PC Pitstop Newsletter – November 2009




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NOVEMBER 2009 NEWSLETTER

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Guest Columnists



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95 Great Freeware Titles

by Rob Cheng


Our list of the world’s most popular freeware titles has been updated.



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Software Install Made Easy

by Chris Pirillo

Pick your favorite freeware, get the latest versions & install them all in One step.


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How Apple Failed the Mac

by Bill Pytlovany


What is keeping Apple from growing market share?


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Keep Your Shared Info Private

by Leo Notenboom


Sharing a computer? Keep unauthorized users from accessing your files.



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Classic PCs vs New PCs

by Harry McCracken

Harry looks at six classic PCs & what you could buy today for the same price.



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The Droid Experience

by Steve Hogan


This is the ‘Droid’ Steve has been looking for … his journey is documented here.



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Use the Web to Find Anyone

by Steve Bass


Finding anyone online is shockingly easy and surprisingly free.



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First Impressions of Droid
by John Dodge


Is it worth upgrading from that Blackberry or switching from that iPhone?


Tech Tips



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Must Have Word Tip from an MVP


Improve Word work flow and performance with these tips from Paultx.


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Ensure Facebook Privacy


Sort your friends into lists and control what each lists sees, among other tips. Thanks to flyfishingrules2.


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Turn Photos Into A Huge Poster


Use this free online service to print huge posters on normal paper. Thanks morbidbutterfly.



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PC Pitstop Research






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Windows 7 Migration Surge


Windows 7 buzz was much improved over Vista. The launch numbers in the first few weeks of release are promising.


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Top Drivers Library

The newest drivers are presented to you in all their detailed glory. Make sure your PC is up to date.


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Process Library


Check your PC against our running processes library to identify potential malicious processes and shut them down.


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Top 25 Best Loved PCs


Netbook, laptop, desktop, and custom builds each have their own top 25 list in our satisfaction library.


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All New WinPatrol Plus 2010


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Simply check the Windows 7 upgrade version and the PC you want, then proceed to checkout to see your savings. Limit one per customer. Purchase must be completed in same transaction. Offer expires January 2, 2010.


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Best Memory Prices & Selection


Nothing improves system performance more than more memory. Crucial
makes the right memory upgrade easy to find, easy to buy, and easy to
install. Check out their memory now.

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Synch Your Files Automatically – Try Free!


From the makers of Roboform, GoodSync synchronizes files between
desktops, laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the
Internet.


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Lockergnome


The
Lockergnome community newsletter, Pirillo’s Picks, features links to the best
discussions and blogs found around our various sites. Signing up is
free, and simple. Just send an email to: [email protected]

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Techbite Newsletter



TechBite’s columnist Steve Bass and PC World Contributing Editor publishes a free weekly newsletter with commentary on the
technology products he loves, the strategies forgetting the most out of them,and the gotchas that can cause computing misery.
Sign up for the newsletter here.

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New! Technologizer T-Week Newsletter



Technologizer’s T-Week is Harry McCracken’s weekly e-mail newsletter (delivered on Friday) with
highlights from Technologizer and original items. It’s timely, fun, and free–and you can
sign up to receive it right here.



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