PC vs. Mac: Apples to Apples Showdown
Rob takes an ‘Apples to Apples’ look at the PC vs. Mac debate and crowns a heavyweight champion of the computing world.
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June 2007
PC Pitstop PC Obsolescence Survey Results
The results of our May 2007 PC Gaming Survey have been analyzed. How many people use the various shortcuts or media features on their computer?
The significant highlights:
- Over 70% of people under twenty reported not having a fax modem.
- Almost 70% of people never use that menu button by the spacebar. Right-click does the same thing. It takes more energy to take your hand off the mouse than it does to right-click, however.
- Not even 2% of people who responded use the SysRq key. Maybe it’s time to take that off the keyboard.
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June 2007 Newsletter
Is Your PC Feeling Bloated?
The Battle for Hard Drive Freedom: Part II
Contest: I Pimped My PC
Tip: Screen Capture Made Easy
Tip: Opaque Icon Solution
Contest: Pit Sprints
New Survey: Online Video Viewing
Survey Results: Obsolescence
Research: Bloatware on the Rise
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PC Bloatware Trends
PC manufacturers have been loading “trial application” on the PCs they sell for years. We took a look at three of the more common bloatware titles to get a view of the historical trends. The titles identified for our analysis included the WildTangent Game Console, URL Assistant by Google (aka Browser Address Error Redirector) and Microsoft’s own Activation Assistant for the 2007 Office Suites. Our research shows that the prevalence of these applications have more than doubled in the past year. Vista systems especially seem to a target for this software. Over 35% of Vista systems running PC Pitstop’s on-line tests in May 2007 had a least one of these bloatware application installed.
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Apples to Apples Showdown: Tale of the Tape
First Global P2P
1999: Napster is introduced
2000: Rapster for Mac
2000: Macster
Reference: http://www.mac-p2p.com/p2p-history/
Reference: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/25/napster_launches_mac_mp3_app/
Reference: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-247603.html
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Is Your PC Feeling A Little Bloated?
PC Pitstop separates the ‘bloatware’ hype from reality. Which PC manufacturer is the King of Bloat? PC Pitstop examines 8 brand new computers and documents the winners and losers.
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