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2009

PC Pitstop Newsletter – April 2009

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    Netbooks – The Way of the 8 Track
    Ask the Pros – Backup Drivers
    Conficker Removal
    PC Pitstop on Facebook
    PC Pitstop on Twitter
    Bits from Bill: I Don’t Want Your #^$% Toolbar
    TechBite: 10 Super-Duper (and Free) Tools
    Technologizer: Is the Mac Tax Real?
    Chris Pirillo Video: Do You Use a KVM Switch?
    Tip #1: Open,view, and print Excel files
    Tip #2: Defragment Your Page File
    Tip #3: User Manuals
    Tip #4: Router with USB, Modem, Dialup
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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Restaurants YES! Processor NO!

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Intel introduces new rating system. How simple it was when all you needed was a processors family name and clock speed. Getting the fastest was just a matter of buying the most recent architecture with the highest clock speed. The battle between AMD and Intel was only a matter of watching for the next highest clocked processor.

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ASK THE PROS 2009 Drivers and More Drivers

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Every week ASK THE PROS receives questions about drivers. They are not always the same but between looking for specific drivers and wanting to know how to find drivers, the questions mount up. A few weeks back I referenced our Drivers 101 offering. It comes with every DriverAlert subscription. It’s an excellent guide but there’s something missing. How do I save the drivers that are installed on my PC now?
That’s the question to start this month’s ASK THE PROS.

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Netbooks: Size Matters

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With sales approaching only 400,000 units in 2007, netbook sales exploded in 2008 reaching 11. 4 million units. Small, light, and super-portable are the catchwords describing a netbook. Definitions vary but the determining factors are price and size. Generally they have a screen size of 10″ or below, a reduced power/performance processor with 1.0 and 1.6 gig. the most popular of sizes. Price is dictating the use of limited amounts of memory but drive size has been creeping up.

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Conficker Worm Removal

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Making it’s first appearance in late October of 2008, the Conficker worm is due to morph from its current developmental stage and sprout wings on April Fools Day 2009. Is it a big deal? Big enough for Microsoft to put a bounty on the head of this
outlaw and it’s creator, to the tune of $250,000.00.

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PC Pitstop Newsletter March 2009 #2

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    Long Live the PC
    Windows 7 Tweaks
    Ask the Pros – Free Security
    Follow Us on Twitter
    Introducing Chris Pirillo
    Bits from Bill: Conflicker April Fool’s Doom
    TechBite: 6 Handy Web Tools
    Technologizer: IE8 Web Slices
    Chris Pirillo Video: How to Open Mysterious Files
    Life Online Survey
    March Madness Contest Standings
    Tip #1: Share Tabs
    Tip #2: Shortcuts to online services
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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Introducing the PC Pitstop Driver Library

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PC Pitstop is proud to announce the launch of an important new reference point for all PC users. The PC Pitstop Driver Library is free to all users and provides a detailed online database of the latest drivers we have identified. Through the millions of scans that have been and are currently being run at PC Pitstop, we are uniquely able to identify the latest and greatest drivers for your PCs.

Check out the PC Pitstop Driver Library Now!

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