Upgrade Tales
PrintDo you have a tale of an upgrade that changed your computing life? How about one that went totally, horribly wrong? In celebration of our recent low-cost upgrades cover feature (and the minting of our very first batch of MaxPC coinage), we're hosting a contest. Send a story about your best or worst PC upgrade to comments@maximumpc.com, and if your reply makes our top 50, we'll send you one of our heavy-duty Maximum PC tech coins.
Include your full name, email and mailing addresses, and phone number with your entry. Send us your caption in the body of an email to comments@maximumpc.com with the subject line “Upgrade Tales” Deadline for entry: July 30, 2010.
MaximumPC "Upgrade Tales" Contest rules: The judges will be Maximum PC editors and will base their decision on 33 percent entertainment value, 33 percent tech-savviness, and 33 percent execution. All entries must be received no later than July 30, 2010. By entering this contest, you agree that Future US, Inc. may use your name, likeness, and website for promotional purposes without further payment. Employees of Sponsor, its respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents, and foregoing employees¹ household or immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter Contest. All prizes will be awarded, and no minimum number of entries is required. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians. Future US, Inc. is not responsible for damages or expenses the winners might incur as a result of this contest or the receipt of a prize, and winners are responsible for income taxes based on the value of the prize received. A list of winners may also be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope toFuture US, Inc. c/o Maximum PC Contest, 4000 Shoreline Court, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080. This contest is limited to residents of the United States. No purchase necessary; void in Arizona, Maryland, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and where prohibited by law.
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crazysaguaro
July 03, 2010 at 4:50pm
I was psyched about entering this contest to win the cool coins; why can't Arizona residents enter??
blacksunshine
June 08, 2010 at 11:40pm
WOW......I just wrote a massive, but hilarious, upgrade failure story, and I went to find the email to deliver it to you guy.......I read "only eligible for US residents. I just renewed my subscription to the magazine for another couple years...and I find out that we Canadians are still getting screwed on some awesome contests. I was so excited for this contest...and I really wanted a coin. :(
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Havok
June 21, 2010 at 11:16am
Aww, how come us Canadian folk are left out of the best contests? Is it because some people can't find Canada? Or some people think that Mexico's border is larger than the US/Canadian border? Or is it the igloos? They're perfectly harmless, I swear! I've only seem one collapse on a moose before...
Alright, enough stereotypical griping, I'm kind of annoyed I can't enter the contest.
YES! This post made it through the Spam Filter!
Fecal Face
June 02, 2010 at 1:30pm
Well, after spending 10 minutes writing out my story, I read this part of the rules:
"This contest is limited to residents of the United States."
I feel crushed. :(
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atcastle
June 01, 2010 at 10:14am
Thanks to everyone who pointed out the typos in the contest rules text. If you've already entered the contest, please re-send your entry to comments@maximumpc.com. We're sorry for the confusion, and excited to hear everyone's upgrade stories!
alex911
June 01, 2010 at 9:01am
I get a delivery error when i try to email mine in to the maximumpc address
Kitrax
May 30, 2010 at 12:40pm
Ok, so do we send the email to contest@maximumpc.com or to contest@maclife.com or to both? And what's up with the Feb 28, 2010 deadline?
chipbowl300
May 29, 2010 at 11:20am
Yeah, I don't get this at all. I first saw this in the July issue, and then it says we have to send our entries to the maximumpc email but then it says, "Send us your caption in the body of an email to contest@maclife.com with the subject line “Upgrade Tales” Deadline for entry: July 30, 2010." I don't understand what that is about, plus a little bit lower (just as the other commenter pointed out) it says the entries are due by Feb 28, 2010, what's going on here?
Scatmanbrandt
May 26, 2010 at 8:46pm
"All entries must be received no later than Feb 28, 2010, with the winner announced around May/10 issue." This contest alone was posted in May 2010 and I got May's issue a few months ago and no mention of this contest.
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