I came across your site from one of you FRIENDS
(Raymond)and from that time I am a regular reader of your posts.What I like most about your articles is that they are written in a simple straightforward way which even the not-so-geek population can understand and they are useful in everyday internet usage

Its hard to point out a favourite but i like the articles related to the FIREFOX add-ons,downloading from rapidshare and youtube.

Finally I would like to suggest you to concentrate a little more on computer and internet security as I feel its a very important topic.

A big thank u from my side,Martin:)

ps:I like the black one I would like to wear it to college and make my friends jealous

Thanks to you and for your informative and useful blog for techies like me who wants to explore things about the computer and also about the Internet.

Regarding the Tshirt design, I like the last one in red, because it is not cluttered, and maybe I would have liked that more in black.

Have a great day and a cool thumbs-up for your Tshirt innovation..

I’m not even sure how I came across your site; maybe whilst searching for a solution to a problem or through one of the ‘friend’ sites, but all I know is that the main reason why I love Ghacks is because the information provided *is* of interest to me, and it is delivered in a no nonsense manner. By no nonsense I mean: clear, straight-forward, honest opinion and generally none of that ‘attention-grabbing title’ rubbish that usually drives traffic peaks.

If I ever want to know whether a software/application (or find out about one) is worth installing or trying, I know that Ghacks is a resource I can trust (especially comments from readers as well).

It also brings to light alot of software (particularly freeware) that would otherwise be lost in the deluge of spam/shareware/’big’ download sites online.

Another point is this site continues to maintain its integrity. I fully support the fact that ads are necessary, but not when it takes up a lot of the page (like on some of the other ‘tech’ sites) and do make an effort to click on the ads here (hopefully click-ratios count?) Personally I am not a fan of ’sponsored’ reviews, even if there is a disclaimer, and as far as I know, Martin/Ghacks doesn’t cover those, and this only increases the respect I have for the man/site. Ultimately if this does/has happened, I am certain that Ghacks would provide the most unbiased review.

Anyway, Ghacks for me is a tech site that is a leading example for how sites should be run: updated frequently (with *useful* info that isn’t too divergent from its core content); straight-forward writing style, integrity, intuitive layout, non-intrusive ad layouts, helpful user community (from post comments - proving a forum isn’t always necessary) and above all, fantastically helpful (and unique) content which provides/reviews software that does what it says on the tin!

A big thank you!

You, Lifehacker, Freewaregenius, Download Squad and Major Geeks are my personal Windows update.

So, TAKE THAT! Steve Ballmer!

I found your site via a downloadsquad link, and what at first seemed a little blog, by navigating 4-5 pages, appeared then like a big ship full of information fuel.
I immediately bookmarked it in my top ten sites (and this one is the only one of its category).

What I find less useful to me in your site is the weekly software updates, but awkwardly, what I find most useful is the single-application-focused articles.
I suppose it’s because updates are too much to read, and I find more interesting when you talk about the uses of one specific software. It’s more illustrative.

Also, I love the way you write about it all. Simple, effective, useful.

Thank you for your site and articles.
Tony.

I should mention that I’d like to see some Ubuntu tips as well as the Windows and Firefox tips here. I don’t use Windows, and signed up only for the RSS feed only for the Firefox tips. Thanks!

I haven’t spend time checking out the others section but after my free time comes again. I will definitely put your blog in my favorite list.

I came to learn of ghacks.net from a link of an article by martin wrote from lifehacker.com a year and ahalf or so ago. Ever since i have been hooked.And i must say that though there so many tech blogs out there,ghacks certainly comes second to none.

I like the spontaneous speed and continued fresh informative posts that martin keeps throwing at us.Matter of fact, at one time before you said are gonna quit your day job i could wonder how you scoured the internet for all those fresh articles.And where you got the time. God!!

Besides,i cant forget to mention the special freeware stuff you mention especially that day when you talked of “Antivir”.You actually bailed me out as before then, Norton proved a useless antivirus app on my Pc yet i paid for it.With your recommendation of antivir all that is history now.Thats just a tip of the iceberg,i can write about ghacks all day.And ofcourse i can’t forget the funny as well as helpful article about webapp spambox.us .Its saved me alot of spam in my inbox.

Remember one.com-the hosting company,am yet to signup with them.

I mean what can i say or leave ? The content here at ghacks is simply A+ grade material.THUMBS UP Martin .

Keep up with the great work. You may not know what you are doing but a guy like me here in Uganda really appreciates your hard committed work .Long live ghacks.net and Martin,YOU ROCK!!

Vishal

i’ve been reading ghacks for a very long time and i’m still 18.
What i like about this site is the precise articles and the variety as well. Your blog is the only site i read RSS feeds from.(that sounds crazy)
I really liked the post when you flamed spammers. I bet everyone who reads your site feels the same.
I think i’m the only maniac who corrects your typing mistakes although they are rare.

both tees are cool but i like the first better( black is my fav. colour)

One thing I don’t much like, is the comment system. I can’t seem to figure out how to set an avatar

I like Ghacks because I’m a PC software hobbyist, and second your favorite topic, web services, is in my interests too (and games - so I will read Take 9). It’s not very easy, I think, to find good source of software news with right bias to free software and services, and position like yours - against DRM and “information, not promotion or advertising”.

I can’t point to some article and call it most helpful - because Ghacks helped me many times (search on my Livejournal blog archive lists 18 posts with references to Ghacks).

I appreciate your taste, Martin - because as far as I see it is somewhat close to mine. And I think we, software geeks, must keep in touch.

Likes - I want to comment (actually rare feeling for me), I comment and my comment is actually read and if needed replied to.

Dislikes - site layot is mess. It is ok as long as I stick to “read rss, click interesting article”, but trying to browse site itself is pain. I can’t figure out which comment is for which article (no separators), there is bunch of tags (too many) in articles without tag cloud or anything to actually browse them. Pages look alike - page of some tag is totally like home page or page of another tag… You open few and you are already hopelessly lost. As result - for me ghacks is not a site, it’s RSS with links to some articles.

On t-shirts - second is boring. First one… I am so not wearing anything with iphone on it. So count me out from competition.

Ghacks, Lifehacker, and to some extent TechCrunch are the kind of blogs where it is hard to pick a certain post and say I like this one the most. Everyday I learn new stuff or at least get geeky updates.

So instead of picking a specific post, let me tell you what topics I am interested in the most:

1- Mobiles/Nokia related hacks and Softwares

2- Open Source Tools (I normally don’t download Closed Source Freewares, unless they are made by a vendor that I trust such as Google, Yahoo, etc)

3- Google, uTorrent, Blogs/Podcasts, and Firefox related news and hacks.

Btw, I think the black T-Shirt is cooler than the red one

My dad started viewing this website way back in 2005, I wasn’t really into the whole blogging scene, but when I started using the internet more and more, my dad introduced me to this website by emailing me interesting posts, I then started to get into it more and more now we both look at it daily (I use RSS Feeds and my dad, well he just does it the ‘old fashioned way’).

Ghacks is amazing and full of great content. I have nothing against the website, so I had to ask my dad and he said he didn’t like that some keywords are links, when you hover over it will come out with a pop-up. Its not a big deal…but can get annoying.

Ghacks has given me a real insight as too what is out there on the internet. Different programs, how-tos and guides. Its really hard to pick out one great post, so I looked in Google Reader (as I have quite a few starred items there).

I want to mention the theme change, that was really nice! I really do prefer the new theme, rather than the old one.

http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/12/download-songs-with-ourtunes/

Anyway, that’s my attempt….

Good luck to everyone else with the competition, the T-Shirt designs really do rock and I prefer the black one, I’d defiantly wear it out-and-about!

Thanks Martin,

Neil Geenhorn