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2009

Windows 7/Family Guy Infomercial

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*Update: Maximum PC is reporting that Microsoft has pulled out of the Family Guy sponsorship deal.

The folks at ARS have unearthed this short clip, originally posted on the Microsoft driven win741.com, of a Windows 7 ‘infomercial’ starring Family Guy characters Stewie and Brian. Dubbed “Family Guy Presents: Seth (Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy Creator) & Alex’s (Alex Borstein, MacFarlane’s Family Guy Co Star) Almost Live Comedy Show” — the infomercial is scheduled to air (with no ‘commercial interuptions’) on Sunday November 8 at 8:30 EST.

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PC Pitstop Newsletter – October 2009

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    Technologizer: The Worst PC in America
    Bits from Bill: Another Secret to Fast Startup
    Ask Leo: 7 Keys for Account Protection
    TechBite: 5 Killer Word Tricks
    1,000,000 YouTube Videos
    Chris Pirillo: Video Editing Made Easy
    The Dodge Retort: Windows 7 Launch Party
    Tip #1: Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
    Tip #2: Recover your Deleted Files, Free!
    Tip #3: System Restore is Broken
    PC Pitstop Driver Library

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Chris Pirillo Video: Easy Way to Edit Video

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Most video editors suck. I don’t mean the people who edit videos. I’m talking about the software itself. Many of them require you to take classes in order to even begin to grasp how to make use of the program. You just want to edit video! Maybe you have video sitting on some kind of media like VHS tapes that you want to digitize, edit and share. If you’re looking to edit video without installing any software (or getting an advanced degree!) – you’re in luck!

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Bits from Bill Pytlovany: Faster Startup with Windows Prefetch

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By Bill Pytlovany

Earlier this month I had a huge reaction to my post about cleaning up the Windows “Temporary Internet Folder”. Comments from readers provided many other great tips but there was some confusion over one of my major points. Even if you don’t use the stand alone Internet Explorer browser, other components of Windows use this folder so if you miss this post check it out.

A few people also mentioned the Windows Prefetch folder. Prefetch is a pretty cool feature that started with Windows XP, was improved in Vista and even more optimized in Windows 7.

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