Yes, I’m going to Blogher 2009 in Chicago.  Why?  Because I can, because as an Izea Insider, my cost is covered, because my wife wants to go and I am very supportive of her blogging, because women have a very powerful voice in blogging, because only 10% of those attending Blogher are going to be guys, and because I have something special to give away to a very special Blogher attendee!

Free Ticket To Izea Fest

Early last month, I started a giveaway for 2 IzeaFest tickets, holding onto a third and hoping I could come up with some creative way of giving it away.  And I’ve finally decided on giving it away at Blogher.

If you’ve never hear of IzeaFest, you are really missing out!  It covers a wide variety of topics dealing with blogging, but most importantly, this year, it is offering every attendee a free pass to Sea World Orlando on the Sunday of the event.

You really can’t pass up a free ticket to Sea World!

To find out more about IzeaFest, click here.

How To Enter

Entering to win a free ticket to IzeaFest 09 at Blogher is super easy.  Simply find me, and give me your business card.  Much to the warning from Backpacking dad on his How To Attend Blogher As A Dude post, I’ll be the one wearing cargo shorts, and probably an Izea t-shirt.

Might even be cool if Izea gave me a t-shirt to wear to Blogher that said something like “Ask me how to get a free ticket to IzeaFest 2009″.  *Wink *Wink

When I get back home from Blogher (carrying my huge stash of business cards), I’ll mix them all up, throw them in a big pile, close my eyes, and randomly draw one card.

The owner of that card will win the Free Ticket to IzeaFest.

If you’ve already purchased a ticket to IzeaFest or won one from someone else, I’m sorry, but I’ll have to draw another name to win.  What fun would an event be where one person horded all of the tickets?

Are you going to Blogher? Leave me a comment, letting me know.

Until now it’s taken a special (OK, weird) kind of guy to see sexiness in the profile of a Windows PC.  But even the most manicured Mac fanboy would have to admit that Lenovo’s ultrathin IdeaCentre A600 desktop is the sexiest PC ever.

The sleek all-in-one unit’s 21.5-inch HD screen and hidden speakers and sub make it perfect for doing double duty as a bedroom TV. It even has a sweet remote control/air mouse and wireless keyboard.

A Core 2 Duo processor, optional ATI Radeon graphics card, and up to 4 GB of DDR3 memory provide enough muscle to play intensive games like Crysis as well.

Sure, you could install MS Office, but this rig’s best features are all geared to help you avoid work altogether.

You can get the Lenovo A600 from Amazon for $994.39. Click here to learn more!

If you’re interested in sponsoring next weeks “Gadget of the Week”, please contact me here.

At the beginning of last month, I started a giveaway for 2 free tickets to IzeaFest 2009.  Due to some things pulling me in a different direction, I was delayed on announcing the winners of the giveaway, but I hold in my hand the two names of the lucky readers that will attend IzeaFest this year in Sea World Orlando!

Winner Number 1

The first winner of a Free IzeaFest ticket is Anne-Marie Nichols of www.the-write-spot.com.  You can also find her on Twitter under the name amnichols.  How convenient.

Anne-Marie seems to be doing very well for herself with her many blogs and social media profiles.  I’m sure she will bring a lot to the IzeaFest conference.

Winner Number 2

Winner number two of a Free IzeaFest ticket is Stacie Haight Connerty of thedivinemissmommy.com. You can also find her on Twitter under the name StacieinAtlanta.  With over 12,000 twitter followers, she must have something interesting to say.

Stacie is also doing very well with her blog and social media profiles.

Win A Free Ticket To IzeaFest 2009

Congratulations to the winners and remember I still have one more ticket to give away, so make sure you continue visiting my blog or subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss your chance to win a Free IzeaFest 2009 ticket.

Remember, if you aren’t interested in possibly missing the chance to attend IzeaFest because you’re waiting on winning a ticket, you can alway go ahead and buy a ticket to IzeaFest 09 here.

In the spirit of getting ready for Blogher (yes I’m probably the only guy going that doesn’t blog about being a dad), and IzeaFest, I’ve decided to freshen up my look, and get some new business cards designed.

And thanks to the marvelous workings of my Twitter friend Jeff Peak (you can follow him here), I have a new design, that truly stands out from most other business cards.  I, of course, made a few minor text changes myself.

Your Thoughts

Of course, I could never settle on the final touches without getting your input.  After all, you are the reason I write.

So here are pictures of the front and back of the card.  Let me know what you think!

Like it? Don’t Like it? Any suggestions?