PC Pitstop Newsletter – April 2010




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APRIL 2010 NEWSLETTER

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Guest Columnists



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The Clash of the Browsers ’10

by Steve Hogan


IE is holding ground, Chrome is surging and Firefox is trending down.



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Extreme PC Makeover-Episode 3

by Rob Cheng


The latest episode reveals a PC with a number of ‘taxing’ problems.


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Android iPad Might Ultimately Win

by Bill Pytlovany


The iPad may be a game changer, but some sort of hybrid will win the game.



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5 Cool Phone Tricks

by Steve Bass


Make quality time with your phones better these 5 great web sites & services.



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Server as Your PC?

by Chris Pirillo


Why would anyone would want to use a server as a personal home computer?


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Odd Characters for Quotes

by Leo Notenboom


Learn how to avoid those funky characters in your docs.



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Microsoft Bob vs. Apple Cube

by Harry McCracken


“Bob” is still an albatross around the neck of Microsoft.



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Unintended Facebook Fallout

by John Dodge


Recent events demonstrate the dangers posed by social media.


Tech Tips




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Show Us Your Cable Mess & Win

by The Pit Crew


Post a photo of your computer cable mess for a chance to win some help.


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50 Fantastic Bing Tips


These 50 Bing tips supplied by morbidbutterfly just might help you wean yourself off of Google.


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When Gmail Goes Down


Recent Gmail outages and the risk of more – underscores the importance of this tip from bob3160.


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Easy Read Desktop Fonts


You and your eyes will thank thehulk18 for this easy way to make desktop fonts easier to read.


PC Pitstop Research





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New Look: Drivers Library


The latest and greatest drivers are presented to you in an All New, easier to navigate – layout.


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Updated: Top 25 Best Loved PCs

Check out the recently updated index of the Top 25 Netbook, laptop, desktop, and custom builds.


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Process Library


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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]

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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.

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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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