The future of Ghacks (2018)
It has been three years since I revealed to you that the situation for the site was not the best, and that there was a chance that I'd have to shut down […]
You can now report content on Ghacks
I don't write a lot about things that go on behind the scenes here on Ghacks. We work on the site constantly to improve it and make tweaks to it, but most […]
Ghacks New Theme is finally there
You may have noticed already that we have activated the new Ghacks theme finally on the site. I hope you like it as much as I do, and I'd like to take […]
Ghacks: moved to new server, new CDN network
We have moved the site Ghacks to a new hosting company, Kinsta, yesterday, and also switched to a new CDN provider KeyCDN in the process. I talked about the need to move […]
Ghacks: Cloudflare, new theme, HTTPS, more
I would like to provide you with information on changes that have been implemented already on Ghacks, or are upcoming in April 2017. I first thought about publishing this article on April […]
Help us test the new Ghacks theme
You have probably read about it already: we are planing to release a new theme for Ghacks soon. Since this is a rather delicate thing to do, not only to avoid angering […]
Ghacks in 2017, and a look back
It is the last day of the year, a good time to look ahead at what is in store for Ghacks in the year 2017, and to look back at the last […]
This Is Ghacks (Stats April 2016)
I have published quite a few articles over the years in which I analyzed the rise and decline of operating systems or web browsers, but never really revealed how the situation looks […]
Ghacks turns 10: a look at the past, present and future of the site
When I posted Welcome to Ghacks on October 3, 2005 I did not know what to expect from this site. It was my first blog and initially designed to provide information about […]
Adobe just lost over 50 links pointing to their site after legal threat
I received a legal document from Adobe Inc two weeks ago requesting the removal of deep links pointing to Adobe's own official FTP server. The article referenced in the document linked to […]
Introducing Ghacks Deals
One of my core efforts this year is to reduce Ghack's dependency on a single service or traffic source. Ghacks Deals is a new optional service here on this site that lists […]
2 Months later: Ghacks is still dying, but there is hope
I wanted to give you all an update on my original post about Ghacks is dying from February this year. I don't want to rehash all the post to put those up […]
Help us test the new comment system
Update: We have deactivated the commenting plugin for now as it had too many issues. We will take another look at it once it offers missing features. The native WordPress comment system […]
Ghacks is dying and needs your help
When I started ghacks.net in 2005 I never imagined what a ride it would be. The site became popular quickly and allowed me to quit my day job to become a full […]
The tech I use daily as a freelance writer
The other day my colleague Martin Brinkman wrote a bit about what he uses every day. Surprisingly, given we both do essentially the same job, we are somewhat separated in what we […]
New Ghacks Theme Live Beta Test
You have probably already noticed that we have a new theme here on the site. It is not really that different from the old theme in regards to looks, I think, so […]
The workflow of a tech geek (aka how I work)
I was asked about my daily workflow in regards to this site and also about the services and programs that I use throughout the day. While I do not think that you […]
What to do when you are down with the flu, but need to work
Yesterday I started to show flu symptoms from one minute to the next. My body was aching and feeling heated up, then cold again, headaches, and a sore throat. While it came […]