I love competitions and I’ve got another copy of my book “Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out” from Microsoft Press to give away  :)  And who better to give it to than a gHacks reader, because you’re all brilliant! The ultimate, in-depth reference for troubleshooting Windows 7 — from the inside out! This supremely organized book [...]

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I’m happy to announce that Ghacks editor Mike Halsey is now a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). The award is given out by Microsoft to “exceptional technical community leaders” since the early 90s to around 4000 users out of 100 million who participate in technology communities. MVPs are independent experts who often get early access [...]

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Another year has passed and I’m in my sixth now as a blogger and in my fourth as a fulltime blogger. The ride so far as been bumpy at times but pleasant mostly and I’m thankful for this opportunity. I have big plans for next year, not only concerning Ghacks but other existing sites and [...]

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Now that the year is nearing its end it is time to reflect and plan for the next one. The road has been bumpy this year for Ghacks, with an accidental drop in traffic thanks to a change in Google’s search engine algorithm in June, and a recovery in October. The wait time until the [...]

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It is the last day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway and when I look back I see great programs and lots of participation from old and new readers, and some that only come out at this time of the year. I’m in a hurry which is why I will make this a short post before [...]

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The Ghacks Christmas Giveaway is a year’s end event where Ghacks readers from all over the world can enter a drawing to win commercial software licenses. The event will take place between December 1 and 24, so make sure you check back at least once a day for a chance to win a license for [...]

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There’s still time to enter our competition with a massive 52 prizes across two websites!  What’s more – here’s a hint – the volume of entries here at gHacks has been much greater than at our sister site Windows7News.com, so you can increase your chances of winning by entering there too!! To mark the release [...]

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Imagine my surprise when Jojo mentioned that Comodo DNS was blocking ghacks.net, allegedly because it was a hacking / warez site that may offer illegal sharing of copyrighted software and media. Bogus claims obviously, which can hurt a website financially and irritate new and regular visitors. I tried to get hold of Comodo to resolve [...]

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gHacks editor Mike Halsey will be appearing on BBC Radio Sheffield tomorrow (Thursday 26th Aug 2010) at 11:30am in the UK (06:30 est, 03:30 pst, 12:30 Europe, 20:30 Aus) talking about his work in ICT and how it led to writing two books about Windows 7 including his forthcoming Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out which [...]

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