Good Monday morning to you all, and we have an announcement!

Drumroll please: Today is the opening day of the Byte-Sized Spring Cleaning Giveaway!

Thanks to our friends at USB-gadget site DreamCheeky.com, we are offering up a sweepstakes for all of you, dear viewers, to will one of four assorted fabulous desk accessories that gather their power from an open USB port on your computer!

Whether it's shooting foam missiles at coworkers, adding a touch of green or sparkling up an otherwise drab desk, Dream Cheeky is the place to go to add personality to your office cubicle. Shown left is the USB Plasma Ball.

To enter, send me an email with your name, address and phone number (I won't share them) to bytesized@captivate.com between now and midnight on Friday. Four winners will be chosen randomly and their first names and cities will be posted here! For more on the official rules, click here.

In addition to our Byte-Sized Spring Cleaning Giveaway of some of these gadgets, we are also offering up reviews of some of the coolest ones to you, coming on Wednesday!

And, now, for a sprinkle of headlines on your otherwise dreary Monday...

Oh. My. Gosh... My favorite puzzle video game -- Hexic -- is coming to Facebook as part of an agreement with Microsoft's MSN games portal! Oh man... that's bad news for my work productivity! Hehehe

Game Stop -- famous for its video game trade-ins (at least in our house) -- is getting challenged by Amazon.com, which has unveiled plans to give Amazon credit for trade-ins. What isn't Amazon.com getting into these days? I think they are spreading themselves a little too thin...

Here is a silly review of ear buds that have bit of a different flavor...

Looking to change up your screensaver? Our friends at Cnet.com have a list of the top 6 choices from Download.com ... I love the fire one and the space one... how cool...

You're know they're out there... and less of you seem to care. Researchers say more web surfers know they are being tracked by advertisers, but less are bothered by it than ever before. That's fine by me ... as long as it doesn't make my machine run slower or dig for any personal info, I don't care either.

Here is a fun story on the art of making video-game sequels, with a comparative look at Prince of Persia (new one is great with a crap ending) and others...

Could text slang be bad for kids? Speaking from an editorial perspective, I think so. Let's see what this column has to say on the topic.

OK, that's all for us today! Don't forget to enter the Byte-Sized Spring Cleaning Giveaway at bytesized@captivate.com, and we'll see you back here Wednesday for reviews of the gadgets and some more headlines!