Prove your tech smarts and appear on 'The Screen Savers.'

Think you're the master of tech? Now's your chance to prove it. Join our Help Others Tournament and you can compete against the best and brightest to take the title of Honorary Screen Saver. Make it to the final round of the tournament and you'll even get to compete against Leo. Win the final round and you get to appear on "The Screen Savers" and ride on the Sanyo blimp.

The final round is tonight -- watch to see who wins!



Round 1: The Message Board Proving Ground

  • From April 1 to April 7 everyone was invited to post questions and answers on our special "Help Tournament" message board. If you provided answers, your fellow posters rated how helpful you are. On April 8 the nine posters with the highest ratings were chosen for Round 2.


Round 2: Become a Director and a Star

  • Each of the nine contestants will receive a free netcam and be asked to make a short helpful video on a specific tip (a Windows tip, say, or a Linux tip).

  • Then each day from April 15 to April 17 we'll air excerpts from the videos of three contestants and post the full clips on the site. Viewers will vote for their favorite video, judging them for both instructional and artistic merit.



Round 3: Grand Finale Showdown -- Tonight!

  • Three finalists will emerge from Round 2 based on how much viewers love their tip clips. These three will face Leo live via netcam on "The Screen Savers" on April 18 for a tech-trivia-question death match.

  • One survivor will remain when the smoke has cleared to claim the final prize of an on-set appearance on "The Screen Savers," a ride on the Sanyo blimp, and the title of Honorary Screen Saver.

    NOTE: The winner must be available to appear on the show on Friday, April 25. Depending on where they are located, they may have to make themselves available to fly out Thursday, April. 24.


Read the complete rules and sharpen your tech wit. The Tournament is calling.