Neowin 3rd Birthday Giveaway
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 01 October 2003 - 17:06 · 169 comments & 8270 views
It's Oct 1st again and that means it's our birthday again ;) It's that time of year that Neowin reflects on what's happened & gives away loads of goodies. Over the last year we've hit some big mile stones. We've passed 30,000 members, Have over 1,000,000 forum posts, been featured by everyone under the sun ;) & have proved again that we're still the best place to be for all your news. As for the giveaway, we have our usual mix of software to give away; read more for full information.

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  • Cerulean Studios 2x Trillian Pro 2
  • The Inquirer 1x 1 year subscription
  • Axialis 3x IconWorkshop 5.03 Corporate Edition
  • GlobalSCAPE 2x CuteFTP PRO + 2x Mac Version
  • Tgtsoft 3x Style XP, 3x Style Builder
  • TweakNow 5x TweakNow PowerPack 2003
  • TuneUp Software 5x TuneUp Utilities 2003
  • Cronosoft 5x XP Visual Tools, 5x Quick Hide.
  • Microsoft 1x Windows XP Home, 2x Windows XP Pro
  • Chris Pirillo/Lockergnome 2x Online! The Book
  • LIUtilities Inc 2x WinTasks 4 2x Pro WinBackup v 2x SpeedUpMyPC -Retail boxed versions
  • LitePC 1x XPlite 1x 2000lite Professional
  • O&O Software 2x O&O Toolboxes for Windows desktops Retail box
  • p8o Online Services 2x hosting plans. 200Mb of Space 3Gb Bandwith, 2x domain, one for each account
  • 10x each product made by Shelltoys, Inc
  • Cyberlink 2x powerdvd, 2 x power producer 2
  • Update: A copy of Galactic Civilizations and Object Desktop, Stardock Inc.
  • Update: 5 licenses of SIGuardian, made by SIGuardian



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    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Radish™ on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:11
    NEOWIN RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....

    Radish™
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by SMG on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:12
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEOWIN!!

    3 Years have gone so fast!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by SidVicious on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:14
    Happy birthday Neowin.
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by Phoenix_25 on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:22
    I've seen better software giveaways.
    Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by tapnet on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:33
    BE Gr8FUL!
    Quote this comment #4.2 Posted by deadmonkey on 02 Oct 2003 - 09:08
    and I have seen worse. stop your moaning you dont pay anything for NeoWin. Infact you coming here costs NeoWin money!
    Quote this comment #4.3 Posted by Sawyer12 on 03 Oct 2003 - 19:18
    yeah ive thought of a good idea, neowin should have something that tells you how much you have cost neowin in bandwidth etc everytime u log in. they could work it out . . . im sure that would coax ppl into donating. There u go mods/admins a good idea for u.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Cryptic_Night on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:24
    Happy Birthday Neowin. I'd like to thank devinlamothe for helping me find this site. Ever since, my grades have been dropping and I've lost plenty of relationships.

    Thank you Neowin. My life is more complete then it ever has been.
    (4 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by Sn00pY on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:24
    /me finds his Flame-Thrower...
    /me lights it up...
    /me aims...

    YOU STUPID GIMP Phoenix...they DONT have to give us anything nor hold any such competitons - its clearly something nice they are doing...now stop being a JACKASS and respect it !

    Idiot...
    Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by Phoenix_25 on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:31
    You forgot to pull the trigger.
    Quote this comment #6.2 Posted by creamhackered on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:40
    He won't be winning anything, i'll make sure of that
    Quote this comment #6.3 Posted by aStRaLgOd on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:34
    people are always ****in complaining at stuff, they shouldn't specially when Neowin is a FREE site and they give FREE stuff!

    Neowin you rock! Thank you very much

    Damn!
    Quote this comment #6.4 Posted by kairon on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:07
    LOL, nice
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by myie2_user on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:28
    Great news, I doubt I will win but it's nice to Neowin giving back to the community here, especially on their birthday it should be the other way around
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by JnCoKiLLa on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:32
    Wow I rermeber this site 2 1/2 years ago wehn i found it (Augest 2001)
    Quote this comment #8.1 Posted by tHaCuBe on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:01
    august 2001 was 2 years ago, not 2 1/2
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by killzone on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:35
    As always my first place to visit everyday for the latest news. A great mile stone in the history of neowin. Thanks guys for holding on through all the tribulations and trials.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by Gism0 on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:44
    (l) for neowin
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by xStainDx on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:54
    can we giveaway a box of cookies too.
    Quote this comment #11.1 Posted by Krome on 03 Oct 2003 - 04:51
    those software I don't need but I sure need that box of cookie.. or even better a box of chocolate...
    (5 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by xStainDx on 01 Oct 2003 - 17:56
    Voodoo:
    QUOTE
    have proved again that were still the best place to be for all your news.


    We still need a hardware section.

    Last edited by 335 on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:52
    Quote this comment #12.1 Posted by shark1 on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:19
    That would kick ass !!!
    Quote this comment #12.2 Posted by Evolution on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:26
    Have you ever heard of the section called "Hardware Hangout"? Of course we have one.
    Quote this comment #12.3 Posted by xStainDx on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:10
    you completely missed the point, of course I know about Hardware Hangout, I'm not a n00b. Think front page not forum, then you'll get what I'm saying
    Quote this comment #12.4 Posted by gameguy on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:45
    yes, we need a hardware section!
    Quote this comment #12.5 Posted by Crackler on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:46
    I agree with that completely
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by Arnaudt on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:00
    Happy Birthday!!!!!! 3 years - woah! Neowin RULES!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by lammmetak on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:07
    HAPPY BDAY!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by Sawyer12 on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:17
    Neowin is cool, Happy Birthday. Its tradition here to get birthday bumps. I dont see how i could give to that to neowin. All i can say is neowin is . . . lol
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by whistlerxp on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:17
    Happy Birthday Neowin! You Rule!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by MikeN on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:32
    Happy 3rd birthday Neowin!!! Long may the site continue!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by cabletron2000 on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:35
    congrats to all
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by WS togermano on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:40
    neowin rocks happy birthday!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by Raptor on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:46
    Thank you for providing this awesome resource, especially with all the trouble you've had over the years.

    -Adam
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by Eduardo on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:50
    LOL, I'm still waiting my prize for last year
    I see that the prizes are really good this year. I want a Windows XP!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by aaron901 on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:50
    long live neowin!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by MikeCoz on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:51
    happy birthday!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by mikulka on 01 Oct 2003 - 18:59
    The world without Neowin wouldn't be the same
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #25 Posted by zerolimit on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:02
    wow right on!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #26 Posted by Sushubh on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:07
    well i am a new member of the community but i rarely had to look anywhere else for solutions...

    Except for the few days it went offline... those were aweful days .

    HaPpY bIrThDaY!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #27 Posted by kairon on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:08
    congrats neowin, hope you have many more! *drool* @ XP Pro
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #28 Posted by OptiPlex on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:12
    AAAH ME WANTS XP PRO

    Congrats Neowin to its 3rd birthday!
    (3 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #29 Posted by xWeston on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:15
    I won something during the last giveaway and was never contacted. I tried to contact mods/others about it and never heard anything!
    Quote this comment #29.1 Posted by Eduardo on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:31
    Yeah, me too. Voodoo contacted me several times, but the donor dont send me the prize.
    Quote this comment #29.2 Posted by BananaMan on 02 Oct 2003 - 07:34
    Me three! I never recieved anything even after contacting the mods and such.
    Still, I'm not gonna kick up a stink, having Neowin here is a good enough present for me , although it would have been nice if there was some sort of response or address from Neowin. *shrugs*
    Quote this comment #29.3 Posted by BananaMan on 02 Oct 2003 - 07:36
    Double post. Oops.
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #30 Posted by SBeaver on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:20
    "IconWorkshop 5.03 Corporate Edition"

    ^^ what kind of messed-up corporation plays with icons really?
    Quote this comment #30.1 Posted by [saint dark] on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:12
    A design corporation or a corporation who wants style in their applications?
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #31 Posted by XP-RTM on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:22
    i want the hosting pack hehe
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #32 Posted by cesardrgn on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:30
    Oh yeah, we rule!!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #33 Posted by WinMatrix on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:31
    I also want hosting
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #34 Posted by Munki on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:41
    3 years?! Damn...that's old, lol. Happy birthday Neowin and thanks to Neobond, Redmak, Voodoo and all the others who made it possible.
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #35 Posted by Smifffy on 01 Oct 2003 - 19:55
    is this just me or..........
    QUOTE

    * Microsoft 1x Windows XP Home, 2x Windows XP Pro


    :|

    a FREE LEGAL copy of XP - how the f*** did you talk that out of em

    anyways HAPPY B'DAY NEOWIN
    Quote this comment #35.1 Posted by configure on 02 Oct 2003 - 01:22
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #36 Posted by Jedimark on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:01
    Yay... happy birthday Neowin!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #37 Posted by xluqe on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:01
    Happy birthday Neowin!!!
    Neowin rules!

    Last edited by 22149 on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:07
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #38 Posted by tronmaster on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:13
    Happy Birthday Neowin!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #39 Posted by bigfoot on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:25
    Happy Birthday NEOWIN . Each Day Passes ..Each time i start a IE explorer session or open new windows of it ...I Start with browsing Neowin . CaN'T lIVE WITHOUT NEOWIN .
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #40 Posted by jowchung on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:43
    Happy 3rd Birthday to Neowin!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #41 Posted by cooldude7273 on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:49
    /pulls out party hat
    /party!

    happy b-day neowin
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #42 Posted by xpablo on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:55
    Happy 3rd Birthday Neowin !!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #43 Posted by RauL on 01 Oct 2003 - 20:58
    hey Keep it up guys , whoo you're becoming standard in the whole world somekind of C|net, but cool
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #44 Posted by kainashi on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:05
    happy birthday, neowin. hopefully i win something this time,
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #45 Posted by nf1n1te on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:06
    Happy birthday Neowin!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #46 Posted by ghos on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:22
    Happy Birthday to Neowin!! Often wondered if it would make it considering all the times it wasn't available.
    I didn't know what to do with myself when I couldn't check here first thing. A prize giveaway is great, especially considering we don't pay to visit the site.
    Although almost none of the prizes interests me, I still wouldn't mind winning of course. Long live Neowin.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #47 Posted by altezza on 01 Oct 2003 - 21:33
    Happy birthday Neowin! Cool prizes and hopefully I get the prize
    Neowin still rocks on 3rd year and continuing to deliver tech news to geeks
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #48 Posted by nonick on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:02
    SO WHO WRITES THE BIGGEST HAPPY DBAY WINS HUH SO YEH HAPPY BDAY NEOWIN
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #49 Posted by weenur on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:03
    Happy B-Day!

    Thanks for helping me waste away the days. By far, my favorite site.

    :beer:
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #50 Posted by pctuk on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:17
    Happpy birthday
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #51 Posted by nekrosoft13 on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:22
    nice

    happy B-DAY Neowin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #52 Posted by stezo2k on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:38
    happy birthday guys, what a site
    (1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #53 Posted by Toxikk on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:38
    QUOTE
    Microsoft 1x Windows XP Home, 2x Windows XP Pro


    that is amazing. they are awful generous.

    go neowin. 3 years old today. comparing this to human life, we are still a baby... hopefully more kickass features and more and more members will help neowin last 10 years and become something other than a baby?
    Quote this comment #53.1 Posted by darkmatter on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:58
    thats awesome!! giving away WinXP!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #54 Posted by username on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:39
    free stuff rules!!!

    happy birthday to neowin
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #55 Posted by darkmatter on 01 Oct 2003 - 22:58
    happy birthday NEOWIN!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #56 Posted by alanzeino2002 on 01 Oct 2003 - 23:45
    yay! Happi B'Day NeOwIn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #57 Posted by tommyswf on 01 Oct 2003 - 23:54
    Cool already 3 years old
    happy birthday
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #58 Posted by dj_alex_m on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:07
    Happy birthday Neowin!

    Thanks to all the sites contributers. The contest looks pretty damn cool too
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #59 Posted by Andareed on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:07
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #60 Posted by kemical on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:12
    happy bday
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #61 Posted by Mgz on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:29
    woot , another good chance to get some spam post


    Happy Bday Neowin....Happy my 1st year of Neowinian
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #62 Posted by Slay3r on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:32
    happy bday guys
    hope theres another 3 years to go with it
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #63 Posted by PlainLazy on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:35
    happy birthday neowin!!!! best web site ever!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #64 Posted by ripgut on 02 Oct 2003 - 00:42
    Happy b-day to thee best site on the net the reason y i sit at my pc everyday
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #65 Posted by mopper on 02 Oct 2003 - 01:16
    go neowin. give us 1 year of zero downtime
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #66 Posted by Daybreak on 02 Oct 2003 - 01:39
    Happy Birthday Neowin! Its been close to what? About 2 years since I stumbled here
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #67 Posted by Gahmahn on 02 Oct 2003 - 01:40
    Happy B-Day Neowin!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #68 Posted by TommyXP on 02 Oct 2003 - 02:00
    Happy Birthday NEOWIN!!!!

    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #69 Posted by DrOmango on 02 Oct 2003 - 02:17
    all bow down to neowin.net

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU GUYS
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #70 Posted by Azadre on 02 Oct 2003 - 02:18
    Happy Birthday!

    How come I can't sign up to win?
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #71 Posted by Kashida on 02 Oct 2003 - 02:25
    <bows to all that is neowin> (honorably) HAPPY B-DAY
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #72 Posted by Ripper24 on 02 Oct 2003 - 02:47
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEOWIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #73 Posted by Elektro on 02 Oct 2003 - 03:16
    Happy Birthday Neowin! The best and only tech site I visit! It is all here, really it is.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #74 Posted by DJ^TuRKiYe on 02 Oct 2003 - 03:25
    Happy birthday neowin!
    Good luck to everyone with contest.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #75 Posted by teka on 02 Oct 2003 - 03:53
    NEOWIN.NET BEST INTERNET WEBSITE.. EVER!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #76 Posted by Sim31 on 02 Oct 2003 - 04:04
    Happy B'day Neowin!!!!!!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #77 Posted by Sim31 on 02 Oct 2003 - 04:06
    Also Good Luck to everyone!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #78 Posted by vespaman on 02 Oct 2003 - 04:07
    Happy Birthday!! Let's get drunk
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #79 Posted by Moredhel on 02 Oct 2003 - 04:10
    i get an Authentication error when i try and enter the contest
    any ideas ?
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #80 Posted by iczman on 02 Oct 2003 - 04:42
    neowin, #1!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #81 Posted by memodude on 02 Oct 2003 - 05:03
    Neowin is the best, most yummy, most homepage-worthy site I know of!

    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #82 Posted by Legendary SSJ5 on 02 Oct 2003 - 05:18
    happy b-day!
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #83 Posted by BananaMan on 02 Oct 2003 - 05:19
    Hey, happy birthday Neowin.

    You know, I won the second birthday giveaway but never recieved anything. I nagged a bit but still got nothing. Makes me a little wary of this one, too.
    Quote this comment Reply to this comment #84 Posted by Farquaon on 02 Oct 2003 - 06:19
    Haaaapy birthday to Neowin!!!