PC Pitstop Newsletter December 2008 #2

December 22, 2008
PC Matic Cybersecurity

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	PC Pitstop & ’24’ We have joined forces with Jack Bauer & our friends at the hit Fox TV Show ’24’ – to giveaway some great prizes!
	Optimize in French The internationalization of PC Pitstop Optimize 2.0 continues. Now available in French, Spanish, German & Portuguese.
	Welcome Harry McCracken PC Pitstop is now teaming with former PC World editor in Chief – Harry McCracken to deliver even more tech insight.

DECEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER

Is Google still the Best Search?

Bill tests various search engine’s and compares them to Google. It looks like the competition is heating up.

You’re Paying Too Much!

Using a cell phone? Steve Bass says traditional services are so yesterday. Here is a smart way to save dough.

Hey, This Looks Pretty Good!

Technologizer’s Harry McCracken tries Windows 7 and finds it promising,
mostly because it’s less annoying than Vista.

Optimize

Speed your PC

Save money, maximize performance.

Driver Alert

PC Update

Improve system functionality & stability.

Exterminate

Anti-Spyware

Stop Spyware from slowing your PC.

Disk MD
Drive Refresh

Keep your Hard Drives working at full speed!

Erase

PC Profiler

Learn what others may discover about you!

OverDrive

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Most complete
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	Firefox Growing Globally The prevalence of Firefox is growing, even across the globe. Our research team documents this browsers rise.
	WARNING: Vista SP2 Not Ready Vista SP2 is not ready for consumers. Does this service pack include anything worthwhile?

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	Indspensible Firefox Addon CoolIris is an addon that lets you preview a link before you click, so you waste less time surfing. Thanks to dianamite.
	Find stuff on Amazon and Ebay Are you a visual learner? This tip from will help your online shopping go must quicker with PicClick.

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	Technologizer Award-winning journalist Harry McCracken and friends deliver an authoritative, opinionated daily take on the Web, mobile tech, consumer electronics, and PCs.

	Crucial Technology – Best Memory Prices & Selection Nothing improves system performance more than more memory. Crucial makes the right memory upgrade easy to find, easy to buy, and easy to install. Check out their memory now.
	Roboform – Top Rated Password Manager FREE TRIAL! Still logging in by hand? Let Roboform log in for you! No keystrokes to track, no hassle for you.
	Goodsync From the makers of Roboform, GoodSync synchronizes files between desktops, laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the Internet.
	Carbonite – Online Backup to Protect Your Files PC Pitstop has partnered with Carbonite to offer you the security of online backup. Try it Free, Now!
	Save Money, Ink & Trees! GreenPrint has designed software to save paper and ink which not only helps you with your printing costs but saves trees and resources to boot.
	Reimage.com Have a PC Problem that Nothing Else Will Fix? Reimage.com’s instant, online, PC repair tool is a revolutionary new concept in PC repair. Run this Free Scan Now!
	Morpheus Morpheus Photo Morpher – Morph 2+ photos into one another. Transform pets, politicians, celebs, friends, etc. It’s hilarious! FREE DOWNLOAD.

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