Name the worm, win a bug

See that worm at the bottom right of every page? That’s the thriftmac mascot. It looks awfully friendly with its invitation to download the freeware of your choice, but, sadly, it has no name. We don’t even know if it’s a he or a she.

So here’s where you come in. Thriftmac, in conjunction with XtraLean Software, is offering a free copy of Shutterbug to whoever comes up with the best name for the worm. Shutterbug is a fantastic program that allows you to create all manner of picture galleries for the web with built-in templates. But you can easily go beyond that, using WYSIWYG tools to create pretty much any kind of website you like.

The wonderful thing about this contest is that you can’t lose. Just by participating, you’ll get $10 off if you decide to go ahead and buy Shutterbug. We’ll send you a special coupon code good until Jan. 15, so be sure to include an e-mail address where we can reach you.

XtraLean, by the way, is the maker of one the best freeware apps of any kind, the image editor ImageWell, so you know Shutterbug has to be good.

The contest winner will be decided by a panel of judges consisting of thriftmac and XtraLean staff. Our decision will be totally subjective and, once its made, final. And one other proviso: the worm’s name is not Thrifty. Just so you know.

Send your entries by e-mail to mwrogers at shaw dot ca. Or use the Contact form. The contest closes on Dec. 31 at midnight Pacific time. We’ll announce the winner one week later.

Posted Thursday, December 7, 2006 in

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  1. How about, “Bookworm” (see www.popcap.com).

    Pootertang

  2. wormseed

    Tommy

  3. Thrifty Ollie, the oligochete (earthworms are in phylum Annelida, class Oligocheata)

    Jim

  4. MacThrift…head of Clan Freeware

    James Steele

  5. Mr. Higgins

    Leonard R. Wines

  6. Squirmy the worm

    John

  7. How about “HARDCORE”?

    Kevin Rismiller

  8. How about WeeWorm (pronounced WiiWorm) hehe

    Tina

  9. Mr. Slithers?

    Ray

  10. How about:

    Mr. Thrifty
    Snicklefritz
    Wriggles
    Sara Jane
    Wormsly
    Infectious Spooge

    mwschmeer

  11. WHIGMALEERIE (or MacLerrie?)

    A whigmaleerie is anything whimsical or fanciful;Scots dictionary

    Dick

  12. How about Steve ;)

    Steve or Woz, hm, I’m stuck in the middle.

    Tim

  13. How’s about Bogety, ‘cause he looks like a booger with a face.

    Derrick

  14. the worm’s name is definitely “Wimble”.

    david hayward

  15. Freeware Worm

    Bill

  16. What about Macodie, Mackey, Or Machico.

    Jason

  17. How about Hester, the Shareware Tester!

    Dawn

  18. I meant to say: How about Hester, the Freeware Tester!

    Dawn

  19. Gus, short for gusano – the worm that gets put sometimes in Tequila.

    Dave

  20. Cormac or Wormhole

    Johnathan

  21. Cormac – He always stands for Free apps to the Macintosh apple core

    Wormhole – She alway gets you free stuff when you pass through her hole

    Johnathan

  22. Frugie for Frugal Worm or
    Scrimpy!

    ron silver

  23. Dopi (iPod backwards) The iPod has become a kind of worm, burrowing into the corporate computer system, and can not be eliminated by symantec.

    Don Nordeng

  24. Max

    Mark Rosenau





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