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Finalists Named for The Great Mac Mod Challenge 2006 Sponsored by Other World Computing and macsales.com
Annual MacMod.com competition celebrating “Modify Your Mac Month” under sponsorship of Other World Computing and macsales.com names finalists
Sep 6, 2006 | Nashville, TN
Sep 6, 2006 | Nashville, TN
MacMod.com and Other World Computing today announced the preliminary finalists for “The Great Mac Mod Challenge 2006” – a competition celebrating “Modify Your Mac Month” in which Apple Computer and iPod owners are recognized in various categories for their creativity and ingenuity in the upgrades and modifications made to their systems.
Entries are viewable at www.MacMod.com.
Modification categories include Internal Changes, External Changes, iPod Modifications, Peripheral Modifications (mice, Airport, etc.), and Miscellaneous Modifications. Entries are judged on level of difficulty, creativity, integration, and functionality.
Previous champions include the Necronomicon G4, Wallstreet RoadWarrior and the Millennium Falcon Mac mini.
This year’s competition is under the sponsorship of Other World Computing (OWC), the industry’s leading technology solutions provider, and macsales.com, OWC’s Internet sales portal that specializes in upgrades and peripherals for Macs and iPods.
Grand prize will be a $1,000 prize package from primary sponsor Other World Computing and macsales.com. MacMod also welcomes the sponsorship of Griffin Technology, RamDirect, and Ackoo Solutions.
Winners will be announced September 12, 2006.
About MacMod.com
Home to “The Great Macomb Challenge” and the “Mod of the Year” award, MacMod.com is a community dedicated to providing Mac users with the ability to share information and identify resources they need to personalize, customize, and modify Mac systems. The site features detailed mod guides, hardware reviews, software reviews, and forums. Launched in June 2004, MacMod is recognized as the world’s leading Mac modding site.
About OWC
Other World Computing (OWC), founded in 1988, is dedicated to helping Mac and PC enthusiasts do more and reach higher. We believe in sustainability – OWC solutions are genuinely built to last, go the distance, and enable users to maximize the technology investment they have already made. OWC's operation provides leadership in business sustainability, with its headquarters among the first in the world awarded LEED Platinum certification. OWC features an award-winning technical support team and an unparalleled library of step-by-step DIY and informational videos. From the home desktop to the enterprise rack, the corporate backup to secure medical data, the recording studio to the motion picture set, and beyond, there should be no compromise. That is why OWC is here.
