October 2009

Will Windows 7 Hurt Apples Slow Rise

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The Lords and Ladies of Reuters ponder whether the popularity of Windows 7 will do more than cause a small ripple in Mac market share. It seems I was asking myself the same question just last Tuesday. I’m not sure I gave Apple Mac as much credit for being number 2 as the folks from the Jolly Kingdom. I’m thinking it will cause a significant slow down for Apple’s rising figures.

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Windows 7…32 Bit or 64 Bit?

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The October 22nd, WINDOWS 7, release date has come and gone. Now a lot of us are getting ready to purchase and install the latest operating system from Microsoft.

So name your poison. Do you want the old tired and slow 32 bit or the Brand New, SUPER FAST, Cutting Edge, 64 Bit Version? Don’t want to be pushy, it’s up to you.

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Windows 7/Family Guy Infomercial

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*Update: Maximum PC is reporting that Microsoft has pulled out of the Family Guy sponsorship deal.

The folks at ARS have unearthed this short clip, originally posted on the Microsoft driven win741.com, of a Windows 7 ‘infomercial’ starring Family Guy characters Stewie and Brian. Dubbed “Family Guy Presents: Seth (Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy Creator) & Alex’s (Alex Borstein, MacFarlane’s Family Guy Co Star) Almost Live Comedy Show” — the infomercial is scheduled to air (with no ‘commercial interuptions’) on Sunday November 8 at 8:30 EST.

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PC Pitstop Newsletter – October 2009

    Technologizer: The Worst PC in America
    Bits from Bill: Another Secret to Fast Startup
    Ask Leo: 7 Keys for Account Protection
    TechBite: 5 Killer Word Tricks
    1,000,000 YouTube Videos
    Chris Pirillo: Video Editing Made Easy
    The Dodge Retort: Windows 7 Launch Party
    Tip #1: Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
    Tip #2: Recover your Deleted Files, Free!
    Tip #3: System Restore is Broken
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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Chris Pirillo Video: Easy Way to Edit Video

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Most video editors suck. I don’t mean the people who edit videos. I’m talking about the software itself. Many of them require you to take classes in order to even begin to grasp how to make use of the program. You just want to edit video! Maybe you have video sitting on some kind of media like VHS tapes that you want to digitize, edit and share. If you’re looking to edit video without installing any software (or getting an advanced degree!) – you’re in luck!

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