Win a green Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive!

Posted on 22 April 2009, at 11:50 am, by Judie Lipsett

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Update: This contest is now closed, and the winner is CHUCK. Thank you for entering, and keep your eyes open for more Gear Diary give aways!

In honor of Earth Day, The Gadgeteer and Gear Diary are holding another dual site contest. We are each giving away a Green 500GB Seagate FreeAgent Go USB hard drive with a desktop dock.

What does a portable hard drive have to do with Earth Day you ask? These days with content all going digital, there is no excuse for buying CDs and DVDs that come in plastic cases, adding to the boxes full of photos tucked in a closet or printing out stacks of papers wherever you go.

By embracing the 21^st century, you can eliminate waste and clutter. It also gives you a more convenient way to store or carry all your precious files.

Julie reviewed the Mac version of the FreeAgent Go drive and liked it a lot. To win one of your own…

Contest Details:

1. Between now and 4/26/09 Midnight EST, create an avatar at gravatar.com. (it’s free and fast).

2. Come back here and leave a comment to this post so that your new avatar shows up (sometimes it takes a little while for the new avatar to show – don’t fret!). In the comment, tell us something that you already are, or are going to start doing that is earth friendly.

3. At some point on 4/27/09, Julie and I will announce our randomly chosen winners.

Contest Rules:

1. You must have a US shipping address to enter the contest.

2. One entry per person.

3. Writers for Gear Diary are ineligible for Gear Diary’s portion of the contest.

Good luck and happy Earth Day!

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24 Comments For This Post

markntravis Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
I have new double pane windows, a new energy star furnace and my landscaping requires little watering.
macgirl Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Is this one entry per person per site? I hope not because I've already entered over at The Gadgeteer too!

I take public transportation in to work every day even though it would be a much shorter commute if I just drove my car.
ChrisSpera Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Its actually law here in IL, but I use compost-able/earth friendly lawn and leaf bags for grass clippings. They are hauled away every week and used to make compost.
breley Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I've been using a me-powered reel mower on our yard, and we're in the process of installing new energy-efficient exterior doors and storm doors.
Judie Lipsett Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Nope – you can enter at both sites and double your chances.
thehotrod11 Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I teach lawn, golf, and sports professionals and homeowners how to properly manage their turfgrass/lawn areas with the least impact on the environment.

May the force be with you all. As Yoda says “Go Green, When 900 years old you reach, look this good you could”

Thought this T-Shirt plays well with my avatar and today's Green Topic.
http://www.zazzle.com/yoda_says_go_green_tshirt...
trksh22 Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Yeah! I wanna win. What a nice color, too!

I currently recycle, have been for years. Our borough recently decided to pick up plastics # 1-7 and I am the only person around here (that I know of) that's excited about that!!!!!
Burzmali Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Well, I recycle, use mass transit we feasible, and use those reusable shopping bags and CFLs.
Brett Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
We have cancelled subscriptions to nearly all of our magazines and newspapers. You can get all of the information that is contained on that wasted paper on line. Also have increased usage of social networking tools like Facebook and twitter to keep up with what is going on.
bamfhacker Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Wife and I bought new cars that are way better on gas then what we had.
NickCornaglia Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Sooooo against plastic water bottles. Bought an aluminum one. If I do need to use a plastic water bottle…I keep refilling it until it starts to stink!

Thanks for the contest!
Tim Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I have replaced every light bulb in my house with the new energy efficient lightbulbs. I have also bought a rain barrel to use for our plants.
Jaxim Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
I've been eying to get one of these hard drives so this would be so great if I won. Thanks for showing us this cool avatar service.
Jaxim Says:
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 pm
p.s. I've been bagging my groceries with reusable bags. Again thanks.
inghamc Says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 am
I use a tablet pc with pdf software to replace all paperwork – printing, filling out & signing forms, note taking, everything. Also reduces clutter to maintain sanity.
Hai Vu Says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
I used to print our my source code for reviewing and debugging purpose. Viewing the source code on paper is much easier than on the monitor. However, lately, I have been reducing printing–a very small part to reduce resource consumption.
Chuck Says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 pm
I have stopped using dead tree books. I only read ebooks.
dbng Says:
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Drive to work no more than once a week. Car pool and train.
And Nalgene water bottles. Not brave enough to drop the disposable diapers though…
Michael Anderson Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Drive a hybrid, use energy efficient bulbs, have greatly reduced packaging we use, and much more.
drowe Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I just finished my last paper book, I’m going to try to do all my reading on my phone.
geek4life1986 Says:
April 25th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I buy rechargeable batteries, use cloth shopping bags, refill my own ink cartridges, buy energy-saving lightbulbs, and even use the backs of old printouts as scratch paper. Just need to save up for that eco-friendly car, unless you are giving one of them away too.
Brandon (aka netsyd) Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 10:14 am
We recycle (a lot). We’ve got containers for all the plastics, cans, etc – and then for the bigger stuff there’s a recycle place right down the street. We also end up donating old clothes that are still in good shape to places like goodwill.

Overall in the household we usually produce one bag (or less) of trash a week, and we could probably cut that down even further if we started composting.
StoicJim Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
We recycle all paper, plastic and glass on our list for our county’s recycle program. We’ve also started composting all the organic waste from our food preparation (including coffee grounds!). We’ve switch most of our light bulbs to low powered florescent bulbs and just purchased a Honda Fit to reduce gasoline consumption.
Q Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I make a point of using reusable bags, whether it’s grocery shopping or some other kind. If it can be recycled, it gets recycled. (They’ll take windowpane envelopes too, as long as they’re not destroyed. I walk or take the bus/subway for most of the places I go. I turn off lights that aren’t in use. And I’m working on switching all the plug-in electronics to surge protectors so they can be turned off or unplugged.