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PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2010 #2

    The State of Security
    Detecting Facebook Security Problems
    Security Software Doesnt Fix Human Nature
    Google’s Drive By Snooping
    How to Control Your Facebook Privacy
    Are Computers Simply Too Unsafe?
    Should You Quit Facebook?
    Free iPad Scam
    No one PC security program best at doing it all
    Gadget Survey
    Tip 1 – Cookie control and script defender
    Tip 2 – Scan A Windows PC For Viruses From A Ubuntu Live CD
    Tip 3 – Free AVG Rescue CD

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PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2010

    They Want Control of Your Email
    Alternate PDF Viewer
    Windows 7 Restore Points Disappear
    Should You Buy Single vs Quad Core Processor
    7 Handy Firefox Add-ons and Tweaks
    iPad vs Everything Else
    Did that Email Really Come from Me?
    Verizon’s New Droid Incredible Lives Up to its Name
    Submit Your Tips & Win $100
    *Tip 1 – Change the Appearance of Office Programs
    Tip 2 – 2 Ways to Resize Desktop Icons
    Tip 3 – ShadowExplorer (free)
    Computer Cable Mess Contest Winners

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PC Pitstop – Newsletter – June 2009

World’s Most Popular Freeware
Must Have Windows 7 Links
Mark Your Calendars Now
Windows 7 Pricing Leaked
Ask the Pros -What is Bing?
Chris Pirillo Video: Ask the Pros -PC Speed
Bits from Bill: Solving Mystery Filenames
Technologizer: 80s Computer Patents
TechBite: Pry Loose Stubborn Programs
The Dodge Retort: The Netbook Rainbow
Tip #1: Open Task Manager FAST
Tip #2: 8 Step PC Tune Up
Tip #3: Better Firefox Privacy
Tip #4: 20 Free OS Downloads
PC Pitstop Driver Library

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‘Flames & Fire’ Prompt New HP & Compaq Battery Recall

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HP has announced the recall of 70,000 lithium ion notebook batteries. Is your model on this list?

According to yesterday’s release from the Consumer Product Safety Commision, the recall was driven by “two reports of batteries that overheated and ruptured, resulting in flames/fire”

Check out our world famous video of what happens when a laptop catches fire.

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Complete Laptop Care Guide

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Today laptops are fast replacing desktops as the computer of choice. Because of their size and light build they can require a little more care than their robust, sedentary brothers. Smaller cords and displays on hinges are just two of the diffrences that need spceial attention. Follow these points to keep your laptop younger longer and avoid some of the most common laptop pitfalls.

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Lithium-Ion, It’s light, It’s powerful, It’s….

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…the element of choice.
A recent trip drove home the importance of battery life in laptops. Although my laptop was relatively new at less than a year old, it lasted just under 2 hours on battery power. I had all the energy saving features on and I had dimmed the screen, but it didn’t seem to help much. When I got home I did some checking to see what was coming in the way of battery technology. While I found some information on new technologies, most seemed far from being ready to use. In fact there were only hints that there would be anything new within the next five years.

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