**GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED**
Hello Party People! I’ve got a giveaway for you today….so you’ll have to wait for Mr. Linky until next week…(or maybe tomorrow…we’ll see).
Rosebud Cards is our giveaway host. Here’s a little info about Rosebud Cards:
Our intent is to present cards done in the spirit of fine art. To that end, our cards are individually printed, not mass produced. We have chosen to print our work on Crane’s Museo fine-art cards. Uncommonly beautiful, it has the touch and feel that can only come from 100% cotton. In the spirit of a handmade gift, our card collections are created with love.
The winner can choose any three cards of their choice from our site (includes our cookie collection and brush painting collection). Let us know about any other questions.
Here are the rules for entering:
1. Head on over to Rosebud Cards and pick out the product that you like best.
2. Come back here to this post and leave a comment telling me about one product you would chose and why you like it.
3. Complete this task no later than Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. (pacific coast time)
4. Giveaway ends at 12:00 a.m. Friday morning.
5. Winner will be chosen using random.org
6. Winner will be posted on Fiday at 10:00 a.m. (pacific coast time)
——Want a second way to win? Post about the giveaway on your own blog with a link back to Creative Party Place.
—Rosebud Cards is also offering yet a third way to enter….twitter about the giveaway and in the tweet link back to this post.
Then come back here and leave ANOTHER comment letting me know about your shout outs and tweets!
GOOD LUCK!
If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.