Who will take the title of Honorary Screen Saver and get to appear live on the show? You, dear reader, will help decide. Round two of our Help Others Tournament has come. Time for our semifinalists to prove they entertain as well as instruct.

Each finalist who made it through round one has created a short tip video. Today we've posted the last three of these videos. Read the finalist profiles, watch the videos, and then take the poll below to vote for the one you think is most helpful, entertaining, and creative.

Finalist #3 David Randolph for his console tip!

Watch the show tonight to see wins the final round!

The profiles

• David Randolph, Console Tip
  • Age: 26
  • Current computers: 1. P4 1.5-MHz 512 RAM, custom, XP, RedHat, 2. P3 500-MHz 128 RAM, Compaq, RedHat, 3. Sony Vaio laptop, 4. PowerBook G4
  • Favorite software: Right now DVD Studio Pro 1.5 (Just saw 2.0, can't wait!)
  • Favorite movie: "Roger and Me" by Michael Moore
  • Favorite quote: "I'M NOT BITTER!"
  • Most hated food: Anything spicy
  • If you were a piece of computer hardware, what would you be?: WAP because I'm all over the place, a lot of people like me, and no matter how hard I try to hide, someone will track me down and tell everyone else where I am.
  
  
  
• Mark Entress, Mac Tip
  • Current computer: 1. Desktop: PowerMacG4 MP 800 (dual) with Superdrive, 512MB, 120GB storage, Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro trackball, 21-inch Sony CRT. Laptop: iBook 600, 384MB, 20GB, combo drive, Airport. Tying it all together: Asante Wireless Router-Print Server serving up hot and fresh DSL daily while acting as print server for ancient post-script HP 4MP.
  • Favorite software: All Time: Newton OS -- nothing has ever matched its WOW factor (say what you will, it read my handwriting perfectly) or was so far ahead of the curve. Current: Camino/Mozilla -- I enjoy the excitement of nightly builds, you never know what you'll get that day.
  • Favorite movie: (guilty pleasure) favorite -- PeeWee's Big Adventure
  • Favorite quote: "You don't want to get mixed up with a guy like me, I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel."
  • Most hated food: Unoriginal, but I'd have to go with liver, with or without onions.
  • If you were a piece of computer hardware, what would you be?: 12" PowerBook: shiny, powerful jack of all trades, and just a little misunderstood.
  
  
  
• Enrico Pedrini, Wireless Tip
  • Age: 38
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona
  • Current computer: PIII 800, 2 80 g hard drives, 384MB RAM, CD-RW, and DVD-ROM. Yes I know, it's old and creaky but it does just fine, thank you. For now anyway.
  • Favorite software: My wife
  • Favorite movie: "Better Off Dead"
  • Favorite quote: It's a tie between "I'm growing older but not up" or "We are the people our parents warned us about."
  • Most hated food: I'm Italian, I'll eat just about anything. Do I look like I'm starving?
  • If you were a piece of computer hardware, what would you be?: As long as it's not a floppy drive, I really couldn't care less.