PC Pitstop Newsletter February 2009

February 12, 2009
PC Matic Cybersecurity

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	Windows 7 Beta Takes the Test Our team tackles Windows 7. New features and improvements from Vista abound. Will it be worth the upgrade?
	Ask the Pros – Drivers The pros give you a Drivers 101 lesson, plus the solution to Windows Mail attachment splitting problems.
	Some Whine with Your Beta? Internet Explorer 8 beta is replaced by Release Candidate 1, a hopefully better, brighter, and more stable version.
	Billions for Broadband Can a $7 billion broadband build out help save the economy?

FEBRUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER

PC Been Infected Recently?

Protection is Here for Win32/Conficker.A and .B from Microsoft. Here’s where you can get it.

Techbite: Cardinal Rules of Email

Want more of your emails to be read? Follow Steve’s simple tips to keep in touch more effectively!

10 of 10,000 MSFT Patents

Microsoft just received their 10,000th patent, and to celebrate Harry shares 10 patents that make him warm and fuzzy.

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	The Economy & Your Tech $ How is the economic downturn affecting your high tech purchases? Share your belt tightening secrets.
	Men Still Faster than Women Our research team explores some very large and real differences between male and female computer use.
	PCs & Cell Phone Convergence Over 3,000 of you shared your opinions on PC and Cell Phone usage. Can a convergence be far behind?

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	Thumbs.db: Go Away Please If you don’t like those extra files hanging around your JPGs, here’s a tip to remove them. Thanks to Fixxxer247.
	Small Superfluous Gizmo Introducing Wizmo, a Multipurpose Windows Gizmo with the Graviton screen blanker from djsilver666666.
	Scheduled and Hidden Tasks If you can’t find your scheduled tasks in Vista, this tip from Carlton will help you find the way.

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	Tiplet.com Tiplet.com offers expert computer tips & tech support. Computer performance,security, and social networking are among the topics tackled by Tiplet’s team of expert technology writers. (Subscribe to the free newsletter, too!)
	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 for getting 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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	Goodsync From the makers of Roboform, GoodSync synchronizes files between desktops, laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the Internet.
	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.
	Morpheus Morpheus Photo Morpher – Morph 2+ photos into one another. Transform pets, politicians, celebs, friends, etc. It’s hilarious! FREE DOWNLOAD.
	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!
	Think Geek – Stuff for the Smart Masses T-Shirts, Gadgets, Gifts and more for those who are passionate about technology.

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