Commentary: Fed up with Outlook!
Research: Thunderbird gaining ground on Outlook and OE
Windows Tip: Save time by using keyboard shortcuts
Research: Participate in our eMail and Keyboard Shortcuts survey
Windows Tweak: Speed up your PC – Disable XP Visual effects
eMail Advisory: Outlook Crashes without warning
May 2006 Newsletter Read More »
PC Pitstop’s Full Tests Overhaul
Microsoft Windows Vista and Security
P2P File Sharing Software
Thanks for the Survey Feedback
Windows Tip: International Characters
March 2006 Newsletter Read More »
Anti-Spyware Workshop Exposes Industry Antics
Fragmentation Dropping as Drives Get Bigger
Tell Us What You Like–and Win $50!
Performance Tip: Trim System Restore’s Fat
February 2006 Newsletter Read More »
The following charts analyzes over time what % of PC’s have the ability to read and burn CD’s and DVD’s. We use a proprietary analysis technique to determine the read and write capabilities of each CD and DVD drive in the PC.
Optical Drive Capabilities Read More »
The internet keeps getting faster as ISP’s continually increase performance to be more competitive. The following results are based on the actual bandwidth tests run by PC’s at PC Pitstop.
Bandwidth Performance Ranges Read More »
Rob Cheng’s Take on Sony’s Spyware
Nearly One-Third of Portables are Wide Screen
PC Pitstop Detects Sony Spyware
Sony Rootkit: Number 14 on the Top 25 Spyware
December 2005 Newsletter Read More »
Five Things You Need to Know about Spyware
Antispyware pioneers on the decline
New Spyware Deep Scan available at PC Pitstop
State of Texas to Sony: “Stop Making Spyware”
November 2005 Newsletter Read More »
Since September 2003, PC Pitstop has been conducting a survey of users who have Gator or GAIN (Gator Advertising Information Network) applications installed on their PC. Our goal was to determine how much permission had really been granted to “permission based marketing” companies by users who install applications such as Gator’s.
Survey Says: Gator Users Didn’t Know Read More »
Gator and WhenU Users Still Unaware
Nearly 40% of PC’s can burn DVDs
Skype on the Rise
Recall: HP Notebook Batteries
October 2005 Newsletter Read More »
PC Pitstop has the unique ability to survey users to add qualitative information to our quantitative analyses. Since April 2004, we have been surveying Gator and When U users about their experiences with their software. The following survey question was asked to Gator users after their PC’s were tested but before their test results were displayed
Gator and WhenU Survey Results Read More »