Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Free $1.29 credit to Amazon MP3 Store!

Amazon MP3 StoreGo to "Free $1.29 Amazon MP3 credit via Facebook page", answer and let your Facebook friends know what your favorite party song is by typing it in the box and clicking the button to share it. After you do that, Amazon will automatically add a $1.29 credit to your account.

Promotional credits must be redeemed by 11:59 p.m. PST on November 2, 2012. Amazon MP3 Store is available to customers located and with billing addresses in the United States. You must have an Amazon USA account and accept the Amazon MP3 Service Terms of Use to redeem your credit. Limit one promotional credit per customer.

Some classical music albums you can buy in Amazon MP3 Store for $1.29 and less:

Monday, October 29, 2012

How to upgrade (a pirated version of) Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro

Microsoft allows to upgrade your Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro for $14.99 only. The offer is valid until December the 31st 2012 or earlier. The most interesting thing is that there is a paradox when some legal customers of desktops and notebooks with Windows 7 pre-installed fail to get an upgrade to Windows 8 while some users of pirated versions of Windows 7 were able to get the upgrade for only $14.99. Microsoft will probably close the loophole unless it is interested at legalizing pirated versions of Windows 7 by any mean.

How to upgrade (a pirated version of) Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro

  1. Navigate to the Windows Upgrade page and select your region. Let's assume you have chosen "United States - English".Buy a Windows 7 PC and get Windows 8 Pro for $14.99*

  2. Hit the "Continue" button.

  3. The "Register for the Windows Upgrade Offer" page will load. Enter your name, cell phone number, e-mail, CAPTCHA. Agree with the terms of use and the privacy statement. Obviously you have bought your Windows 7 computer 2-5 weeks ago from one of major retailers and your computer model is very popular ;) Enter the details of your purchase including the date of your purchase, retailer and computer model (Remeber that the upgrade offer is available for recent purchases only). Hit the "Continue" button.

  4. On the next page enter your name, phone number and your e-mail.  Hit the "Continue" button.

  5. Microsoft trusts its customers and will send you a coupon code by e-mail. This coupon code will allow you to buy Windows 8 Pro (a downloadable version) for only $14.99. All further instructions are included into the e-mail.

  6. Download the Upgrade Assistant and launch it.

  7. If you decide to skip the compatibility check, make sure your hardware is indeed compatible with Windows 8.

  8. Choose a payment method (like credit card), enter your billing address. Make sure to use the coupon code which is sent by e-mail. It will cut the price down to $14.99.

  9. Also make sure not to order a backup disc. The setup wizard allows you to save the downloaded copy of Windows 8 Pro as an .ISO image file (you may burn it onto a DVD disc using freeware software like ImageBurn). Also it allows you to create a bootable flash drive with Windows 8 Pro.

  10. Hit the "Buy" button.

  11. After paying for your order you will receive a Windows 8 Pro licence key.

  12. Enjoy!


Note that PCs purchased with Windows 7 between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 are eligible for the Upgrade Offer. Eligible PCs are new PCs with a valid Windows 7 OEM Certificate of Authenticity and product key. Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate versions are eligible, while Windows 7 Starter Edition is not eligible for this offer.

System requirements to use Windows 8:

  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2

  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

  • Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

  • Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver


More details can be found on the Microsoft web-site.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Windows 8: Special limited time offers from Microsoft

Special offer #1: Upgrade Windows XP, Vista, 7 to Windows 8 Pro for a special price


For a limited time, upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for a special price of $39.99.



Offer valid from October 26, 2012 until January 31, 2013 and is limited to five upgrade licenses per customer. To install Windows 8 Pro, customers must be running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7.

Note that this is a downloadable version. You can get Windows 8 Pro shipped to you for $69.99.

Download Windows 8 Pro for $39.99


Special offer #2: Add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 Pro for FREE


If your PC is running Windows 8 Pro and you'd like to get Windows 8 Media Center Pack so you can watch and record live TV with Windows Media Center, you can take advantage of the following special offer:

For a limited time, get Windows 8 Media Center Pack for free.

Get a free license for Windows Media Center for Windows 8 Pro

Skype offers FREE worldwide calls to mobiles and landlines for a month

Skype offers FREE worldwide calls for a month. That means, in addition to making free Skype to Skype calls, you can also call offline contacts on their mobiles and landlines.



Here's what you'll get:

  • One month of free unlimited (1) calls, worth $13.99.

  • Calls to mobiles in seven countries, including the USA, Canada and Hong Kong (3).

  • Unlimited calls to landlines in over 40 countries (4).

  • Call when you want, day and night, seven days a week.

  • No obligation - try it for a month and cancel at any time.


Restrictions:

  1. A fair usage policy applies. Excludes special, premium and non-geographic numbers.

  2. Trial must be redeemed by 15/11/2012. Offer available only to existing Skype users who have been registered with Skype more than 29 days. To qualify for the offer, you must provide valid payment details. After the first month, your subscription will automatically continue and payments will be taken monthly unless you cancel within 27 days of the start date. Only one free Unlimited World subscription can be claimed per customer. Offer not available in China, Korea, Russia or Taiwan.

  3. Calls to mobiles and landlines in these countries: Canada, Guam, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Thailand and United States.

  4. Calls to landlines in these countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg only), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.


Get one month of FREE worldwide calls from Skype

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Get Visual Studio Professional, Web Matrix, Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012 Web Edition for FREE

Microsoft WebsiteSparkMicrosoft WebsiteSpark members get up to $1400 in annual Windows Azure resources to design, develop and deploy their sites in the Cloud. To qualify, you must be a company with 10 or less employees, or an individual. You'll get up to three years of access to Visual Studio Professional and Web Matrix, as well as recent additions Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012 Web Edition, Expression Studio 4 Premium, and Windows Azure Cloud benefits.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Ebates cashback service pays $25 for the first friend you refer

As I mentioned earlier, I started comparing cashback that different cashback services offer. Then I realised that some services do not offer payment through Paypal. I also decided not to use any newer cashback services to avoid any risks losing cashback.

Cashback services get a commission from the stores when you make a purchase. Instead of keeping that money - like almost all other sites do - they share it with customers! This allows you to make purchases at the same online stores, using the same web-sites, but save several percents from each qualified transaction. Unlike offline rebates, no paper work needed.


I've been using 3 trusted cashback services that many of my friends recommend, namely: eBates, Mr.Rebates, FatWallet. The first two allow you to make some money by referring friends.

Right now eBates has a special promotion. Refer your first friend to the service and earn a $25 bonus. All you need to do is to ask your friend to sign up via the special link. If you like this web-site, you may thank me by becoming my first referred member. Just register via this link.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Free $2 credit to Amazon MP3 Store

Amazon MP3 StoreGo to "Free $2 Amazon MP3 credit via Facebook page", answer onto the question and post it onto your Facebook page.
Upon successful completion of the Share & Claim action, a $2 Amazon MP3 credit will be automatically applied to your Amazon account.

Promotional credits must be redeemed by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 23, 2012. Amazon MP3 Store is available to customers located and with billing addresses in the United States. You must have an Amazon USA account and accept the Amazon MP3 Service Terms of Use to redeem your credit. Limit one promotional credit per customer.

Some classical music albums you can buy in Amazon MP3 Store for $1.99:

Monday, October 8, 2012

Get $1 for MP3s from Amazon MP3 store with select apps from Amazon Appstore for Android

Get $1 for MP3s from Amazon MP3 Store with select apps from Amazon Appstore for Android.

How to get $1 for MP3s from Amazon MP3 store:

  • Get at least one qualifying app (free or paid) offered in the Amazon Appstore for Android in the webstore or on an Android device. The apps that qualify are apps for Android offered in the Amazon Appstore for Android that display the offer message on their webstore product information pages. Qualifying apps will not display promotional messaging on their Android on-device product information pages.

  • After completing your purchase, you will receive an e-mail indicating that a $1 credit for Amazon MP3 music has been applied to your account automatically. The e-mail will also provide instructions on how to redeem your credit.

  • Promotional offer limited to one promotional credit per customer.

  • Promotional offer is valid from July 2, 2012, through December 31, 2012, and subject to change. You must redeem the credit by January 31, 2013.

  • See Terms and Conditions


Free app of the day qualifying for free $1 MP3 credit: Wacky Sound Effects