Yet another reason to get a TiVo.

I got an email today offering me  Dual Tuner TiVo, and a year of service for $254. Man oh man! That would soooooo rock! Too bad my car has decided to go ka-BOOM. I'm about this close to putting myself out on the street corner. Lower end of the estimates was about $1700, and the high end was $2700. Could my week get any worse? Yes. A good friend of mine passed away last week. 

Today’s Nifty Little freebie

So as a web designer, I have to be able to do things like, oh, add audio to websites for clients, and the such. And it can be a bit of a pain trying to find utilities that are reasonably priced, but one that I did find was a Great little program called Sonic Memo. Basically, you drop your sound file into it, set up where you want it FTP’d, and BAM! Its up and online with its own little player. I paid for it, but the author, Jay Jennings, is now offering the Lite Version for the amazingly low price of free. Here is the Link to get your own copy. I almost forgot. You have to subscribe to his mailing list, but you can always unsubscribe, and its a cool little program.

I may already be a winner!

FROM THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
MICROSOFT WORD CORPORATION, SPAIN

You mean that there is a whole corporation that just sells one Microsoft product? I didn’t know that!

Calle San Maria 12,
Madrid 28840
Spain.
ENTRY NO: MSW-L/200-26937
APPROVAL NO: 2005MJL-01
ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD INFORMATION
ATTENTION:PRIZE WINNER.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of the winners of the MICROSOFT WORD E-MAIL MEGAJACKPOT PROGRAMS held on 18th of March 2006.Your Company or your personal e-mail address attached to Primo number 20-01-2005-02MSW, with Catch number S/N-00168 drew the Quick numbers 887-13-865-37-10-83, and consequently won in the first category.

of course. I always win in the first category. Cuz, I’ve got the mad luck, yo.

You have therefore been approved for a Bonded pay out of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EUROS(EURO455,000.00)in cash credited to file NO: MSW-L/200-26937. This is from total prize money of Ten Million Euros shared among international winners in this category.

Wow, Bonded. Thats kinda kinky.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system drawn form 21,000 names, 3,000 names from each continent, as part of International “E-MAIL” Promotions Program, which is conducted once in every four years for our prominent MS WORD users all over the world,and for the continued use of E-mail.

Once every 4 years? Let me think. I started using email back in 1995. On a VAX/VMS. I missed out on winning two other times? I must not be as lucky as I thought. Thank god I didn’t play russian roulette with that dude a few minutes ago.

We are sorry to let you know that our site is still under construction, as we are updating our site and our windows 2005.

Now that doesn’t suprise me. At all. I mean hey, its the Microsoft Word Corporation. And where can I get a copy of Windows2005?

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate Bank here in Spain, and insured with your File NO: MSW-L/200-26937 and your E-mail address. Please note that, you are to contact us via email as we are promoting the use of E-mail, You have the right to call the bank, as we will provide you with the necessary details on how to claim your Prize.

Whew. I thought I’d have to take your word for it.
You are to keep your Entry number and Approval number from the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted to your designated account.We hope with your prize, you will be happy to promote the use of E-mail and the use of MS WORD.
Of course! I’ll send that email out to everyone using my copy of Windows2005 as soon as I find the send button. I bet that bastard paperclip hid my send button.
But CRAP! I just gave everyone my information on the interwebs! WhatamIgonnado?!?!!1!one!

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact your claims agent,Frontline Security Company by email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you.Below is their Contact:
Contact Person:James Paco
EMAIL: frontlinesecom@netscape.net

Frontline Security Company? Don’t they make that anti-flea stuff I see on the TV? Would that work on my Guinea Pigs? Though they don’t have fleas, I’m SURE they could use the preventative maintainence.

He is to help you in claiming your due prize. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 20th of April, 2006.
All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be penalized accordingly.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your Entry and Approvalnumbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.Any winner below the age of 18years is automatically disqualified.
Faithfully,
Mrs. Teresa Lopez.
For MS WORD CORPORATION
SPAIN.

Dear Teresa, thanks but no thanks. Asshat.