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The folks at Digital Inspiration aka www.labnol.org have posted up the details of his contest to win an HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook in Day 16 of the 31 Days of the Dragon.

Here are the details of the contest:

Anyone in the world can participate in the giveaway - you could be a geek, mom, educator, software developer, home maker, photographer, web designer, student, management guru, blogger, journalist, writer and from another profession.

To win this very expensive laptop computer, you just have to talk about stuff that you already love. You may write about your favorite software tools & websites or share ways that help you stay more productive or you may develop something new from scratch.

I have put some examples here to give you an idea on what you can do to claim this laptop but feel free to think beyond this list - be creative, be unique.

* If you are an expert at Microsoft Office, Photoshop, iTunes, Outlook, Firefox or any other software, you may write a tutorial (with screenshots) explaining some lesser-known but useful features of that program. Your write-up could be about a single feature or you could create a list or just produce a video screencast.

* If you are web designer or developer, you may consider writing a Firefox extension, a new WordPress theme or a WordPress Plugin.

* If you are into web applications, you may try creating some mashup using available APIs in Google Maps, YouTube, Flickr, twitter, Yahoo! Pipes, Google Docs, etc. Or you could create a new Google Gadget, a Facebook App or use the OpenSocial platform to create an Orkut app.

* If you are into gadgets and mobile phones, you may share different ways in which you use that gadget - for example, you can read PDF file in iPod.

* If you are a software developer, you may write some utility program that makes our tech life more productive or solves some annoying problem.

* If you are from the education community, you can share innovative ways in which your teachers & students are making use of software and Internet that may benefit other educational institutes as well.

* If you are not a geek or a tech-savvy person, you can still participate in the giveaway - just write about your favorite things. For instance, moms can share a list of best websites for kids and why you recommend these sites. If you are enthusiastic about photography, you may share secrets that can make our photographs look more interesting. Home makers may write tips on how to arrange home or office space to stay more productive.

The choices are endless. And to reiterate, what you read above are only sample ideas. Think beyond the list.

Please send in your entries to dragon@labnol.org. If you have a question, please use the message board or send me an email.

1. You could be based in US, UK, India, Singapore, France, Egypt or any other country in the world - the machine will be shipped to your doorstep for free. The import custom duties that may applicable in your country will also be paid via FedEx. If you are in US, the organizers (HP and BuzzCorps) will be providing a check to offset the taxes.

2. You can submit any number of entries.

3. Please submit only original stories / articles / hacks / ideas.

4. Your entries become a property of Digital Inspiration and we may share them with our readers while giving you full credit.

5. The last date for receiving entries is Friday - May 23, 2008.

To find out the next contest tomorrow head here or over to www.notebooks.com

Remember There are 6 more chances to win one of these fabulous laptops from Windows-now.com,  WindowsConnected.com, Geekstop, bink.nu, www.mediablab.com and www.last100.com

Good Luck!