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Robert McLaws announced his contest at Windows-now.com on how to win an HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook in Day 10 of the 31 Days of the Dragon.

Here are the rules of the contest:

The Contest:
Here's how our contest is going to work. Lately, there have been a lot of people in the press talking about how horrible Windows Vista is. It's driving me completely mad. So I have to give this notebook away, and I want you to help fight the negative press about Vista.

So I want to see what people are doing with Windows Vista. If you want this notebook, you need to send me a video, no longer than 5 minutes, showing off the cool things you're doing with Windows Vista. Maybe you use Windows Vista to edit together your old home movies and turn them into DVDs with Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker. Maybe you use Photoshop on Windows Vista to illustrate digital comic books. I don't know. But I want to see how creative you can be, and how Vista makes your computer life better.

But I don't just want a monologue in front of your computer. Make it creative. You could do a skit. You could animate it. You could involve your whole family. You could use puppets. Whatever. Just make it funny.

Rules:

• Winner must sign an agreement stating that the laptop will not be sold for one year from date of receipt. If you plan to win it just to sell it, this contest is not for you.
• HDX winners from other sites in the promotion cannot win this contest.
• No nudity or profanity. I don't care what gender you are, it won't get you anywhere. Keep it PG, folks.

What I'm Looking For:

• Innovative Use of Windows Vista: Don't just show yourself playing Solitaire, show us something interesting or unusual.
• Presentation Creativity: I want to see something that totally blows my mind. An example would be Derek Hunter's winning entry from the AbsoluteVista.com contest. BTW, I LOVE special effects, so show me what you're got!
• Effort: It should go without saying, but the more effort you put into it, the more likely you are to win.
• Making a Difference: Special consideration will be given to people who use Vista to make the world a better place.

How To Enter:

• Subscribe to the WindowsNow channel on YouTube
• Upload your video and leave a link in the comments

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

There are 6 more chances to win one of these fabulous laptops from digitalmediaphile, JKontherun, here, The-Gadgeteer.com, thedigitallifestyle.com and DigitalHomeThoughts.com.