All I’m going to ask you to do is leave a comment, the details of which you’ll need to read on for so you know what to say!
Last month I was at a conference where I walked away with a giveaway item of a Samsung Chromebook — courtesy of Gogo Inflight Internet.
Now, I love Gogo. Inflight internet has materially changed my life. I used to get off of a plane after a long flight during the business day and I’d be inundated with work, with messages, with ‘crises’ (manufactured or otherwise). Instead, I keep up with work from the air. I’m more productive, and landing after a long flight is no longer stressful. I currently pay for a ‘monthly pass’.
But I didn’t want anyone to think I loved Gogo because I received something in a giveaway. (Not that these things go out on the wire services, but bear with me.)
So I figured I would give away the device here. Plus, while it’s the latest and greatest and coolest in technology the Chromebook probably isn’t for me. I desperately want to be a one-device kind of guy. I use a high-end Lenovo Ultrabook. It’s not that much heavier, not that much bigger, than a Chromebook but serves as my desktop and my laptop and my tablet. So why not give it away?
Don’t know what a Samsung Chromebook is? Details here.
A sticker on the outside of the box reads, “Included with this device for 2 years is up to 100MB per month of Mobile Broadband service provided by Verizon Wireless.”
How to enter:
- In the comments, answer the question “What is your all-time favorite View from the Wing blog post?” and include a link to that post in your comment.
This will serve two functions:
- It will help me better understand you (my readers), hopefully giving me relevant feedback on what you value most.
- It will help to introduce other readers to some of the posts I’ve written that they might enjoy as well.
Here are the rules:
- You may enter up to once per day — and I give you a bit of slack in this, I won’t disqualify any entry as long as you don’t make more than one entry per calendar day or as long as no entry is closer than 24 hours together from another one. And if you’re close, we’re cool. I’m not looking to disqualify people, just to make sure there’s no massive ballot stuffing.
- All entries (comments) must be received no later than Thursday, June 20 at 5pm Eastern time.
- I will draw a winner at random in the days following the close of the contest from those that meet these guidelines. Make sure you provide a valid e-mail address when entering to be eligible to win (you do not need to leave an email address in the comments, but along with your name where it asks for your email that email must be ‘real’ or I will have no way of contacting you).
- I’m the final arbiter in all matters related to this contest and in all matters of interpretation. There is no appeal. I’m doing this because there’s an opportunity to send out a pretty cool computer, and not taking anything in return, so please don’t give me a hard time in the process.
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Your reports on the Conrad Koh Samui – we read, we liked, we went, we enjoyed a wonderful stay. Thank you! http://viewfromthewing.com/2011/12/03/conrad-koh-samui-resort-burn-avios-burn-cathay-pacific-first-class-and-amazing-conrad-suites/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/04/15/ways-to-goose-your-minimum-spend-for-a-credit-card-signup-bonus/
Here’s my favorite post. =) http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/comment-here-for-a-chance-to-win-a-samsung-chromebook/
I’m worried these dudes will steal my stuff!!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2003/05/16/airport-security-lapse-the-screeners-themselves/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/05/22/planning-an-award-ticket-a-year-out-heres-when-airlines-load-their-schedules/
because I am a planner!
My most favorite post is the following. This is what got me introduced to your blog and I have been following regularly ever since.
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/15/best-of-the-best-which-is-better-chase-sapphire-preferred-or-ink-boldink-plus/
I love the articles on credit card deals and award miles but I will say this was my favorite since it gave me some good information (and pictures!) on the hotel I’ll be staying at this week! http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/14/new-years-in-paris-air-france-business-british-airways-first-and-the-park-hyatt-vendome-a-wonderful-place-to-stay-in-paris-on-points/
My fav .. http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/01/04/dont-forget-to-add-a-segment-to-the-end-of-american-aadvantage-award-bookings/
I also liked It’s a Great Time to Use Delta Miles for Travel on Virgin Australia
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/31/its-a-great-time-to-use-delta-miles-for-travel-on-virgin-australia/
Wondering if link is still valid for 35k miles…
Credit card blogs – example http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/02/18/us-airways-mastercard-signup-bonus-changes-for-the-worse-but-how-you-can-still-benefit/
Do you know if this landing page is still valid?
35,000 miles after first purchase, no fee the first year, promise of 10,000 more miles at cardmember renewal in a year. There’s no landing page, but details of the signup bonus and fee waiver are in the terms and conditions of the offer (save those!).
I like your trip reports the most. Esp this one on CX First.
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/11/30/suites-treats-and-eats-a-malaysian-mileage-thanksgiving-cathay-pacific-first-class-jfk-hong-kong/
Weird enough, I love this taxation of miles post!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/02/01/taxation-of-miles-revisited-nothing-has-yet-changed-though-it-certainly-could-in-the-future/
When I was first getting into the hobby your post on utilizing Avios to get to Hawaii from the West Coast was very helpful. We made the trip on Avios earlier this year.
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/04/20/minimizing-fuel-surcharges-when-redeeming-british-airways-avios/
I enjoy your trip reports, but this has to be my fav 😀
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/04/01/preview-of-my-next-trip-report-best-first-class-award-ever/
Haven’t been around here long, but learning alot. So far the most useful post I’ve seen (and acted on) is this one: http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/03/25/the-best-mileage-credit-card-for-beginners/
This one helped a lot for my first round of apps
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/08/18/an-ideal-first-credit-card-churn/
I love your blog because it’s so informative and I always come to it to learn the latest on credit cards. I also enjoy reading your trip reports (more of those, please!). However! I must say that my favorite post is where you shared the recipe for the Andaz pancakes you kept raving about, so that all your readers could taste them too. 🙂 http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/12/31/bring-the-andaz-5th-avenue-home-make-lemon-poppyseed-pancakes-in-your-own-kitchen/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/04/16/austin-food-culture-and-what-it-taught-me-about-barbecue-and-thai-food/
We went to Austin 3 weeks ago on SW Companion Pass and SPG points for the W, and it was absolutely amazing!
KREUZ market was UNBELIEVABLE! We went straight from the airport! This was a great trip report for us!
I love trip reports and this is the ultimate goal someday….
http://viewfromthewing.com/2011/03/05/singapore-airlines-first-class-tokyo-singapore/
I liked this one as an occasional NYC tourist who LIKES staying in Times Square cause we go to see shows. http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/11/17/intercontinental-times-square-a-great-points-redemption-property-for-elites/
Liked this when it was alive
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/18/icelandair-redemptions-on-alaska-airlines-are-back-buying-miles-for-first-class-award-travel-to-hawaii/
assuming I win, this will be my favorite post!!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/comment-here-for-a-chance-to-win-a-samsung-chromebook/
This one is my favorite because it’s such a great prize!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/comment-here-for-a-chance-to-win-a-samsung-chromebook/
The weirdest things you can do with your points and why it is a bad idea to do them
http://viewfromthewing.com/2011/04/22/the-weirdest-things-you-can-do-with-your-points-and-why-its-a-bad-idea-to-do-them/
Here’s an example of the in-depth mile earning advice you get on this blog which you rarely see elsewhere: http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/09/13/quintuple-dipping-maximizing-your-earning-when-purchasing-travel/. It’s my favorite post (at least, for today).
This explanation of Hotel Elite benefits, and how they vary by chain was really helpful for me: http://viewfromthewing.com/2011/11/21/major-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-each-major-hotel-program-in-a-nutshell/
My favotite post was http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/12/alaska-airlines-adds-online-award-search-for-several-more-airlines-including-emirates/
What a nice gesture on your part!
Recently the post on getting spending bonuses without annual fees grabbed by attention.
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/04/earning-big-credit-card-spending-bonuses-without-an-annual-fee/
This one on the most lucrative signup bonuses was great. I had done an apporama and got the Ink Bold, Citi AA and UsAirways cards all on the same day. Thanks a lot!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/11/28/the-most-lucrative-credit-card-signup-bonuses/
“Using US Airways Miles to Book Star Alliance Awards” I was/am fairly new to this and the post was very relevant to me and well done!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/comment-here-for-a-chance-to-win-a-samsung-chromebook/
Your post got me a nice bottle of wine in BKK!!!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/04/20/instant-top-tier-platinum-status-for-new-le-club-accorhotels-signups/
I like this post best because I used to think elite status doesn’t matter, but now that I have some elite statuses, I’m finding it really makes a big difference when issues arise, you can treated better!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/05/14/why-airline-elite-status-matters-you-get-home-in-comfort-despite-delays-and-cancellations/
My favorite post is: http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/15/new-years-in-paris-air-france-business-british-airways-first-and-the-park-hyatt-vendome-in-and-around-paris/
I like being able to see in one spot a daily round up of other important happenings such as the bits n pieces:
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/bits-n-pieces-for-june-17-2013/
It’s hard to pick just one, but in general I love all of your detailed trip reports, such as this one to Maldives in particular where we are headed soon! http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/03/04/maximizing-miles-in-the-maldives-cathay-first-eating-in-singapore-and-a-park-hyatt-water-villa-introduction-introduction/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/16/big-offer-this-week-only-for-chase-ink-cards-up-to-60000-points/
this is from my recent memory as I applied for it after reading here and did get an approval 🙂 which was awesome.
Not sure if this is my favorite post ever but an example of some of my favorite things that you do on this blog. I appreciate when you provide comments/opinion/reactions on other blog items. Example: http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/06/where-did-all-of-the-british-airways-award-seats-go/
I’d guess the majority of us read a number of these mileage/travel blogs so it’s nice to see varying opinions about the same news instead of just the same rehash on every blog.
I am also an Arlington resident, so I love all the local food spots and such.
This one: http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/14/different-ways-to-create-spending-at-little-cost-to-earn-miles-and-signup-bonuses/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/04/20/instant-top-tier-platinum-status-for-new-le-club-accorhotels-signups/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/17/comment-here-for-a-chance-to-win-a-samsung-chromebook/
Best post of all! free giveaways 🙂
I liked the article about TSA racially profiling http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/06/06/inspector-general-tsa-behavior-detection-doesnt-work-racially-profiles/
I loved learning about this
http://viewfromthewing.com/2012/08/01/using-hidden-city-and-throwaway-ticketing-to-save-big-money-on-airfare/
I like info about how to earn lots of points at low costs, such as:
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/14/different-ways-to-create-spending-at-little-cost-to-earn-miles-and-signup-bonuses/
My favorite post is about the Park Hyatt Maldives…it made me use my points to get there!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/04/09/return-to-the-maldives-park-hyatt-hadahaa-maldives/
Singapore First
Definitely this one:
http://viewfromthewing.com/2011/03/05/singapore-airlines-first-class-tokyo-singapore/
I’m taking this flight in October, and while searching online for trip reports, I stumbled upon this old trip report of yours. Great to see one from a familiar name. Thanks!
http://viewfromthewing.com/2009/06/10/asiana-first-class-seoul-los-angeles/
http://viewfromthewing.com/2010/07/11/phoenix-and-scottsdale-dining/
I’m a foodie and enjoy the food reports. While in Scottsdale my daughter and I visited True Food (didn’t love it), but very much enjoyed Cowboy Ciao. If you go back, try the Stetson Chop. It’s memorable.
this one – http://viewfromthewing.com/2013/01/09/you-can-fly-singapore-airlines-first-class-on-points-heres-how/