Ghacks September 2011 Best Of

The months are flying by, it seems. September 2011 has been an exciting month. Microsoft released a developer preview of their upcoming operating system Windows 8. I have added a Windows 8 category in this roundup so that you can read up in case you missed the launch hype. Coverage will slow down now until Microsoft pushes out the first public beta of the operating system. I expect the beta to be revealed in January 2012.

Mozilla at the same time continued their rapid release process and released the stable version of Firefox 7, and shortly thereafter Firefox 7.0.1 (the same happened for Thunderbird where version 7.0 and 7.0.1 were released).

Mike’s first videos went live on Microsoft’s official support web site, which we want to congratulate him for.

We have published a total of 195 articles in September, which is 6.5 articles per day. The most popular article with 68 comments was “What I do not like about Windows 8″ followed by “How to install Windows 8 from USB key” with 61 comments and “XSUsenet, Free Lifetime Usenet Access” with 61 comments as well.

There were quite a few articles with 0 comments, including a review of Nirsoft’s WebCookiesSniffer, a Team Fortress 2 review and news about the Facebook Subscribe button. I’d like to hear your opinion on this.

Hardware

Only one review this time, would love to do more though.

Dell Precision M6600 Workstation Laptop Review

How-Tos, Tutorials

Tutorials and how-to articles have always seen a strong showing here at Ghacks, and it is my intention to continue with that.

Bitlocker, a Guide for the Uninitiated

Dealing with Protected PDF Documents and Batch Document Conversion

How To Check Your Computer’s Ram For Upgrade Possibilities

How to Create a Flow Chart in Microsoft Word

How To Extract Images Or Text From PDF Documents

The complete guide to Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

Use Dapper To Create RSS Feeds From Any Page, Including Google Plus Posts

Software

Some great programs have been released or updated in September 2011. You find a selection below.

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012

Free Ringtone Maker

IObit Uninstaller 2.0, Windows Program Uninstaller

Microsoft Mouse Without Borders, Control Multiple PCs With One Mouse

NetworkTrafficView, Network Monitoring, Statistics Tool

Network Planning, Mapping Software PrimeDesktop

Repair Internet Connection Issues With Connectivity Fixer

Wireless Connection and Diagnostic Tool TekWiFi

Web Browser

The majority of browser related items are Firefox related, which can mostly be attributed to the fact that I use the browser as my main Internet browser.

Customize Shortcuts, Firefox Keyconfig Alternative

Delete Old Extension Preferences In Firefox

Firefox: Add HTTP Back To Address Bar

How To Install Google Chrome For Multiple User Accounts

How to Run Portable Google Chrome from a USB Flash Drive

IPvFox, Display All Connections A Web Page Makes

Make Firefox Start Faster On Windows

ShareMeNot, Block Automatic Social Media Button Information Sharing

Windows 8

Lots of Windows 8 articles. You find even more at our sister site Windows 8 News.

5 Things I Love About Windows 8

How To Install Windows 8 From USB Key