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I have been asked to write various technical and non-technical articles about computer usage, Windows usage (perhaps some Mac and *nix as well if they let me), Windows repair, and various other tec...
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I have been asked to write various technical and non-technical articles about computer usage, Windows usage (perhaps some Mac and \*nix as well if they let me), Windows repair, and various other technology and computer centric topics. Unfortunately I have to choose the topics as well as generate the content. I would like to write articles that are in demand and of interest, vs just pulling topics out of my butt that I think are interesting. With my background, I find that I don't (very often) necessarily think the things that others think are interesting to be very interesting or useful. What can one do when looking into determining topics of large interest? Is [Google Trends](http://www.google.com/trends/) the pinnacle of available resources for such hunting & research or are there other options that will yield high value topics to create spot on market interest based content? **NOTE** : The target audience are general readers of all types. It is for a periodical that is for general consumption in a mixed environment of generally less savvy consumers, but with some occasional more savvy readers. Most readers will appreciate more layman explanations to issues they may run into with general usage.