Please welcome the latest - and for the moment the last - recruits to the Make Use Of writing squad.  We’ve now decided to put our recruiting on hold for at least a few months while we put our existing staff through their paces to see if they’ve got what it takes to give you the high quality articles you’ve come to expect from Make Use Of.

There were a couple of last recruits from July and we will introduce them when their first articles come out.

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Please take a moment to welcome our five latest new additions to the Make Use Of team. They have all had articles published and Jimmy even appeared on the podcast on Sunday!

I’m Lee and as soon as I get the homemade ectoplasm off my face I’ll be a regular contributor to Make Use Of.

I’m a technician with fifteen years of experience in the trenches, battling computer evil from behind the retail service counter. Hopefully you’ll find my articles informative and not-too-stuffy. I may get a little opinionated from time to time, but that comes with the territory, am I right?

As we mentioned yesterday, May was quite a month for new writers coming on board with us to share their knowledge with the Make Use Of readers. Here are four of them introducing themselves.

Varun Kashyap

I am Varun from India. I am passionate about computers, the internet and the technologies that drive them. I love to discover new web applications and sites that increase my productivity and make my work easier, faster and fun.

I generally prefer open source software for the simple reason that I like their philosophy and they have so much more to offer than the proprietary ones.

Our writing team continues to expand! Please welcome our three latest new additions to the team - Rich, Michael and Eric.

Hi, my name is Rich and I am a web fanatic.

Originally from England, and now living in San Diego, California, I work as a web analyst for a Fortune 500 company. I am also a passionate classic rock fan.

I live, sleep and breathe the world of the internet, and how it affects business. I particularly love web analytics and improving websites using them.

Please welcome three new writers to the Make Use Of team - Anthony, Jackson and Mackenzie. While Anthony will be joining the rest of us and focus on web-based apps, Jackson and Mackenzie will start off MakeUseOf Mac and Linux sections, respectively. Obviously there’s more to computers and the web than just plain old Windows and so we’ve figured it would be best to expand a little and offer our readers a bit more choice in their reading. Actually, Jackson has already reviewed couple of Mac apps: a universal “my status” manager MoodBlast and a GTD program known as Things.

Please join me in welcoming three new writers to the Make Use Of team - Tina, Shankar and Travis. You will already have seen the first articles by Tina and Shankar, and Travis.

So without further ado, our writers will now introduce themselves :

Tina [tinsie.net/Recommended/]

My name is Tina, I’m 29 and I’m a tech addict. In “real life” I studied biology and am currently working as a scientist with merely a couple of months away from making my PhD in biochemistry. At the lab I’m responsible for all computer hardware and software, and with shame I admit I can’t always solve all the issues all the time. Hey, I’m a biologist, and I have yet to meet a computer that responds when I talk to it.

I would like to introduce two new writers to the Make Use Of team whom we corrupted with the promise of riches and fame. Their names are Daniel Pataki and Karl L Gechlik. Both are excellent bloggers, both know their subjects inside and out and we are very excited to have them on the team. We are regular readers of their blogs so we know that they are capable of producing really great material.

You’ve probably already seen Karl’s first post but stay tuned for Daniel’s debut post which is coming up soon.

Hi folks, just a quick heads up on the latest MakeUseOf developments. It gives me a great pleasure to welcome our new guest authors, Linda (from CoolOnlineTools.com) and John (from TechDune.com).

Both of them have been blogging for some time and have something unique to add to MakeUseOf. I am sure our new authors will add some different perspectives to the mix while still covering the usual stuff. Fell free to express your opinion by rating all of our posts.

Give them a warm welcome and stay tuned for their first posts later today. Meanwhile you can check out their blogs below.

Good news, we finally got our first guest writers. They are both unique, follow makeuseof, love the web, and surpass all my expectations. Check them out below and please give them a warm welcome.

Adam Hirsch

“I’m a down to earth working man who likes to cook, watch good tv/movies, listen to music, “chill”, go out when the occasion arises… I’m a sarcastic fun-loving, people-loving, animal-loving fool who also can give endless massages.” www.TheFattyTalks.com.