Book Giveaway: Are YOU the Greatest webOS Fan? 32
How would you like to win a prize that will be cherished forever from webOS history? If you're one of the 'greats' in the webOS community, you would no doubt have already said 'Yes!', even before I tod you what this prize was. It's better than some free accessories, better than a free device, better even than a job at Palm HQ itself (OK, so maybe it's not better than THAT). What is it, you ask? It's an autographed copy of the original Palm Pre: The Missing Manual (<-read our review), signed by our fearless leaders from the great webOS community and the author of the book himself, Ed Baig.
As the book makes its way across the US (and into some other countries, as well), the pages inside will be signed by people like Lisa Brewster, Jason Robitaille, Derek Kessler, Jon Zilber, Dieter Bohn, Inglorious Apps, James Harris, Geoff Gauchett, Ryan St. Andrie and even Ed Baig the author. Once the winner is chosen, the finalized copy of the book will be delivered right into your hands to cherish forever and ever (or to sell on eBay, if that's what you want :P).
How do you win? We'll tell you after the break!
- Leave your comments below (or link to your answer in other formats, like forum post, youtube video, etc...) about what you do to support the webOS community. What makes you the greatest fan? How have you tricke...er... evangilized other people into our team? What would you like to personally do to help make webOS a success this year once the new devices are released? Answer any of those questions in your own unique way, and we'll put your name in the box to be drawn later this month.
- Use the #webOSMissingManual hashtag on twitter and share why you should be chosen as the greatest fan (and thus, as the winner). Or take the easy route and tweet out this message: "I AM the Greatest webOS Fan! What makes you so awesome? #webOSMissingManual"
- Check out this project and show your support by either sharing it with others (via Facebook or Twitter) or through a donations. By the way, there's some really cool stuff that will be going on soon with webOS on RocketHub, but we'll get to that later.
When is it over?
A few other notes about this giveaway:
- No purchase necessary, obviously. Supporting the community financially through RocketHub is only one option.
- Only one entry per person, but we'll love you lots if you share the event with others.
- The book may take a little bit of time to be delivered, since it's still being shipped to each signee. But you'll get it as soon as it's ready!
32 Comments
I use my phone EVERY Day and I am a minster of WebOs prophesizing the coming of the new messiah WebOs phone.
(And I'm First!)
I'm a webos developper (scienceapps) and I have created Precentral News app which lots of you use everyday ! :)
Just give it to hparsons from the forums and call it a day.
LOL. Nice.
I'm simply the biggest webOS fan, because I have never doubted that it was superior to not only the mobile OS platforms out there, but also to any of the PC OS platforms out there also. I lost my brain to the PALM folks back in the Handspring VISOR days, on to the T665, and finally to the TX. It wasn't webOS yet, but I knew then it was the best thing out there. The temptation of the iPhone, never budged me. No smartphone for me till the Pre blossomed from the ashes that PALM was becoming. I did this because I knew that eventually the transformation would happen. It would be better that the SONY Erricssons, the Apple iPhones, and the Blackberrys, and I knew I would be vindicated. And I was right!! Now the rest of the world will see why I waited!! My Pre is still by myside and will be there when I get my next webOS phone, and webOS PC.
what you do to support the webOS community: Have learned how to create patches and help inspire the creation of the Circle Battery Icon Patch
What makes you the greatest fan: I will not give into Android or any other phone OS even though i have a Pre Minus, on its last limb.
How have you tricke...er... evangilized other people into our team: I have convince a few people into getting a pre, including my cousin and he loves it.
What would you like to personally do to help make webOS a success this year once the new devices are released: I'd like to learn to code apps and hopefully take some highly desired app ideas and make them into a reality.
Also, i donated for the project on #3
I'm a huge fan of WebOS. I never miss an opportunity to demonstrate my Palm Pre or argue the merits of WebOS over the it's copy-cats.
over the top WebOS fan here..I have gone so far as to buy 10 cheap pixi's for spreading around the office. I have given 7 try-outs and made 4 converts from BB's. I think if I had given Pre+'s I would have converted all 7. Go HP. Go WebOS.
Because its the missing manual... and I never realized it was missing.
That would explain why I had to go to the forums to learn how to copy and paste.... and why I had to learn from the circus human contortionist how to press shift + orange and highlight with the other hand.
I develop well-loved apps for webOS - that in itself shows I'm a fan.
I have over 1600 posts (with just a bit over a year of being a member) on the Palm Developer forums, assisting developers the Palm Developer Community website.
I am the person responsible for keeping Classic functional on webOS 2.0 and 2.1 - a feat of its own.
I own 6 Pre devices - 1x Sprint Pre, 1x AT&T Pre+, 2x GSM Unlocked Pre2, 1x Sprint Pre2, 1x pieces of a Sprint Pre and a GSM Pre2 left over from my Sprint Pre2
What do I do to support the webOS community? I'd prefer to post about how to custom wire your TS in your car (http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre-accessories/196668-clean-ts-car-in...)
rather than
spam the forums withh 100+ posts a day, with little more than "LOL" to get my post count up.
I am whole heartedly with webos and community. I was turned on to webos when I got my first palm device on release day at sprint. I've since then had many many palm devices!(haha)ive brought my friend and his family all now have pres' I am hooked onto webos now, I have started to learn how to do my first webos app! (The F.O.E. App) since I was also able to get my pre 2's from HP! They are much nicer than the minus! I always do my parts in trying to convince anyone who isn't a webos user to become one! The benefits are far superior than those other platforms. I love my webos!
Well I love me some webOS. I am a top homebrew supporter, in the first and second telethons. I talked 2 people into getting Pre's, and 2 Pixi's. I submitted the original idea for 'Patch reviews' on a Palmcast now over a year ago and it became a recurring segment.
If I were to win, not only would I cherish this forever, but before I place it on an appropriate altar, I'd also pay for it to get shipped to Rod Whitby, uNiXpSyChO, and Sconix (ah heck, maybe all of WebOS Internals... shipping costs be damned!) to add their signatures too!
ps. any chance to get Ruby to 'lay hands' on it?
Some of the webOS Internals team are already on the list. :)
Heck yeah! I'm the number one Pre lover in Toronto! Heck, probably all of Canada! Maybe North America... MAYBE THE WORLD!
I've converted folks, shown them the error of their (apple-y) ways, shown people how damn cool WebOS really is, had a Pre from the day it was available in Canada, made a FrankenPre from a Verizon Pre Plus and my own Pre, and finally, took a Rogers Pre 2, unlocked it, kicked it up a notch, slapped it onto Bell's network, and am showing this world what it's ALL ABOUT! I deserve a book like this! :D
I am the Greatest WebOS fan, and have the scars to prove it. I starte with Hanspring many many years ago, before they even had a modem attachment. I loved the melding of PIM and phone that came with the availability of the modem attachment. Before going to the Palm 600 there was a brief time my wife and I had Kyrocera flip smartphones. Then on to Palm. First the 600, then 680 and 755p. During the Palm Treo phase I dabbled with the emulator and and a couple of custom HandDBase datadbases.
Along the way I purchased tons of accessories including multiple cases, chargers and batteries ad so much software I can't even count them.
My wife and I finally bought matching Pre+s on Verizon. We still stock pile accessories now totaling 11 touchstones, 2 standup chargers with extra battery slots, about 20 batteries, various caaes and clip holders and about 10 extra cables ad car chargers.
As for software, that is where it kicks into high gear. According to Preware I have 251 applications installes om my phone, including about 50 games for my year old and a few for me. Maybe 10 applications are free while the rest are things like weather and GPS programs or games like Asphalt5 and Need for Speed undercover.
If you are curious about the reference to scars, just check my profile in the forums. Apparently I let my passion get away with me by scolding both posters ad moderators alike for alllowing the continual barrage of rants against HP to infest the community dialogue. Yes, I have been banned. And although I was scheduled for parole on March 14th (of this year), it will likely become permanent by mentioning it here. I just think it's worth something to say I did it for love of WebOS despite the recource.
I am truly the #1 WebOS fan!
If you asked me a year ago, I would've said I was the biggest WebOS fan. To this day I sing the praises of webos and state consistently that WebOS is by far the greatest mobile OS. Sadly, the hardware could never live up to the greatness of WebOS and therefore most of us in the WebOS community will be leaving. I still hope that one day WebOS can come back from the dead, but so far its not looking promising.
I've been a Palm/Handspring fan from way back..always loved the fact that Palm OS "hacks" were encouraged and the homebrew mentality continues. Was so sad to see the smart phone market leadership slip away from Palm; I was psyched when WebOS & the Pre were announced, then had to bide my time waiting for it to come to AT&T. I started exploring creation of an amateur (ham) radio app for WebOS, but am waiting now until Enyo gets released. I'm always showing people the elegance of WebOS....drives my family crazy.
Not anymore.
I am the biggest WebOS fan at 450 lbs.
(Not really... ;-) )
seriously people this book is like 5 bucks on line....
But it's not autographed.
I can't compete with many others in the claim to be the BIGGEST webOS fan, but in my own little way I'm proud to be a BIG fan. I couldn't wait to consolidate from my Palm T|X + Razr cell phone to the Pre. I had to wait 1 month after it came to Verizon for my contract renewal to come up, and while I waited I actually printed a life-size picture of the Pre+ off the internet so I could imagine holding it and reassuring myself that it would fit in my pocket as nicely as my Razr. Though they laughed at my zealous anticipation, I persuaded my husband and 1 daughter to join me in getting a Pre+ the day we qualified to upgrade and we all love it. And when I overheard a coworker talking to another coworker about his Blackberry, I jumped in and took the risk to try to persuade her to get a Pre+, which she did. I stay nervous that she may regret it since she doesn't take advantage of the many apps and features and homebrew patches that I love so much, but she seems happy with it and gets advice from me often enough to reassure me she likes it. I have it with me every minute of every day. It's the best $1/day for the data plan that I could spend. I call it my brain. Every part of my life is managed or informed or entertained by it. It's my radio, storyteller (audiobooks), podcast and music mediaplayer, grocery list, sticky note, deck of cards, Bible, budget and expense manager, bank account, library, document reader, weather station, database, internet, and, oh, yes, phone, to name the most important things it is for me, all in it's palm-sized perfect (for me) pocket-friendly case. Yes, I love my Pre plus! And someday I'll love every other device I can afford with webOS in it.
I'm telling everyone (who will listen) how great webOS is, I'm basically promoting webOS in Australia.
I am definitely a big WebOS fan. I still have my handspring Visor and keyboard which ran on the palm platform. WebOS is by far the best mobile platform available today.
I saw a Pixi at the Yankees/Rays game last night - I'm always on the lookout for webOS, and my first question is usually, "Have you logged on to Precentral.net?" It amazes me how many people are completely ignorant of all of the amazing things their phone can do, and yet they don't use any of it! That's why a book like this can be so helpful - it can open people's eyes up to the hidden power of webOS and get more converts!
im the biggest fan because even though they took forever to come out with the pre, i was 1st in line to get the pre minus (which i still have by the way) and even after HP said the pre3 wont be here till summer, which im still P'O'ed about, i switched to android on the epic 4G to try it and just the lack of multitasking made me go back to my pre minus i love the 4g service but web OS is waaay better than android, and if the pre3 comes with 4g or LTE and on sprint, believe ill be 1st in line again!
Sprint Pre owner since the day BEFORE it went on sale (managed to get invite from someone on VisorCentral board in return for autograph from football player at event).
Top HB supporter.
Working Frankenpre.
Have 5 batteries, 4 touchstones, and three cases.
My mother, brother, and I all use Pre's.
My daughter is begging for a Pixi.
My wife thinks I'm crazy.
Used and showed off my Pre in three continents.
Only person I know of to post to this board using my Palm Foleo!!!!
The Sprint store reps know when I walk in I'm going to ask them about when they are getting new WebOS phones.
PS - look at my avatar photo - I now have even MORE Palm stuff!
My Sprint contract has expired, and Sprint is really pushing me to upgrade/renew my contract. They've made a short-term offer of an extra $70 discount if I will just go ahead and re-up.
I told Sprint to take a hike. I'll hold onto my Day 1 Sprint Pre and do whatever is necessary to stay non-contract on webOS until we know for sure who will carry the Pre3 and TouchPad. And at 6'5"/280lb, I figure I'm a big enough webOS fan that nobody's gonna try to stop me.
webOS all the way, baby! You couldn't pay me to switch to a different platform.
i LOVE webOS
I am the biggest fan! I waited in line June 6th, 2009 for the Palm Pre. I have since purchased 2 Pre Pluses off Craigslist and performed surgery to franken a Sprint Pre Plus. I have purchased hundreds of apps from the App Catalog and helped many devs beta test and add great new features. I frequent the Precentral forums every day for the last 2 years. I help any chance that I get. I have tweeted many pro Palm tweets on twitter that Palm has in turn retweeted. I'll be in line to buy the Pre3 and Touchpad the moment it is released, even if that means switching carriers and dumping Sprint. Here's to a long successful future HPalm!
I founded and lead WebOS Internals.
-- Rod