December 6th, 2004

The Joy of Tech's "Twelve Days of (Mac OS) X-Mas Contest!

Nitrozac and Snaggy, creators of The Joy of Tech comic, are holding a fun holiday-themed contest. They'd like you to come up with some new lyrics to that old classic song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". And being Mac geeks, they are looking for lyrics that reflect the techie toys that you really want! So instead of "partidges in a pear tree" and "turtle doves", they're looking for things related to the Mac....

For example...
On the first day of XMas, my true love sent to me,
An iPod in an Apple tree!

It's your chance to win some great Mac prizes including the Cult of Mac book and Apple Confidential 2.0 courtesy of No Starch Press. The duo are also giving away a signed copy of their Joy of Tech book, a gorgeous Happy Computer cap, and the winner's choice of their awesome propeller beanies.

The contest ends Sunday December 12th at 11:59 PM Eastern time. Winners will be announced on Monday December 13th. So get creative and enter the contest, you might win one of several great Mac gifts, just in time for X-Mas!

About The Joy of Tech:
The Joy of Tech’s beautiful comic illustrations and pop culture references appeal to a wide audience. It has it's own style that is simultaneously retro and modern, one that’s smart and sexy. It finds an appeal with anyone interested in the latest cultural and technological trends, as well as those mired deep within the recesses of the IT world.

The comic has a large and loyal Mac following and this is reflected in the comic’s healthy serving of Apple-related humor. For a peek inside the insanely great and funny world of Macintosh culture, the Joy of Tech is a must visit.

The Best of the Joy of Tech book , published by O’Reilly.
The Best of The Joy of Tech is the fantabulous collection of comics from Nitrozac and Snaggy, who enjoy a huge following on the Internet, and have had their work published in several major newspapers and magazines (including every month in MacWorld UK Magazine), and by countless inkjet printers around the Internet. The pair have also been featured on Apple's Hot News. Their comics often feature Macintosh and Apple humor, as well as cameos from members of the Macintosh community, and are much loved and lauded for their quality, originality, and humor.

About the authors:
Nitrozac (aka Liza Schmalcel) and Snaggy (aka Bruce Evans) are the creators of GeekCulture.com, a high-tech humor website, thriving online community, and purveryor of fine propeller beanies. GeekCulture.com is also the home of the hilarious webcomic The Joy of Tech, and the remarkable cartoon epic After Y2K.