PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2010

May 4, 2010
PC Matic Cybersecurity

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MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

They Want Control of Your Email
by Steve Hogan

Which email client’s market share is showing the biggest gain?

Did That Email Come from Me?
by Leo Notenboom

Are your contacts getting email from you that you didn’t send?

Win 7 Restore Points Wiped Out
by Steve Hogan

It seems that Windows7 has a pretty big glitch.

7 Handy Firefox Tweaks
by Steve Bass

You stubborn IE users, should try Firefox with these tweaks.

Alternate PDF viewer
by Bill Pytlovany

The program to view & print PDF files comes with some unwanted baggage.

More Speed or More Cores?
by Chris Pirillo

How do you know which processor is the best value?

iPad vs. Everything

by Harry McCracken

Can Apple’s much-hyped tablet replace your notebook, e-reader, smartphone…?

HTC’s New Droid is Incredible
by John Dodge

HTC Incredible smart phone v. the Palm (HP) Pre Plus

	Submit Your Tips Earn $$$$$ Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by the PC Pitstop community. Submit yours today for a chance to win.
	Change Appearance of Office This refreshing tip will give your office programs a face lift. Thanks rosangela_1957.
	Resize Desktop Icons Large icons can make your desktop seem cluttered. Shrink them with this tip from Paultx.
	ShadowExplorer (free) A Backup tool to explore volume shadow copies in Vista. Thanks to Jacee.

	Updated: PC Satisfaction Index The top netbooks, laptops, desktops, and custom builds as determined by the PC Pitstop community.
	Updated: Drivers Library The newest drivers are presented to you in all their detailed glory. Make sure your PC is up to date.
	Updated: Process Library Check your PC against our running processes library to identify potential malicious processes and shut them down.

Cable Mess Winners– The worst cable messes revealed.

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	Don’t All of Your PC Cables Look the Same Stick’nGo® takes the hassle out of identifying your valuable computer equipment. Members of the PC Pitstop community who spend over $25 USD with Stick’nGo®, receive a Bonus Pre-Printed Computer Cable Label Pack, valued at $12.50 USD – that’s a 50% bonus!
	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.
	Free Trial! Still logging in by hand? Let Roboform log in for you! No keystrokes to track, no hassle for you.
	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.

	Ask Leo The Sign up for Leo Notenboom’s Answers Newsletter and get FREE weekly updates via email with the latest answers, updates and pointers, and even some tips, tricks and fun information you won’t find anywhere else. Sign Up Here
	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]
	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.
	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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