By John Dodge
Does this happen to you? You want to go from point A to B on your laptop display and your touchpad mouse pointer randomly darts across the screen leaving a trail of unwanted open windows and applications. It’s like I am in Miami today and want to head for a spring training game in Fort Myers (I am) and inexplicably end up in Jacksonville.
Smart Planet: Why Are Laptop Touchpads So Bad? Read More »
By Leo Notenboom
Laptops are portable, convenient and easily lost. When lost, all the data could easily be available to the finder. Encryption is the answer.
Ask Leo: How Can I Keep My Laptop Data Secure? Read More »
By Chris Pirillo
Software is constantly evolving and changing. That’s a good thing, honestly. There are always new and better features being added, along with important security updates in some cases. David from the PC PitStop community asked about Microsoft Updates. He’s wondering if they’re really necessary, since it takes him so long to download them on his DSL.
Chris Pirillo Video: Should You Apply New Security Updates for Windows? Read More »
By Steve Bass
My keyboard’s always catching junk — dust, bread crumbs, and unidentifiable schmutz. I know for a fact that a clean keyboard lets me type faster and more intelligently, and more important, lets me finish this newsletter more quickly.
TechBite: Keyboard Spring Cleaning Read More »
By Harry McCracken
What’s Microsoft planning for Internet Explorer 9? There’s a lot the company isn’t ready to talk about, including what sort of new features it’ll have and when it’ll be available. But at the MIX10 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft is telling Web developers about the new capabilities that IE9 will provide, and it’s giving them the ability to get some hands-on experience with them for the first time. (Along with other tech journalists, I was prebriefed late last week.)
Technologizer: Revamped IE 9 Platform Read More »
By Bill Pytlovany
The first time I saw my 12 year old grand daughter on Facebook I wasn’t really concerned until I saw that her birthday implied that she was 18 years old. Thankfully, she wasn’t trying to misrepresent herself. She just knew that Facebook users under 18 have a different experience. It turns out correcting her birth year back to 1996 was a safer experience.
Bits from Bill Pytlovany: Little Kids on Facebook Read More »
OOPPPs! After a flood of users clogged their forums, BitDefender issued a statement describing a recent update gone wrong.
It seems BitDefender was quarantining itself and killing Windows 64 bit systems at a record breaking pace.
Suicide is never the answer.
BitDefender Quarantines Itself/Kills Windows Read More »
It’s no secret that I love Windows7. I started using it with the beta version, moved to RC 1, and then purchased the Windows 7 Pro version as soon as it was available.
But as much as I love it, there are a couple of things that I think are missing and a couple of things that can be improved. Listed below are the things I add as soon as I install the program. I know they’re not the only things available, but they are the things I must have to feel comfortable using Windows 7.
5 Ways To Improve Windows7 Read More »
You ask for it and we deliver. This month read about PC Matic’s improved registry cleaning, faster and stronger Internet connection speed, and the removal of some big space wasters cluttering your drive. It’s all about giving you what you want in the most innovative program available. See why everyone is so excited.
We are looking for an energetic and motivated software developer with the ability to thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment where engagement with other technically strong individuals is required
Come Work at PC Pitstop Read More »