Oh my gosh, this video (link below) is so funny that I just HAD to try it!! I got to “virtually” sit on Santa’s lap! Think he’ll give me my request? ;)

I got it in writing; Santa had better follow through or he’ll be hearing from my lawyers. I saw Miracle on 34th Street, and my expectations are pretty high!

This is a sweepstakes sponsored by the friendly, generous folks at CEIVA Logic, Inc. It’s the CEIVA Digital Photo Frame Got a Wish Sweeepstakes. It’s really cute. The video is very well done. Even Santa’s lawyer chimes in! You can see the video here (opens in another window).

The CEIVA Digital Photo Frame is the latest in digital photo frame technology. It’s very, very impressive, actually. The video explains how it works (and I think they put the video together very well– it’s hilarious!). The photo frame connects with your family’s gadgets to deliver instant photos, anywhere in the world. It’s really amazing how it works. There’s even a photo of me in Santa’s workshop, rofl!

The sweepstakes are eligible to anyone over the age of 18 living in the 50 United States and D.C. Sorry– elves, reindeer, and their families are not eligible. There’s a daily prize of $500, chosen randomly every day until December 24th. What you do us upload a photo of yourself, enter your birthdate, and your personal information. You can enter once a day, every day. See the sweepstakes terms (go to the main page and click “Sweepstakes Rules” at the bottom) for more information about it. Belief in Santa is not mandatory to win. LOL!!

I hope you’ve been nice! ‘Cuz if you’re naughty, Santa will find out! :-p

I’ve found another great promotion (and have some buzz on some good free software): www.DecryptandDrive.com is the name of a giveaway by PKWARE (the inventor of the .zip standard). Prizes include a Honda Scooter worth $2500, bicycles, a Nintendo Wii and Mario Kart Wii, $50 Gas Cards, and a $10 iTunes Gift Card! It’s very easy to enter, see here for official rules and information, and see here for the contest home page.

Basically, you download PKWARE’s SecureZIP software. Now be assured that there is no purchase necessary to enter the giveaway. The software is free (PKWARE is running this promotional to generate interest in their software), and the program is like that *other* zip software (which, by the way, is not free); but SecureZip is better. SecureZIP is a capable file compressor/decompressor and encryption tool for your computer files.

When you download the program, you obtain a free “digital certificate.” The digital certificate serves two purposes: one, so you can securely share files with others if you want without using a password (which is customary with encryption software); and two, it enables you to access a game online to win prizes.

SecureZip is nice software. SecureZip does stuff like protects your important documents by encrypting them, saves space on your hard drive by compressing them, and also unencrypts and decompresses your stuff. It has no spyware and no extra junk like toolbars in the download. See the site for more information.

The giveaway looks great and the software is free, so what have you got to lose? Check the official rules for more information.

Like contests? I have a really great one for you. If you are into telling great stories, by writing or by video, this is something for you. It’s the Shopping Confessions Contest. You write about something crazy you’ve done while or for shopping.

This is the official video explaining the nitty-gritty.

I’m not sure if I will enter. I can’t really say that I am a big online shopping hound… although I am a NUT when it comes to office supplies, especially pens. I don’t know what it is, but I have this thing for pens. I love them! I am always buying new ones, looking for the “perfect” pen. Since I haven’t found it yet, it goes without saying that I must keep buying more until I do! lol.

But if you do enter, do me a favor and take a little part of me with you. When you sign up to enter, could you use my blog url as the referring link? When you see “url” in the line on the contest registration page (the regsitration page is here), include my url: http://freakyfrugalite.com. I won’t win the big bucks like you will, but I’ll be entered in to possibly winning a few dollars!

This looks like a cool contest, with up to $33,000 in prizes. Check out the videos and stories and see if you can do better!

Charter Internet service is having the best contest giveaway I’ve seen: win a 2009 Civic Hybrid car worth $24,000! Wooohoo! We need another car, that’s for sure. The specs on this car make my heart go a-flutter:

Polished Metal Metallic
Up to 45 mpg highway
Fabric interior
USB Audio Interface
110-hp, 8 valve, SOHC i-VTEC® 4-cylider engine
Continuously variable transmission
MP3 Auxiliary Input Jack

My Internet service with my current provider is about to expire, next month. I’ve been shopping around because honestly– I don’t think I’ve been getting what I paid for. The service is sooooo slow. I work online all day, and where once I was able to tolerate slow loading times for, say, reading the news– it’s unbearable waiting for pages to load while I work.

I’ve heard rave reviews about Charter service. They offer high speed Internet, telephone, and television service for some great deals. They have a great deal right now, $29.95 a month for 6 months on high speed Internet at speeds up to 5Mbps (that’s almost what I pay right now for my existing service, but am getting only a fraction of the speed!)

Plus, Charter Internet service is “going green” with their hybrid car giveaway. I love hybrids, and I love Hondas. So maybe I’d win! :D Either way, I know I’d win with getting Charter Internet service. See here for contest details.