Special Delivery

We take very special care when delivering your new machine, or bringing your pride and joy in for a repair… as if it were one of our own.

I can’t stop touching it…

… my shiny new iPhone that is!

I like you, and I like this phone so much that I want someone else out there to enjoy it too. So, MacShaman, Inc. is hosting an iPhone 4 Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a 32GB iPhone 4– woot! As a bonus, we will include an official MacShaman T-shirt!

Enter in a few different ways, and hopefully you will be a winner! Good Luck!

4 Ways To Win

1) Leave a comment below explaining how badly you want a new iPhone 4 and why!

2) Mention this giveaway on Twitter (using @MacShaman). Please copy and paste the following tweet exactly:

@macshaman is giving away an iPhone 4, and more! RT to enter to win or click to find out other ways to enter… http://macshaman.com/e2

(make sure you follow MacShaman on Twitter to be contacted if you win!)

3) “Like” us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boston-MA/MacShaman-Inc Feel free to comment as well!

4) Join the MacShaman email list. Fill out the form on the bottom right of this page and confirm. Be sure to add macshaman.com to the approved senders list in your email program.

Awesome MacShaman T-shirt
If you don’t happen to be the lucky winner of our iPhone 4– dont worry, we are also giving away some awesome MacShaman T-Shirts. By entering our iPhone 4 contest you will automatically be eligible to win a MacShaman T-shirt.  Enter to win just the T-shirt if you like!

The Fine Print
Contest begins on July 20,2010 at 12:00AM, and ends August 20, 2010. Enter in any or all 4 ways to increase your chances of winning. All winners must be 18 years or older. iPhone 4 32GB valued at $299.00US. Winner is responsible for any taxes, activation fees, monthly billings or other associated charges. Winners agree to have name published. Winners will be selected on August 21, 2010 and announced on our web site, Twitter, and our Facebook page. Family members excluded. Contest open to US residents only.

Quickly check iPhone 4 upgrade eligibility

Quickly check to see if your current AT&T phone is worthy of an iPhone 4 upgrade:

- From your AT&T phone, dial *639#
- You will receive a text message within a few seconds stating your eligibility.

-MORE- Inappropriate Wireless Network Names

Earlier this year Huffington Post put together a list of some of the “most inappropriate Wireless network names“, compiled from PassiveAggressiveNotes.com and WTFWifi.com

We thought we would share a few of our own that were gathered during a recent drive around Boston. Enjoy!

Synco de Mayo

Before you venture out tonight to chase your Tequila shots with Corona and nachos, why not sync something? A sense of unexpected victory will overcome you, and you won’t regret it in the morning. Here are some ideas that could save your butt, your money, or your marriage:

Backup your hard drive
Back up your computer’s hard drive using Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, Retrospect, Super Duper, Crash Plan – pick your favorite and go for it. If you don’t have a backup in place, get one without delay! Fun Fact – if you don’t have a back up and your drive crashes, it can cost thou$ands to recover lost photos, work, music, video, etc.

Sync your iPhone / iPod / iPad
Connect your iGadget into your computer. If it isn’t set up to sync automatically when connected, then press the Sync button in iTunes to make it so. Whenever you sync, iTunes automatically backs up everything, including photos and videos taken, addresses, appointments, and items purchased on the device. The point is that if you lose, break, or some other unthinkable thing happens, all of your stuff can easily be reloaded from the backup created while syncing. If you can stand to be without for 10 minutes, syncing is the way to go.