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November 2009

Follow Us on Twitter for a Chance to Win $100 Amazon Gift Certificate

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Joining the contest is super easy, just

1) Follow pcoptimize on twitter.

2) Send the following Tweet to your followers:

I’ve entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate. Just follow @pcoptimize and RT ! http://bit.ly/6Ds8u8

The Winner will be announced in our December newsletter or when we hit 1,000 followers, whichever comes first.

**UPDATE** – Fast approaching our first 1,000 followers. First winner to be announced soon. But don’t let that stop you … We will award a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate everytime we add another 1,000 Twitter followers.

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PC Pitstop Newsletter – November 2009 #2

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    The Dodge Retort: Twitter, Facebook fertile phishing grounds
    Ask Leo: Secure Delete – What is it and do I need it?
    Chris Pirillo: How to Convert Cassettes to MP3
    Bits from Bill: Verizon Droid Day One
    Technologizer: 25 Most Notable Quotes in Tech History
    Use Your Droid as a Modem…Tethering
    TechBite: Fixes for 3 PC Annoyances
    Tip #1: Create Windows 7 Themes
    Tip #2: Float your Hard Drive LED
    Tip #3: Information about your Hardware
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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Ask Leo: Secure Delete – What is it and do I need it?

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By Leo Notenboom

Although there are many software utilities that claim to be
able to delete data files from hard drives securely and
thoroughly, can’t you accomplish the same thing simply by
overwriting sensitive files with large, non-sensitive ones?

To be honest, it depends on your level of paranoia. I
suppose that also depend on the level of sensitivity of your
data.

But you are correct in the implication that a plain old
“delete” isn’t nearly enough.

Let’s look at that, and how far you might need to go.

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Chris Pirillo Video: How to Convert Cassettes to MP3

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One of the first pieces of hardware I ever remember lusting after was a cassette player. I was pretty young back then, and a cassette player was innovative! As I got a little older, making “mix tapes” for girls you liked was all the rage. I enjoyed being able to record things, and play them back. These days, we take audio and video recording for granted. Back then… it was really high tech stuff!

I still have several of my old cassettes. I want to start archiving those memories into MP3 format, so that I can save them. There’s a few different ways that you can accomplish this, using various pieces of hardware. The folks at ThinkGeeksent me something that will help me do this easily…

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Bits from Bill Pytlovany: Verizon Droid Day One

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By Bill Pytlovany

If you’re looking for a full review of the Droid this isn’t one of them. There are hundreds of them online that review specs and typical review topics. This is as the title says Day One and I’ll tell you what I like along with all stupid things I still haven’t figured out. Watch for Day Two through Four and more as I explore more and learn how to unleash the full potential of the Droid.

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Google Chrome OS to be Released Next Week?

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So, have you heard anything about Google’s Chrome Operating System being released next week?

It’s open source. It’s free. It’s going to have limited drivers available. It has fewer partners than expected. It’s supposed to be quick and lean, designed for today’s computing. First commercial availability will be on netbooks

I hope it’s as innovative and exciting as Google want’s it to be but, somewhere in the back of my mind I worry about The Cost of Free.


Grab some speculation here.

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