PC Pitstop Newsletter – July 2010




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How Has PC Pitstop Helped You?

by The Pit Crew


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5 Reasons I Hate My iPod

by Rob Cheng


A huge music collection & 10 iPods later…I’m still annoyed by this device.


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Shouldn’t I Love My iPad?

by John Dodge


I’ve had the iPad for a month…I don’t know quite what to do with it.


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iPad Survey Results

by Harry McCracken


Six thousand owners of Apple’s tablet tell us what they think–and the news is good.


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Remove Your Anti-Virus Software

by Bill Pytlovany


What happens when you have four security programs installed on a PC?


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Ready for Your PC to Be Stolen?

by Leo Notenboom


I discuss backing up and encryption, and why I believe you need both.


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World’s Coolest Keyboard

by Chris Pirillo


This cool portable keyboard will fit in your pocket.


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No to Free Off-The-Air Reception

by Steve Bass


Too cheap to pay extra for HD service, so I decided to try an HDTV indoor antenna.

Tech Tips



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Stop Desktop Distractions

by Tekzilla


Use CinemaDrape to close out everything except your most important task.



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Generate Random Text


Ever had the need or desire to generate random text in a Word doc? Now you can. Thanks, profhig.



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Manual Defrag Vista


Put Vista’s defragger to work with the command line defragmentation utility. Thanks, razorcd .



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Add A Picture To A Folder


Replace default folder icons with the images of your choosing. Thanks, rosangela_1957.


PC Pitstop Research





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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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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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Process Library


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Techbite Newsletter



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