Summer has left us and we are heading full steam ahead into autumn - only 85 days till Christmas! 
September has been an eventful month at Make Use Of - our games section finally took off properly and Ross started with us. Our adjustments to the comments board - including the ability to subscribe to follow-up comments - has also seen an increase in comments coming in which is really nice.
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And now, in case you missed any of September’s stories, here are what our writers published in the last 4 weeks :
Jackson
9 Useless Applications Just For Fun [Mac Only]
16 Free, Fun, Simple & Addictive Games to Take the Edge Off
Macnifying OS X: Learning To Utilize Activity Monitor on Mac
Supercharge your Mac Dock with these 4 tools [Mac only]
Free Alternatives to 10 Popular Commercial Mac Applications
How To Be More Productive By Taking Breaks [Mac Only]
Macnifying OS X: Migrate iTunes and WMAs from Windows to Mac
Psst….Silence Your Mac’s Start-up Chime
Karl - AskTheAdmin
Recover Your Lost XP, Vista & Office Serial Numbers
Track Storms and Hurricanes with StormPulse
Introducing Portable Mouse Gestures with Mazzick
Avoid Speeding Tickets with SpeedTrap
Have multiple IP configurations? Manage them with NetSetMan
Backup Your Windows Mobile Device Without ActiveSync
Shrink your Outlook PST by Removing Your Email Attachments
HopStop Helps Me Find My Way On The Subway
Jimmy - Mason Tech Beat
5 Great Apps To Turn Your iPhone Into A Powertool
MakeUseOf Your iPhone: Wikipanion (Wikipedia App)
7 Tips to Improve Your Twitter Tweets
Customize Your ‘Send To’ Right-Click Windows Menu
MakeUseOf Your iPhone: 3 Travel Apps To Hit The Road With
Fill the Space Between your Blogs with Posterous
MakeUseOf Your iPhone: Set Up Voice Dialing With Cactus
7 More Fantastic Podcasts for Geeks
Track Your Short URL Links With tr.im
Tina
How To And Where To Find Answers Online
Google Chrome - A New Chapter in Browser History?
Keep Track of Wish and Gift Lists with Kaboodle
3 Steps to Regain Your Privacy in Google Chrome
Five Steps to a Better Search Experience in Firefox 3
7 Tips for Private eBay Sellers
7 Online Resources To Help You Improve Your Writing
Manage Your Life with Free Online Time Management Tools
Varun - Tech Crazy
Mathway - A Step By Step Mathematics Problems Solver
Take & Manage Awesome Screenshots on Windows, Linux and Mac
Mount Zip Files, CD/DVD Images & Encrypt Folders
FormatFactory - A multifunctional Media Converter
5 Cool Apps to Make the Linux Terminal More Productive
Make Beautiful Online Presentations With Sliderocket
Locate32 - Lightning Fast Desktop Search Tool for your PC
A Look At The New Google Moderator
Simon
MUO Games - Archlord: A Free Jawdropping MMORPG
MUO Games- Old School Console Emulation on Windows, Mac, Linux
MUO Games - The Best Websites to Play Flash Games
Manage Your Games, Books, DVD’s and Audio With Libra
MUO Games - The Best Free Online Racing Games
MUO Games - Put Yourself In The Game With Pictogame
MUO Games - Analyze Your Computer For Game Compatibility
MUO Games - 4 Web Games to Kick-Start your Brain
Jeffry - Super Subconscious
Four Free Creative Writing Applications For The Mac
How to Find and Read Comic E-Books Online
Faster Internet & Anonymous Net Surfing Through Toonel
MUO Games - Cave Story: A Tiny Addictive Game
Jerry - Realty Tech Bytes
Liven Up Your PowerPoint Presentations With LiveWeb
Five Things I Like About The iPhone & Four That I Don’t!
5 iPhone Apps That You Are Likely To Use Regularly
Laurence - Extendably
An Introduction To Codecs, Converters and Rippers
Behind the Scenes Of Songbird - An Exclusive Interview
Not To Miss Microsoft Software Giveaways for Developers
Ross - Simple Help
MUO Games : Top 5 Free Cross-Platform FPS Games
Quickly Create Temporary Email Addresses with YopMail
8 Opera Widgets for Web Designers and Developers
Damien - Make Tech Easier
7 Useful Hacks To Improve Your Google Chrome Experience
Tweak Mac Leopard’s Hidden Settings With xMod
Kyle - Lost In Technology
Master Your Website Traffic Stats with BLVD Status
Monitor Your Computer Fan Speed With SpeedFan
Blake - The New Geek
iContact - Bring your Gmail Contacts to the Desktop
Test Your Site In Multiple Versions of Internet Explorer
Ken
Dress Up Your Desktop Sidebar with Samurize
15+ Podcasts Every Geek Should Listen To
Ben - Tic Tech Toe
3 Tools to Control Your PC from A Distance Using Remote Access
PCHelpware- Lightning Fast Tool for Remote Support (Windows)
Will - Advanced Tech Solutions
WinHack - How to Change the Windows Start Button (Win XP)
Mackenzie - Ubuntu Linux Tips & Tricks
Gwibber - Twitter, Facebook, Pownce, Flickr etc. Client [Linux]
Charnita - Social Web Tools
9 Cool Google Search Shortcuts You Should Know About
Abraham
Take and Manage Notes in Linux With BasKet
Saikat - Grafitti Splash
Give Your Presentations A Boost With ZoomIt (Windows Only)
Dave - System Bash
How To Set Up Your Own WampServer
Bill - Tech Thoughts
Remove Unwanted Photo Elements With Photowipe
Sharninder - Nomadic Rider
4 Tips to Speed Up Your Windows Vista PC
Abhijeet - Jeet Blog
Manage & Protect Passwords and Other Data with LockCrypt
(By) Mark O'Neill is a freelance blogger and professional writer. He is also the managing and publishing editor of MakeUseOf. Check out his personal blog at Better Than Therapy
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