Life has been ultra crazy, productive, inspiring, challenging, and fulfilling lately and I owe it all to this wonderful world of mom blogging. I get to create content I love, with people who get me and share my passions (you!), and I can be a happy, albeit a bit frazzled, mom and wife who can be an active part of her family’s life. Aside from that, I get to attend amazing blogging and social media conferences where not only I get to hone my craft, but also meet other mom bloggers who are confident enough to share with me their know-how and a helping hand.
I’m on my way to one of those conferences—Mom 2.0 Summit in Key Biscayne, FL. I get to go there thanks to the sponsorship from the Microsoft Windows team who have been nothing short of supportive of all we do. And, as working moms who are putting everything into this labor of love blog, we need this support from brands that get us and you.
I’ll be capturing all the Mom 2.0 Summit action on my stylish and lightweight Lenovo IdeaPad U300 and using my Windows Live Suite to blog with Live Writer, jot notes and action steps with OneNote, edit my pics with Live Photo Gallery and keep it all safe in Sky Drive.
But since we hate to brag and be all me-me-me, we’ve hooked up a second Lenovo IdeaPad to give away to one ultra lucky SpanglishBaby amiga in celebration of mamás!
A busy mom like you who’s on an important mission of raising bilingual and bicultural kids needs to stay super connected to technology that can help you access the best online tools for learning and interacting.
Check out HERE all the cool features the ultraportable and fast Lenovo IdeaPad U300 has so you can get ridiculously excited…it’s ok…I’m excited too!
Also, just in time for Mother’s Day, we wanted to share some great tools for you to connect with the mujer (madre, abuela, tía!) you love!
· Tip #1: Use Windows Live Messenger (Window’s free video chat service) to say ‘Te quiero’ to Mom!
· Tip #2: Create a custom Mother’s Day card in Microsoft Paint, a feature in Windows that you can use to draw, color, and edit pictures.
· Tip #3: Show her the latest and greatest in your life by sharing your photos with friends and family via Windows Live Photo Gallery and SkyDrive
· Tip #4: Share images on your Pinterest boards using the Windows Mother’s Day photos. If you’re on Pinterest, you can also enter the Say Thanks to Mom contest where you could win an Acer Aspire S3 laptop. More info here.
The Giveaway!
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner: Stacy !
We’re giving away one Lenovo IdeaPad U300 to a lucky winner!!
To enter, all you have to do is tell us who this laptop will be for and which of the Windows Live Suite products you love the most.
That’s all you have to do to enter this giveaway. If you want to up your chances at winning, then this is how you can get additional entries (only after you’ve completed the step above):
**Please leave a separate comment for each so we can count them and avoid mistakes.
1. Subscribe to receive blog updates and subscriber-only content via email and leave us an extra comment letting us know you did so or that you’re already a subscriber. Make sure to leave the comment using the same email you subscribed with.
2. Follow us on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway including a link to the post, @SpanglishBaby and #WindowsChampions hashtag. Copy the link to the tweet in an additional comment on the giveaway’s post.
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This giveaway ends Sunday, May 13, at midnight PST and is open to everyone over 18 years of age in the continental U.S. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Check out the Giveaway Rules.
This laptop will be for my 6 year old daughter.
hotmail is my favorite window live feature.
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This would be for me. Microsoft movie sounds interesting!
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Love your blog & the laptop looks beautiful!
Also, can’t forget the most important step: my favorite Microsoft Live Suite product is the Messenger. My daughter uses it all the time to video chat with her abuelita in Ecuador! I would probably use it the most, since I’m the web junkie of the family, but my husband is definitely a gadget guy, so we’d probably have to share!
Although I should keep it for myself I’d I won I would give it to hubby as a fathers day gift his laptop is going out on him
I love movie maker
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This would be for me, I am now working from home and would love to be able to work anywhere in or outside of the home and not be tied to my old desktop!
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I love the Live messenger for free chatting!
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Considering that my computer keeps crashing on me, I could so use a new one right now, so it would be for me.
I would love the Windows Live Photo Gallery. We have so many pictures that we like to share with family out of town and out of the country.
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I also subscribe to get blog updates. Gracias!
I’d love to win this laptop for my husband
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I forgot to say I like Windows Live Messenger (don’t count this comment)
This would be for my husband, and I like the Live Photo Gallery best!
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I would use it myself and also for my oldest who loves to play education games. I have an old PC which is slow. My favorite product is the messenger.
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This laptop would be for my mother! She has been wanting a new one! Also, we both love the Windows Live Photo Gallery since we have a “bazillion” family photos.
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This will be for me and I’m most looking forward to OneNote
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If we won the laptop, it would be a family laptop. We actually really need one, because the kids are now at the age to where they need to have a laptop or computer to use for school and homework. I personally love the Live photo gallery, and I know the kids would love Paint.
Thanks forthe amazing chance to win!
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If I win, the laptop it would be for me but I am sure I would have to share with my nine year old daughter and my husband. I love the photo gallery because we love taking pictures and it would be very useful.
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It would be an awesome mother’s day gift for me! I have an old desktop pc that is very slow and can not be upgraded. Sometimes it takes more than 20min for it to start up so I could use it!
I will share it with my husband and kids! I like Messenger. It helps me to stay in touch with my family and friends.
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If I won this laptop, it would be for my wife – she desperately needs a new laptop so she won’t have to keep using my computer all the time. I really like Windows Live Photo Gallery.
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Hi! This would make an awesome mother’s day gift to me from me (bueno, you) with all my love and affection. I really need a new computer so this would be perfect.
I would love to try the Windows Live Movie Maker. Gracias!!
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This laptop is for my mum. She loves her grandson (my little boy) to bits and I think we love the Windows Live Messenger most, because we can put it to maximum use, and chat with her every day
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thanks for the great giveaway!
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This would make my life soooo much easier!! Mommy would use the laptop of course. I am Mom AND an Elementary Spanish teacher on a cart. How great would it be to be able to bring video and computer files to my classes instead of having to reserve a special room in advance!?!
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I am badly in need of a new laptop, so if i win, this would be for me. I love movie maker and photo gallery!
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The laptop would be for my Mom and I love Live Writer!
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The laptop would go to my mother. I like hotmail.
I would love to have a laptop since I work from home but feel chained to my desk so would offer some freedom. Hotmail is my main email so used that often.
If I won; I’d probably keep for myself. I’d like to give to hubs but he wouldn’t accept it…he isn’t real computer savvy.
I think the movie maker sounds interesting.
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I love messenger!!
I would keep the laptop to replace the one I have now that is on its last leg and I have at least 2 more years of school left.
I would want this laptop for myself , I am working on starting my own business and this would come in handy BIG TIME!!! I don’t currently own a laptop, my desktop is like a ball and chain : ( I love the Video Messaging feature because Video Messaging will actually be a big part of my business!! Gracias por la oportunidad!
I also subscribe by e-mail already!! Yay!!
This would be for me! I work part-time from home with my kiddos and I NEED a highly portable laptop! I like the Windows Live Photo Gallery!
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This laptop would be for my middle niece! I love Hotmail!
This laptop would be for my husband who presently has a desktop that is 8 years old. I love Paint to create great projects.
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The laptop would be for me!!!!! Hehehe. I’ve been needing a new one for such a long time. As a blogger, it’s essential for me to have a good laptop.
My favorite Windows Live products are Windows Live messenger, and Windows Live Photo Gallery. They’re fun, and they help me connect with my friends around the World!
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The laptop would be for me, and the Windows Photo Gallery would help me with my photo management.
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This computer would be for me. LOL. I love the Windows Live Photo Gallery!
Lee
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If I win this laptop will be for my daughter because my son broke my daughter’s laptop.
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I forget to say that I love Windows Movie Maker.
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I’m sure I would use this and would love to try out the paint program.
I’m subscribed!
I follow you on Twitter and here is my tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/SimpleDelicioso/status/199915299254960128