This is your chance to win a brand new KIA Forte. KIA is giving away a Forte to two luck winners of their KIA Forte / Facebook contest. If you have a Facebook account all you have to do is follow the link, upload a picture depicting something that isn’t your forte and vote on other entries. You also have to fill out an information card but that’s it.
The new KIA Forte is their leading compact car and is targeted to a younger demographic. The car has a starting price of just $14,000 and comes in an array of available …read more

Want to win a trip to UFC 98 with BJ Penn ? Want to make a difference and help your community? Now’s your chance. BJPenn.com is offering you a chance to attend UFC 98 with BJ Penn with air-fare and hotel accommodations.
You can enter the “Out Of The Ring And In To The World Contest”, here’s the basics of how you can enter.

Your Community Project Video (Your short-video showing what your Community Project entailed) must be posted on BJPENN.COM no later than 12:00 am PST on Monday, May 18th, 2009. It must also be tagged “Community Project.”
Remember: Your project must …read more

Number 1, we picked the name for the confessional — correction, you picked the name for the confessional — and it will be…
The IT Confessional
I know, you’re all surprised and excited. I know I am. The second piece to this post is what you’re all want to hear. Who won the contest?
The winner of this particular contest is Kevin Potter for his awesome, “Is that a big or little zero?” story! I will be contacting Kevin (or better yet, if he wants to email me at jesse.middleton at b5media dot com) to get him his KB.
I want to thank everyone …read more

With the new section of the blog being formed, the “IT Confessional” and the contest where you’re going to win a free, awesome keyboard, I figured I’d open it up to you guys and gals as to what to call the confessional. Please choose an answer from the poll below, add your own or comment and let me know what you’d like to see it called. We’ll be calling on graphic designers next to help us brand this section of the blog.
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Haven’t you always wanted to get all of your IT-related questions answered by “highly trained” professionals? How about sharing your PC or IT horror story with the world? Maybe you simply want a great new keyboard or free backup services for your PC? If any of the above are true then you’re in the right place! That Damn PC is holding a contest for some of the greatest IT stories of all time.
We’re looking for the ugliest, saddest, happiest and all-around funniest stories from IT history. Things like my computer exploded while loading Windows to …read more

This should be a very short post as I have a fun contest starting on Monday here so we’ll keep it light and easy for now…
Below are a few simple ways to make sure your computer stays safe and secure for that much longer (they all eventually get messed up, even you Mac):

Run a software firewall (Windows XP comes with one built in, not too sure on the Mac OS front but I would imagine they have something).
Keep anti-virus software installed and up-to-date (AVG is free for the PC and ClamXav is free for the Mac).
Install a router. Make …read more