PC Pitstop Newsletter – April 2010 #2

April 20, 2010
PC Matic Cybersecurity

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Extreme PC Makeover #4
by The Pit Crew

A tale of a father, his 11 year old daughter and their screwed up computer.

IE6…Are You Kidding Me?

by Bill Pytlovany

The risks of Internet Explorer 6 are too great to ignore any longer.

The Secret Origins of Windows
by Harry McCracken

A Microsoft insider’s look at the birth of the Windows operating system.

Keep Info on Shared PC Private
by Leo Notenboom

If you have to share a computer…these tips will help you maintain your privacy.

Ask the Pros-Enable Single Click
by Steve Hogan

Double clicking can get tiresome, so enable single-click in Windows 7.

10 Unusually Useful Sites

by Steve Bass

Steve offers a stack of sites that will make your life easier.

Windows 7 Gadgets
by Chris Pirillo

Chris responds to a Windows 7 question from the PC Pitstop community.

Passing on the iPad
by John Dodge

Why the iPad isn’t worth the hype. USB support anyone?

	Firefox URL Fixer by Tekzilla Typos too often? This Firefox add on fixes mistakes in your URLs automatically.
	Bootable Flash Drive If your CD/DVD drives are unreliable use this tip from Jwh1o1 to install Windows via flash drive.
	Free Resume Samples Download free resume templates that will impress your future employer. Thanks to rosangela_1957.
	Run IE8 Without AddOns Too many add ons can cause IE to crash. Keep it simple with this tip from thehulk18.

	Updated: Top 25 Best Loved PCs Check out the recently updated index of the Top 25 Netbook, laptop, desktop, and custom builds.
	New Look: Drivers Library The latest and greatest drivers are presented to you in an All New, easier to navigate – layout.
	Process Library Check your PC against our running processes library to identify potential malicious processes and shut them down.

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	Don’t All of Your PC Cables Look the Same How often have you been frustrated trying to find the right cable for your laptop, router, printer,etc… from a drawer full of cables? Stick’nGo takes the hassle out of identifying your valuable computer equipment. Enter code ‘PC Pitstop’ in the comment section on Checkout to receive a FREE Computer Cable I.D. Pack valued at $12.50 USD for all orders over $25 USD.
	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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