*Become a PC Pitstop Affiliate
*My Buddy, Windows XP
*Remove Hijackers & Trojans
*Windows XP SP3 Cheat Sheet
*Bits from Bill: Domains Will Never Be the Same
*Tech Support Survey Results
*Pitstop Research: Storage Trends
*PC Pitstop CSI
*Tip #1: Folder Thumbnails
*Tip #2: Yahoo, Hotmail and Others
*Tip #3: Sound Effects
July 2008 Newsletter Read More »
Since it’s release on May 7th there have bee libraries written about the woes of XP SP3. In addition to the problems there have been many reports of installations with no problems. In fact there are three times as many people who have had no problems what-so-ever. This is as expected given the 25% failure rate that we’ve seen at PC Pitstop. But with a 25% failure rate, this service pack is anything but ordinary.
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The results of our Windows XP SP3 Survey are in. 1 in 4 surveyed have experienced problems with XP SP3 & 75% of those users have not been able to resolve all of their problems.
Windows XP SP3 Survey Results Read More »
PC Pitstop is proud to announce the launch of an important new reference point for all PC users. The PC Pitstop Process Library is free to all users and provides a detailed online database of the processes that should and should not be running on your PC.
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*More Problems with Windows XP SP3
*Introducing PC Pitstop Process Library
*The Battle of the Sexes
*Pitcrew Live Support
*Bits from Bill: Is Vista Really More Secure?
*Craplets & Bloatware Survey Results
*Windows XP SP3 Survey Results
*PC Pitstop – CPU Trends
*Tip #1: Bootskins
*Tip #2: Hard Drive Help
*Tip #3: Gmail Tips
June 2008 Newsletter Read More »
The latest and greatest tips of the month for June 2008.
June 2008 – Tips of the Month Read More »
*PC Pitstop Notebook 500
*Google & The Price of Oil
*Top 25 Super XP Tweaks
*Tweak Vista
*Bits from Bill: Malware Attacking Your Router
*Tech Support Survey
*XP Death Exaggerated
*Vista Adoption Trails ME
*Tip #1: XP Deleting Vista Restore Points
*Tip #2: Wireless Network Setup Guide
*Tip #3: Vista Drive Icon
June 2008 Newsletter #2 Read More »
| Other Research |
Through our world renowned OverDrive diagnostic test, PC Pitstop has accumulated a unique view of trends in the PC industry. In this report, we take a look at several million computers to analyze the computing differences between males and females.
Surprisingly, there are some very large and real differences between male and female computers. We take a light hearted look at the battle of the sexes for computing supremacy. Roll your mouse over each chart to learn more about each and every tasty difference.
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A day does not go by that I do not use Notepad. As a heavy Notepad user, here’s some quick Notepad tips and suggestions.
Note taking – We are now in the digital age. When talking on the phone, if someone says “Got a pen?”. I say “Yes”, and I open Notepad. One problem that I have is that I don’t save all my notes. Then when Windows reboots without asking, I lose my notes. Wouldn’t it be cool if Notepad had an autosave feature like Word?
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PC Pitstop’s CEO Rob Cheng was recently featured on Computer America, the nation’s longest running radio talk show about computers. Rob spent a full hour discussing Windows XP & Vista related trends as identified by the PC Pitstop Research Team.
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