about 140 people in any given place maybe 300 if you’re lucky… but really going to the movies in NYC is an event – you first have to buy the tickets (for me thats where Fandango comes in)… then you have to get to the movie and wait… and wait – because you want good seats right? how about the standard arrive to the movie before time is now up to an hour and change before a mega movie and just around an hour for your standard popcorn flick.
It used to be you needed to get there 2 hours early to buy your tickets then wait – thankfully Fandango solved that problem – If you havent heard of Fandango – I bet you’ve seen their commercials its the great paper bag puppets.
If you don’t like the idea of buying your tickets before you get to the show (I’m not sure why I’m writing that sentence because then you most likely don’t read blogs) but you still could use their website for great things like Showtimes, Reviews, and Trailers. Fandango is one of my most used apps.
Its great to distract a small child with the coming attractions for some kids movie about to come out – like…. Despicable Me 2!
This will be a 24 hour giveaway starting ending July 3rd at 1am (winner will receive gift cards to Fandango to purchase tickets for Despicable Me 2) actual prize is gift cards valued at $100!
How to win it… Contest ends 12:59am EST. July 3rd, 2013.
Leave a comment why you want to win this prize and please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email).
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You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: fandango supplied the prize for this contest and it is limited to the USA
I shot a ton of photos – I’m one of those take 400 pictures and have 4 turn out great… but I can never bring myself to trash the 396 other photos. I’m always finding my computers running out of space and even the external backups are only 2-4 tb of storage and I run out of that pretty quickly too… Enter Bitcasa which offers a cloud-based Infinite Drive.
Bitcasa has a few different ways you can run with it – it can be a mapped drive that just has unlimited space, it could be used as an unlimited cloud based backup solution, and finally as web app that can allow you to share large files.
Now most of you will say theres nothing unique about this service and then I’d have to correct you and say WRONG – the big difference is that Bitcasa offers UNLIMITED storage. You’re not paying for a data plan you dont have to worry about having 5 tbs of photo and the quickly raising costs to store that amount of photos. The other big feature is that you dont need to keep a copy of the files on the local drive (something that others require).
Bitcasa offers 10 gb of storage for free – so you can test out the software, share some files, and make sure it works for you. It costs $99 for a year – but I’ve got your back with a special discount code DADA20 at checkout will save you a couple of bucks – discount for $20 off! (SWEET right!) Code expires June 26th so dont wait too long testing it out.
I’m giving away to one lucky winner a year of Infinite Storage.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 26th, 2013.
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You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: Bitcasa supplied the prize for this contest and it is limited to the USA
I saw Spider-Man last year and I must say I loved it! I couldn’t wait to bring my son to see the show but at 3 years old when I saw – I didn’t think he was ready for it but now he’s turning 5 and loving all things Super Heroes and has been to 3 Broadway shows and loved them… So this Father’s Day we’re going to see Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark!
For me this was an AMAZING Spider-Man meets rock concert on broadway. Its truly an amazing show that will leave you opened mouthed at times saying Wow. I highly recommend this show… not just for us adults but I think you’ll have the kids saying “How’d they do that?” and “that was AWESOME!”
On June 16, for one performance only, swing by SPIDER-MAN with your dad and he’ll get in for free with the purchase of one full price orchestra or flying circle ticket for yourself.
*All prices include a $2.50 facility fee. Limit 8 tickets per order. Blackout dates may apply and offer may be revoked at any time. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. Offer subject to availability and prior sale. ALL SALES FINAL. No refunds or exchanges. Telephone and internet orders are subject to standard service fees. Offer valid through 6/16/13.
I think giving away a pair of tickets for the Father’s Day performance is a perfect way to spend your father’s day – so ending tomorrow (6/12/13) at midnight – one lucky dad will win a pair of tickets but we’ll let you all know so you have time to take advantage of the special Father’s Day offer.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 12th, 2013.
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You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner! Disclaimer: Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark supplied the prize for this contest and it is limited to the USA (or anyone who will be in NYC on Sunday to attend the show).
One thing that sucks is having a new baby and having to go into work everyday… such is the life for sooo many (and it was for a couple of weeks of Harper’s life). One simple solution cause you cant really put a new born on the phone to check in is this amazing Samsung SmartCam [Amazon]. Its a WiFi connected Video Monitor – I leave out the baby part cause it could be used for almost anything you want to keep an eye on or an ear on since it transmit sound too.
It took all of 5 minutes to get working (yes it really that simple) but for a regular folk (non techie) maybe it’ll take you 10minutes. It uses Samsung’s hosted solution to communicate to the video device.
This does require an internet connection in the setup mode I have it running in (I dont even know if it would work if you didnt have an internet connect – like if you only wanted to run it locally). There is a free app you download for your iPhone or iPad. The image looks great with settings to reduce bandwidth.
I set this up on my old iPhone 4 (using wifi only) and it worked great in my apartment. The video looked great streaming over AT&T Wireless network on my iPhone 5.
If I have any issue is that even though it has the remember the password boxes in the app – it still requires usernames/passwords/camera password (so you can run multiple cameras) with no centralized login ability (would love to sync it to my facebook or twitter account so I dont need to remember another username/password).
Samsung SNH-1010N SmartCam WiFi Video Baby Monitor
One Push Setup in 30 seconds
Built-in Mic and Speaker for Two way talk
Built-in IR LED Lamps for Night vision
Monitor on PC, MAC, and smartphones
Audio and Motion detection and notification
Free and easy recording on YouTube
Quick Setup and Monitor from Anywhere/Anytime
The SNH-1010N ties convenience and security together to bring you an innovative concept for monitoring your baby’s safety. Instead of limiting you to the range of the parent unit, the SNH-1010N connects to your route with a push of a button. This give you the freedom to monitor your child using your smartphone, tablet, laptop, and/or pc. With extremely quick and easy set-up, a wide variety of choices you can use to monitor, and the freedom to monitor from anywhere and at anytime,
Store and Share Made So Easy
With the SNH-1010N, sharing videos of your baby is made simple. Video clips are stored privately on a personal YouTube account. Share it with your friends and family or make it publc to share it with everyone.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 14th, 2013.
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Disclaimer: Samsung supplied the prize for this contest and it is limited to the USA.
With Father’s day coming directly at us I know I’ve been asked more then once what can I get my husband thats practical? How about upgrading that outdated copy of Microsoft Office – sure that 2003 edition is still working why do you need anything different? well one major issue is that schools and office environments upgrade to the latest and greatest editions – and learning and practicing at home is key to success in the office or school.
For less then $100 you can upgrade for the new Office 365 which will give you 5 copies of the latest Office during your subscription.
Thats the key to this gifts – its a subscription – you can go buy a license and thats it you’re locked into this version of office but with the annual subscription you’ll keep getting updates another different is with the subscription you get 5 copies between PCs or Macs or even select mobile devices.
Plus as a bonus an hour of Skype phone calls each month which is pretty solid for that want to keep in touch with those friends that live overseas and if thats not enough how about 20GB of SkyDrive (Microsoft online storage space).
And we’ve got a download code for ONE winner to have ONE YEAR OFFICE 365 subscription in this giveaway!
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. June 8th, 2013.
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I’m not going to say I personally tested a breast pump – I leave that up to my highly qualified wife. When Philips AVENT asked me to check out the newly launched Philips AVENT Comfort Breast Pump and Philips AVENT Natural Bottle.
What makes these the latest and greatest from Philips AVENT?
Philips AVENT Comfort Breast Pump:
Unique design allows moms to sit more comfortably with no need to lean forward
Gentle stimulation mode to get your milk flowing and a choice of three pumping settings to make milk flow most comfortable for moms
Soft massage cushion with warm feel for comfortable, gentle stimulation of mom’s milk flow
Includes Philips AVENT Natural bottle and nipple for natural latch on, making it easy for babies to combine breast and bottle feeding
Philips AVENT Natural Bottle:
Wide, breast-shaped nipple designed to help your baby latch on naturally
Special comfort ‘petals’ inside the nipple to increase softness and flexibility without collapse
Advanced anti-colic system with innovative twin valve allows air into the bottle – not baby’s tummy
Works with the Philips AVENT Comfort Breast Pump, making it easy for babies to combine breast and bottle feeding
Over all Harper took great to the natural bottle and had no issue jump between the bottle and direct breast feeding.
The Breast Pump did help allow me to get involved in the feeding time ritual, which is super import to help support a new mom. I think my wife found the breast pump to work great and it was small enough to even take overnight to a wedding. The bottles are very easy to put together you can even put them together in the pitch dark while holding a baby (dont try that at home – I’m a trained professional).
Giveaway…
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. May 29th, 2013.
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I love Fandango… I have purchased dozens and dozens of tickets via their website over the years – its a pretty standard thing in NYC – hundreds of people try to see a movie on opening weekend and there is only room for about 140 people in any given place maybe 300 if you’re lucky… but really going to the movies in NYC is an event – you first have to buy the tickets (for me thats where Fandango comes in)… then you have to get to the movie and wait… and wait – because you want good seats right? how about the standard arrive to the movie before time is now up to an hour and change before a mega movie and just around an hour for your standard popcorn flick.
