December 2009

4 Years Later – PC Pitstop EULA Experiment Still the Buzz

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Hard to believe it has been 4 years since one lucky PC Pitstop Optimize user won $1,000 by simply reading our End-User License Agreement (EULA)!
Our EULA had a clause offering money to anyone who contacted us, but it took five months and more than 3,000 sales before the first person, Doug Heckman, dropped us a line asking about the clause.

In the time since word of our ‘easter egg’ got out, numerous tech columnists have cited our experiment in discussions of privacy. An article published today brought it up again.

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PC Pitstop Newsletter – December 2009

    All New pcpitstop.com
    Black Screen of Death
    The Dodge Retort: PC/TV Habits
    Chris Pirillo: Skype Phone
    Bits from Bill: Facebook Apps Stealing Info
    Ask Leo: Help, Stolen Email Identity
    Technologizer: Windows 7 Survey Results
    TechBite: 5 Net Tricks to Save You Money
    Tekzilla Tip: Rein In Your System Tray
    Tip #1: Security Tab in XP
    Tip #2: Synch People & Contacts
    Tip #3: Google Power to MSFT Office
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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TechBite: 5 Net Tricks to Save You Money

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By Steve Bass

Frugal? Thrifty? No, Cheap!
"You’re a bargain hunter," one of my more polite friends says. My wife’s more to the point: She calls me a cheapskate. I like being frugal, but what do I know? Call me whatever you want (you will anyway), I don’t like paying retail and I’m always looking for a deal, especially when shopping online.

The Internet gives me the chance to comparison shop, see how shipping figures into the price, look over specifications, and feel confident I’ve found the best buy. Here are some of the sites I use.

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Chris Pirillo Video: Skype Phone

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There are hundreds – if not thousands – of services that allow you to chat in real time. The one that tends to rule the roost is Skype. Nearly everyone seems to have a Skype account these days. Let’s say you have a Skype account, but you’re traveling. Yet, you still want to get ahold of your contacts without having to pay a lot of money to do so. What you need is a device that allows you to access your Skype account over Wi-Fi, instead of using a computer!

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