May Roundup: MakeUseOf Authors
In May, we saw two MakeUseOf Guides published: The MakeUseOf Network Manual and A Newbie’s Initiation to Linux. If these topics have always haunted you in the past, check these manuals out. You will surely learn a thing or two about configuring your home network or switching to Linux.
Simon Slagen is our PDF Manual Editor, so if there are any subjects you would like to see turned into a downloadable PDF manual, put your ideas in the comments below or send him an email at simon@makeuseof.com. You may also find the past manuals here.
Right, here’s a round-up of all the stories our writers have published during the last month. Have a skim through to see if you missed anything interesting.
Karl – Ask The Admin
LED Binary Clock is Geeky and Awesome (Windows Only)
Long URL Please Prevents You From Getting Rick Rolled (Firefox)
Total Defrag 2009 Special Edition [Now Free for Home Use]
How To Stop Spammers From Getting Your Private Info from Forums or Blogs
Create Hotkeys on Windows with Keyboard Tweaker
Fix Infected Non-booting Windows with AntiVir Rescue System
Things To Know When Using a WiFi Hotspot Or a Public PC
SearchMyFiles lets you Search Windows without Leaving Traces
Collaborate and Share Screen Sessions with up to 15 People Using Microsoft SharedView
EncodeHD- Easily Convert Media Files for Any Devices (Windows)
Backup your drivers with DriverBackup 2 [Windows]
Use GrabTube To Convert YouTube Videos Online
MyPhone Backs Up Your Windows Mobile Device To The Internet (Beta)
Repper Makes Your JPEGs Into A Crazy Design
StatView Adds A Whole New World To Outlook
How To Resend an Email in Outlook Express or Windows Mail Instead of Forwarding It
Nimi Visuals X Adds A Touch Of OS X To Windows
Get Important Reminders Sent By SMS With Remindd
Blog Directly From Your WM Device Via Windows Live Writer Mobile Beta
RegFromApp Monitors & Reports On Registry Changes Instantly
Varun – Tech Crazy
Tweak Windows XP/Vista/7 to Your Taste with XdN Tweaker
How To Optimize USB drive with NTFS
Save Energy and Go Green on Windows using Edison
How To Open, Edit and Print any Text Document File
How To Make Sure Your Computer Can Run Windows 7
How To Kill Unresponsive Programs without The Task Manager
Easily Sync Your Folders Without Dropbox
Keep track of your connection speed and usage with iTraffic
10+ Firefox Addons To Enhance Google Search
What’s new in Gmail: Imports, Images, Previews, Translations and more
Simple Image Retouches with Free Lightbox Editor
2 Alternatives To Share Large Files Instantly Using P2P
Saikat – The Things I Do
How to Fix Microsoft Office Problems with MS Office Diagnostics
Google Labs: Now You Can Search Web within Gmail
10 Little Known Google Pages Worth a Second Look
8 Cool Tips & Tricks to Make Most Of Google Chrome
How To Easily Remove Old Drivers from Windows
Customizing Headers & Footers For Printing Webpages
DeeperWeb Gets More Out Of Your Google Search
How To Remove An Application From Your Facebook Profile
View and Download Google’s Help Files As PDFs
How to Create Copyright and Trademark Symbols via Keystrokes [Windows]
How To Prevent A USB Drive From Running Anything Automatically In Windows
How to Download Embedded Flash Files using your Browser
Simon – Wombat Labs
3 Free Online Virtual Worlds
Wyzo Beta – The Web Browser for Downloaders
Dyson – Ambient Real-Time Strategy Game
Record Your Skype Calls On Windows and Mac
Asda Story – A Soul Mate MMORPG
Gravity Bone – An Experimental Espionage Adventure
Kantaris – A Great New Media Player Based On VLC
STALKER – Available Free Until This Weekend!
Hide Your Country Of Origin For Any Application
Three Challenging Puzzle Games To Rack Your Brain
BattleForge – Electronic Arts RTS Cardgame Is Now Free!
High-End Gaming From Your Browser Via InstantAction
Guy – Extreme IT
How To Use Xirrus To Figure Out WiFi Network Problems
3 Remarkable File Recovery Tools
Test Windows 7 RC on a Virtual Machine [Part 1]
Test Windows 7 RC on a Virtual Machine [Part 2]
Top 10 Conspiracy Web Sites
5 Awesome Do-It-Yourself Sites
Wolfram Alpha – A Step Closer to Star Trek’s Computer
How to Automate Mundane Tasks with AutoIt
How To Become a Paranormal Investigator [Best Sites]
Download Blogs For Offline Reading with BackStreet [Windows]
Browse, Download & Install Freeware Easily With FreeWareUpdater
4 Sites To Help You Find Cheap, Even Free Real Estate
Ryan – BetterContent
How To Trace a Mobile Phone Location with Google Latitude
7 Websites for Free Patriotic Wallpaper Themes
7 Great & Free Disney E-Cards Websites
How to View Private Facebook Profiles
Detect Fake Antivirus software & Spyware Removal programs
Top 5 Sites For Learning Piano Online
Best Workout Websites That Combine Technology and Fitness
Get Yourself Star Trek Computer Sounds
3 Easy Ways To Restart Your Computer Over The Internet
4 Great Websites To Make You A Visual Basic Guru
Tina
7 Extensions to Fire Up Firefox Right-Click Menu
Swine Flu – 5 Websites To Get the Facts and Follow Updates
3 More Exciting Ways to Discover Free Music
How To Stay Digitally Charged and Connected On The Road
10 Powerpoint Tips for Preparing a Professional Presentation
5 Steps to Save Paper And Go Digital
3 Wikis To Study Smarter Online
5 More Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online
Damien – Make Tech Easier
3 Useful Software to Backup Your Hardware Drivers In Windows
How To Build a Social Networking Site using Wordpress
3 Easy Ways To Preview a Partially Downloaded Video Files
12 Worthy Alternative Browsers for Linux
ZumoDrive – Cloud Storage Service With A Twist
Sugarsync vs Dropbox: The Battle Of The Cloud Storage Titans
6 Ways To Sync Music To Your iPhone Without iTunes
Specto: Get Instant Notifications In Your Linux Machine
David – The 2.0 Life
Sporcle – Cool Games That Make Learning Fun Again
FeedDemon Can Now Sync Google Reader to the Desktop
3 Great Sites for Following Conversations on Twitter
9 Awesome & Useful Google Maps Mashups
2 Sites Providing Simple Explanations For Complex Questions
UpDown Online Stock Market Trading Simulator Lets You Play Without Losing Money
Web Annotation For Students or Professionals From WebNotes (+100 Invites)
Tim – Twenty Ounce
How To Hide Files Like a Super Villain
How to Create a DVD from Any Video File
How To Make Your Own Windows Run Menu Shortcuts
How To Edit or Delete a Locked File or Folder
Automate Backups Simply with Backup Maker
8 Swag Stores From The Biggest Web Brands
Prioritize Important Emails in Gmail Using ReBoxed
Download Junkies, Update Your System With RadarSync
Jeffry – Super Subconscious
11 Tiny and Useful Free Menubar Applications for Mac
10 Small and Simple Yet Addicting Free Games For Mac
10+1 Undeniable Reasons Why I Consider Mac Better Than PC
OmniWeb – An Overlooked Alternative Web Browser [Mac]
Design Your Cool Web 2.0-ish Namecard using DrawIt Lite [Mac]
Download Torrents Without A Client Via Torrent2Exe [Windows]
8 Free FTP Clients For Mac
Joel – Grind Smart
6 Excellent Mac Apps for Graphic & Web Design
7 Firefox Add-On’s to Help Jumpstart Your Online Business
Panda Cloud – The Antivirus Like No Other You Have Seen
Blog & Read Feeds from your Phone with Mobispine
Stefan – The Tux Geek
Two Free Apps To Sync ANY MP3 Player with iTunes
How To Easily Encrypt Email or Text Documents [Windows]
How To Trace Your Emails Back To The Source
How To Uninstall Applications Efficiently And Remove Obsolete Files
Mahendra Palsule – An Unquiet Mind
5 Ways to Catalog Your Movies Online
ImgBurn – Easy & Free CD and DVD Burner App
Monitor Content Copying On Your Site Using Tynt Tracer
Charnita – Social Web Tools
How To Backup Your Twitter Archive
8 Simple Free Photoshop Alternatives that are under 2 MB
Sharninder – Geeky Ninja
5 Online Shopping Sites That Will Actually SAVE You Money
Compare Online Prices & Reviews On Your iPhone With SnapTell
TanaG – Informative Technology Writer
How To Automatically Restore Opened Folders After Restarting Windows
Sara Morgan
Protect Your Kids Online with Free Norton OnlineFamily
Ann – AnnSmarty
4 More Somewhat Interesting Ways to Earn Money Online
Jim Henderson – Different Perspective
(By) Jackson Chung is MakeUseOf's Assistant Editor and Mac Correspondent
