@wubud (pronounced woo-bud) is where Paul Walsh will reveal his next venture. You may remember Paul from a previous post here about his qik adventures when he missed his flight home because he was talking to people on the Internet. He landed a bed in a penthouse suite so don’t be too sorry for him!
Anyway, he explains on his blog why he’s going down the Twitter route and it’s an interesting experiment. It certainly caught the imagination of several people we both follow and I know others are blogging it too. Nice way to spread the word, eh? I think the incentive to win a Mac Air helps too, don’t you think?
So far only 203 people are following @wubud so it may take a while to get to the 5,000 followers Paul wants.
Paul’s in San Francisco next weekend, so you never know, he might reveal the master plan to you if you ask nicely if he hasn’t done it before then!
What about me? Do I want to win a Mac Air? ‘Course I do! My Macbook died this evening. A cup of tea spilled on it while I was feeding the baby. I quickly dried it off as best I could with paper towels but the screen was black and the thing is dead. Luckily backuppc had done a backup 6 days ago so I doubt I lost much stuff.
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Donal (5 comments.) on April 16, 2008 at 10:22 pm.
Done. I had resisted joining twitter but a 1 in 5000 chance of winning a Mac Air was just too much!
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Dankoozy (41 comments.) on April 18, 2008 at 7:14 pm.
if it was a real macbook i’d do it.
WordSkill (2 comments.) on April 20, 2008 at 9:27 pm.
Dead Macbooks can sometimes be resurrected.
Remove the battery and leave it sitting in your airing cupboard at an upside down “V” angle to encourage any liquid to drain away from the mainboard and out of the case. Change the angle once a day over several days. Then try it again, you might be surprised.
And never drink tea again.
Mark (22 comments.) on April 21, 2008 at 12:55 pm.
Hairdryer. One of the best household items available to deal with spillages on electronics.
Donncha (1707 comments.) on May 6, 2008 at 10:37 am.
The replacement Macbook has just arrived. House insurance paid up!
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ahmed fathy aly (1 comments.) on July 17, 2008 at 1:41 am.
i love mac book
laurie on October 7, 2008 at 5:30 pm.
just been reading about your macbook getting wet.
had to buy a mac air laptop for my son who is in college away from home.
finding it really hard to insure.
any advice
laurie
Donncha (1707 comments.) on October 7, 2008 at 5:36 pm.
Laurie – check with your college accommodation. They may have insurance, but it could be worth getting your own insurance anyway because it’s easier to claim if the insurance is your own.
komi on December 30, 2008 at 6:38 pm.
hi i am a student i need apple laptop in white .
plz can some sponsor
me
a apple laptop plz email me if u want to sponsor me apple white laptop
if u wnat sponsor me mail me.
Amonniel on July 20, 2010 at 9:59 pm.
man KOMI that’s annoying! Ihere are tens of thousands of other students, including me, which would love a macbook but begging randoms is no good. Shame on you!If you want one go out and earn the money to buy one.
People would be better off donating their money to a real charity.
2cents a day can feed a starving child in ethiopia.
madeena (2 comments.) on November 5, 2010 at 5:43 pm.
please let me win this apple laptop thank you
madeena (2 comments.) on November 5, 2010 at 6:00 pm.
hi i am madeena i live in hamburg please the doctor said i need a apple laptop or i will die thank you