Tutorial Contest Weekly Winners: October 1-6, 2013

Congratulations to the Top 10 Tutorial authors for the week of October 1st to October 6th (first week is a short one).  They are:
 
• inzone - 5 tutorials (tie won by tutorial popularity) - Won $50 for coming in first place, as well as a bonus of $10 for authoring 3 or more tutorials.
• ddbtkd456 - 5 tutorials - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten, plus $10 for authoring 3 or more tutorials.
• burritobob - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
• Adam Ferrick - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
• littleleo - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
• shadow32 - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
• Juanjostorreshernnde - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
• Moroz Academy - 1 tutorial - Won $10 for ranking in the top ten.
 
Those of you playing the at-home game might recognize that the Top 10 is two winners shy, which means that two of the ranking places for this week went UNCLAIMED.  Anyone who had written an eligible tutorial during the weekly period above would have qualified to take home an Amazon gift card for the amounts above, and gotten a shot at the Google Nexus tablet for the month of October.  This next week starts today and runs from October 7th to the 13th, and I strongly encourage everyone to throw your hat in the ring – especially if you’ve posted helpful responses or best answers to the forum previously.  Using the “Convert to Tutorial” option on a highly read thread you’ll have a fantastic starting point for your own tutorial.
 
For more information, check out the Tutorial Contest landing page here.
 
Major congrats to all the winners this week, and good luck to all for the coming week!
 
Warm Regards,
Joe Pishgar
Community Manager, Tom’s Hardware

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.