PC Pitstop Newsletter – December 2009 #2




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DECEMBER 2009 NEWSLETTER

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Guest Columnists


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How to Protect Facebook Privacy

by Bill Pytlovany


In this important follow up, Bill shows you how to protect your Facebook privacy.



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Easy Way to Compare Docs

by Chris Pirillo


Use this free online document comparison tool for quick & easy difference control.



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2010 – The Clouds & Beyond

by Steve Hogan


Steve’s crystal ball shows a 2010 filled with technology you shouldn’t miss.



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87 Lame Tech Moments

by Harry McCracken


Peruse a decade of dumb tech moves in this comprehensive list of tech blunders.



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WiFI Scales Tweet your weight

by John Dodge


Need some motivation to lose weight? Have your scale Tweet it to everyone!


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Is it Safe to Delete This File?

by Leo Notenboom


Guidelines for freeing up space without deleting important files.



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Browser Wars 2009=Big Losers

by Steve Hogan


Steve reveals who won and lost this year’s war for browser supremacy.



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First Twitter Winner Announced!

by Pit Crew


Congratulations to Melissa – our first Twitter follower to win $.


Tech Tips



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The Best Tech Tips of 2009

by The Pit Crew


Catch all of this year’s awesome tech tips and tips from past years.

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How Exposed Are You Online?

by Tekzilla


A helpful website that will show you exactly which pieces of data are exposed.


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Right Click Virus Check


Send any file to VirusTotal by right clicking the file or send a file to be scanned by email. Thanks to bob3160.


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Free Printable Signs


Print your own office, work, and warning signs for free with this tip from morbidbutterfly.


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Timed Automatic Shut Down


Set yourself or your kids an automatic shutdown time to prevent PC overuse. Thanks to Jacee.




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PC Pitstop Research





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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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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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Special Offers


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All New WinPatrol Plus 2010


Super Optimized WinPatrol Plus 2010 takes a snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge.


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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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Lockergnome

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discussions and blogs found around our various sites. Signing up is
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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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