Kurt Shintaku's Blog: Offer

OFFER: Stream TV to your Windows Mobile phone or Laptop... $149

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:42:28 GMT

Wanna stream your home TV to your Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC Phone...
Or maybe just to your laptop at work...
Or maybe you want to trasmit the picture to your bathroom so you can watch while you're in the tub...
Would you like to be able to change the channels remotely?
Or maybe watch something prerecorded on your TiVo or Windows XP Media Center?

Slingbox does all of this. And now you have no excuse not to buy one.

Amazon's set the price at $149. This is so sick it's crazy: I bought the two that I own for $199. What's so amazing about this (in case y'all are goin', "Why's he tripping out over a $50 price drop) is the fact that the electronics in a Slingbox are worth WAY WAY WAY more than $149. There's a hardware based encoding chip in the unit that takes the audio/video image and converts it on the fly to a Windows Media 9 stream - this alone is usually worth several hundred dollars. Add to that the programmable ROM for the networking & the IR transmitting, then add to that the Ethernet adapter, the S-Video/Composite/Stereo ports, and all that gear. All this electronic value for a mere $149... and to think it might disappear off the market because of a lawsuit. Buy it! Do it now!

Buy here: SlingMedia Slingbox $149

(Thanks to my friend Steph for pointing this out. I would give her props by linking to her site... if she had a web site or a blog or even a MySpace page or whatever. But she doesn't. Feh. And she calls herself "technical".)

OFFER: Enterprise Agreement customers get 4 additional virtualized Windows OS licenses for Virtual PC

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:42:08 GMT

If you have an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft and you have the Desktop CAL licensed for your workstations, you have a new benefit!

As an Enterprise customer, you now receive the rights to four additional copies of the operating system per workstation so that you can leverage up to four virtual machines in Virtual PC. This enables you to use the product to its full potential to address application compatibility issues, run a helpdesk, run a training class, and perform software application testing. These additional operating system licensing rights are exclusive to Software Assurance customers.

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/benefits/vista.mspx

OFFER: Discounted $9.99 XBox Games

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:22:31 GMT

For you frugal "I-ain't-got-no-money" types:

Looking for awesome Xbox® titles at a price so unbelievably low you can pick up all your favorites? Don’t miss our Best of Platinum Hits collection with games retailing for a mere $9.99 (USD).

Did you read that? $9.99 EACH

Best of XBox Platinum Hits

Fuzion Frenzy®
Play more than 45 action-packed mini games set in futuristic 3-D environments.

MechAssault
Pilot the most powerful weapon of the 31st century: a 40-foot walking tank with enough firepower to level a city.

Soul Calibur 2
The soul still burns in this sequel to one of the most revered weapons-based fighters of all time.

Project Gotham Racing 2
Get behind the wheel of exotic high-performance vehicles. Be rewarded for how fast you drive—and how you drive fast.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Go undercover in enemy territory as the legendary Sam Fisher.

Other $9.99 Games

Trigger Man $4.99

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne $5.99

ESPN College Hoops $8.99

Major League Baseball 2K5

NCAA Football 2005

Sudeki

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Midway Arcade Treasures 3

Blowout

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death

Headhunter: Redemption

NBA Inside Drive 2004

Constantine

NCAA March Madness 2004

Dead or Alive: Ultimate Collection ($12.82)

XBox Music Mixer ($12.95)

OFFER: Plantronics Halo 2 Headset for XBox - $14.95

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:46:11 GMT

Remember the sweet green GameCom Halo® 2 edition headset?

Well, the good people at Plantronics have got a great deal on these babies. You ready for this? They’re usually $50, but for a limited time they will only set you back $14.95 U.S.

Not only that, a buck of that price goes to Plantronics GameCom United Way Katrina Recovery Fund. These headsets are great—they work with your original Xbox® and Xbox 360™—heck, they’ll even work with your cell phone.

http://www.plantronics.com/halo2

OFFER: XBox 360 Premium System for $349.95!

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:15:39 GMT

Microsoft Xbox 360 Platinum System $349.95 shipped at Dell Home

Dell Home has the Microsoft Xbox 360 Platinum System at $359.95. Features: 20GB Hard Drive, Includes Xbox Live Headset, Component HD AV Cable, and Ethernet Cable. Enter code C99$273GQ1L4W8 at checkout for $10 off $100. Must use PayPal. Free shipping.

GO TO: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A0561448&cs=19&c=us&l=en

NEWS: "Why people should look very closely at licensing Office Professional today"

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:21:50 GMT

This is a really huge reason for folks to license Office Professional if you're on an Enterprise Agreement or have Software Assurance: All licenses of Office Professional 2003 convert to Office Professional Plus 2007

This means that if one were to get Office PROFESSIONAL 2003 today with Software Assurance or on an Enterprise Agreement, in 2007 they would get
a.      Publisher
b.      InfoPath
c.      Rights Management Creation/Origination licensing
d.      Workflow Capability within Office Professional Documents
e.      Report & Spreadsheet Publishing Technology through Excel Professional
f.       Slide Publishing Technology through Powerpoint Professional

Everything underlined is new to Office licensees on EA/SA.

Office Standard licensees get none of the above. If you don't understand the value of letters d, e, & f, I would encourage you to start investigating what's new in Office 2007, and pay particular attention to:

1) Report Center

2) Sharepoint slide publishing

3) Office workflows

OFFER: Free XBox Live Diamond Discounts

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:18:13 GMT

If you own an XBox Live account, there's a really neat card you can get called the XBox Live Diamond card - completely free. It provides you with discounts on various services, foods, restaurants and all sorts of other stuff.

GET CARD HERE: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/features/cardperks.htm

Once you've signed up, here's where you can access your benefits and find out what places have discounts available for using your XBox Live Diamond Card. (You might have to print out a coupon from the web site FYI.)

GET DISCOUNTS HERE: http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/

I wouldn't be making that big a deal about this unless I've actually USED it a couple times and found it useful. Here's some of the neater discounts that I've made use of that I bet you didn't know your XBox Live Diamond card could do:

Dave & Busters:
Get $10 free game play, when you buy $20 in game play
http://www.daveandbusters.com/promo/xbox/

Carl's Jr:
Free Western Bacon Cheeseburger, with the purchase of a Western Bacon Cheeseburger and Medium Drink
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/xbox/images/MKP_Splash/carls_jr_coupon_2006.pdf

Free BBQ Chicken Sandwich, with the purchase of a BBQ Chicken Sandwich and a Medium Drink
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/xbox/images/MKP_Splash/carls_jr_coupon_2006.pdf

Quiznos Sub:
Buy on sandwich, get one free.
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/xbox/images/mkp_splash/quiznos.asp

Wienerschnitzel:
Free chili hot dog, when you purchase a chili dog of equal or lesser value.
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/xbox/images/MKP_Splash/wiener_xbox_coupon.pdf

Papa John's:
Free large original crust one-topping pizza, when you buy an extra-large specialty pizza
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=23038&VendorCouponURL=

FTD:
15% off discount on all orders.
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=20868&VendorCouponURL=

Fujitsu
8% off purchases online
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=21093&VendorCouponURL=

iRobot
20% off any Roomba purchase
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=22452&source=H&HOID=13135&VendorCouponURL=

Target
10% off online purchases
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=22649&VendorCouponURL=

Tech-for-Less
10% off any order
http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less?mv_pc=AID=068451_xbox

Overstock.com
$10 off orders of $125 or more
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=20970&VendorCouponURL=

Barnes & Noble
5% off any order
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=20820&VendorCouponURL=

Blue Nile
10% off all Fine Jewelry
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=21139&VendorCouponURL=

1-800-PetMeds
25% off all orders
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/FramePage.aspx?cat=21685&VendorCouponURL=
(Note: This is a really nice discount. I personally order Frontline Plus for my dog, and normally the cost at PetCo is $150, since it includes CA tax. With this discount, an order from PetMeds is $116, since it doesn't require tax.)

PETsMART.com
Save 10% on PETsMART.com purchases over $50
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/Redirect.aspx?c=4&csc=29&AllowCoupons=N&UseFrames=Y&CVID=17986&url=FramePage.aspx?cat=20912&VendorCouponURL=&YfBc=

PetFoodDirect.com
Save 15% off everything in the store.
http://www.xboxlivediamond.com/Redirect.aspx?c=4&csc=29&AllowCoupons=N&UseFrames=Y&CVID=17985&url=FramePage.aspx?cat=20911&VendorCouponURL=&YfBc=

DISCOUNT: Pocket PC Accessories, Upgrades & Repairs

Thu, 25 May 2006 22:15:51 GMT

Any of you who own Windows Mobile powered devices need accessories like "charge & sync" cables or screen protectors or want to see if you can get the memory on your device bumped up, go to http://www.pocketpctechs.com and use this discount code: "PPCMA03" to get a 10% discount across the board.

OFFER: Buy 25 Palm Treo 700w’s and receive 5 free units!

Fri, 12 May 2006 16:14:34 GMT

Palm has a new year end promotion for the Treo 700w for direct, enterprise customers (Verizon resellers are excluded)

Buying criteria:

Customer must initiate the purchase of new devices.
Customer should contact their Verizon representative for pricing and purchase instructions.

The 700w promotion is:

Buy 25 get 5 Free.
Promotion starts today and ends June 8th.
Units must be purchased within those dates to receive 5 additional at no cost.
Free devices will be provided w/ proof of purchase from Verizon.

DOWNLOAD the offer here:

http://www.evilkoala.org/download/Treo700w25-5Promotion.pdf

OFFER: Help Create Great Microsoft Certification Exams

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:41:27 GMT

Take the Beta version of Exams 70-547, 70-548, and/or 70-549 and you'll be automatically entered to win either a Windows Mobile Smartphone or a Microsoft Laser Desktop 6000 Keyboards. Plus, everyone who takes and achieves passing score in the beta exam will receive a free exam voucher for any Microsoft Certification Exam. Only one entry per Beta exam, but if you take 2 different Betas you'll be entered 2 times, and if you take all 3 Betas you'll be entered 3 times. Schedule your Beta exams today as participation is limited.

GO TO: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/offers/beta/

OFFER: Partner services for Volume License purchases

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:54:12 GMT

Check this out: Look at the consulting funds that your organization can get just for purchasing the very software you may have already intended on buying through Volume Licensing!

PROJECT 2003/PROJECT SERVER 2003:

Up to $40,000 in consulting services for any volume licensed Project implementations.

LIVE COMMUNICATIONS SERVER 2003:

100% off the Live Comm Server CAL, with the purchase of Software Assurance on that CAL.

(LCS Software Assurance enables the usage of any current and future versions of LCS - this purchase breaks out to being roughly 50% off on the overall cost)

RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES v1.1:

100% off the RMS CAL, with the purchase of Software Assurance on that CAL.

(RMS Client Access Licenses are generally $35-$40 per user; RMS Software Assurance enables the usage of any current and future versions of RMS - this is a per year cost and is generally around $10-$15 per user)

MORE HERE ---> https://www.microsoftincentives.com/

OFFER: Trade in your Palm device for credit against a brand new Windows Mobile-powered Treo 700w

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:14:59 GMT

Do you know a customer or a friend with an existing Palm device?
Would they like to get some trade-in value for it against a Windows Mobile-powered Palm Treo 700w?

Simply follow these instructions below:
- Visit the Palm Trade-In website
- Tell us about the product you want to trade
- We'll give you a quote (including shipping costs)
- If you accept the quote, give us a little more information and we'll send you a prepaid shipping label
-Once we receive and inspect your trade-in product, we'll email you a coupon redeemable for purchase at the Palm Store (Note: Not valid for Treo Store purchases

To get started go to the Palm Trade-In website:
http://palm.tradeups.com/Palm_Standard_SelectProduct.asp?catalog_name=TradeUps&category_name=&Page=1&StoreId=Palm

OFFER: 43% off selected MS Press titles

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 02:34:47 GMT

Hmmm. Need some references? Wanna discount? Check this out:

43% off 4 major titles from Microsoft Press:

Microsoft Windows Xp Professional Resource Kit
Third Edition, updated to cover Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit
MS Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements
MCSE Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
... and 10 additional titles related to Scripting, each 40% off (with promo code)

Above titles available here: http://www.quantumbooks.com/hero

Use promotion code "ITPRO43"

Scripting titles are available here: http://www.quantumbooks.com/c/scripting

Use promotion code "ITPRO43"

OFFER: How to get Partner Consulting services on Microsoft's dime

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:04:48 GMT

Did you know that if you purchase Office 2003 Professional or Project 2003 Professional in quantity, you have the opportunity to receive up to $30,000 or $40,000 respectively in partner consulting services?

If you're buying Office 2003 Professional: https://www.microsoftincentives.com/OfficePro/

If you're buying Project 2003 Professional: https://microsoftincentives.com/EPMOffer/

(For my Small Biz friends - this falls under your category as well. Check this offer out for customers that purchase Office 2003 Small Business Edition or Windows Small Business Server 2003:

https://www.microsoftincentives.com/SBSOfficeOffer/