Anyone who has not yet received a LAlarm license but commented on one of the statuses MUST e-mail lalarm@www.mintywhite.com by Friday at 11AM GMT, as there are still about 13 of you who haven’t come forward.

Update: Winners announced.

I recently interviewed Joan Lambert about her recent book Windows 7 Step by Step. Joan has been so kind to give away three (3) signed copies of her book.

How Do I Win a Copy?

1. Register for/log in to Windows Forums.
2. Look for ways to contribute to the community and start posting questions, advice, introductions etc.
3. On 17 April, 2010 @ 9AM ET, the top three (3) posters over the last seven (7) days will win a copy each of Windows 7 Step by Step.

You have 7 days to be one of the three most frequent posters on Windows Forums and claim this book for yourself. Keep an eye on the top posters list on the front page:

Rules

I’m not a fan of rules, but in this competition, I must put forward a few:

1. Absolutely no spamming/pointless posts (I will be keeping an eye out for people whose posts add no value and will, fairly, remove cheaters from the competition.)
2. Forum Administrators and Moderators are not eligible for this competition.
3. Entries, from any where in the world, are welcome.
4. If you want to say “thanks” for a post, please use the Thanks button instead of posting.

Happy posting!

Go to Windows Forums

Note: Entries close Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 11AM GMT. We have had to close it early as we have reached our limit of 100.

We have previously written a review of LAlarm Laptop Security Software, and James from LAlarm has extremely kindly given us 100 business licenses (worth $5000.00 / about £3234.00) to give out to 100 lucky readers!

How to Enter

All you have to do is:

1. Become a fan of Windows Guides on Facebook
2. Comment on the wall post and answer “Where do you usually use your laptop?”

The first 100 people to comment will be sent, by Facebook mail, a free commercial license for LAlarm (worth $50.00 / about £33). We’d also appreciate it if your comment had a suggestion for the LAlarm Developers.

Good luck!

Please note: If you would like the license to be e-mailed rather than Facebook mailed, then comment, and then send an e-mail to . Please include your name if it’s not obvious on your e-mail address, so that I can confirm that you have commented.

Earlier this week we posted a review for Collage Maker (Read here). John, the developer of Collage Maker was so pleased with the review, that he has gladly offered 5 licenses to be distributed amongst our Faithful Readers.

So here is your chance to win a copy of Collage Maker.

Competition is open until Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 9PM UTC.

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Last week we posted a review for the Security Program Predator (Read here). Richard Goutorbe, the developer of Predator was so pleased with the review, that he offered 10 licenses of the Professional Edition to be distributed amongst our Faithful Readers.

Many wanted to win the competition and there were many suggestions as how to improve Predator. I’m sure Richard now has many hours of programming ahead of him to improve his software.

The winners of the competition has already received notice and their free software.
Read on to see who they are and what they suggested.

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www.mintywhite.com is giving away 3 licences of Start Menu Pro 7.

Entry to the competition is now open.

To enter, simply register and head over to this thread and post a reply showing;

A)  A screenshot of your Windows Desktop,

B)  A description of your customisations.

That’s it!!

You will then be entered into a public vote held here on Windows Guides.

Deadline for the screenshots is 11:59PM (UTC) Sunday 4th April 2010.

The public vote will close 11:59PM (UTC) Sunday 11th April 2010.

The winner will be announced here shortly afterwards.