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4 Years Later – PC Pitstop EULA Experiment Still the Buzz

PC Matic Cybersecurity / December 14, 2009

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Hard to believe it has been 4 years since one lucky PC Pitstop Optimize user won $1,000 by simply reading our End-User License Agreement (EULA)!
Our EULA had a clause offering money to anyone who contacted us, but it took five months and more than 3,000 sales before the first person, Doug Heckman, dropped us a line asking about the clause.

In the time since word of our ‘easter egg’ got out, numerous tech columnists have cited our experiment in discussions of privacy. An article published today brought it up again.

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New PC Pitstop Home Page

PC Matic Cybersecurity / December 8, 2009

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Phase 1 of a major overhaul of the PC Pitstop website is now complete. Our new home page went live last night. This update marks our biggest
design change since we opened our doors in 2000.

Have a look and please let us know what you think.

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When The Moment Is Right … Will Your System Be Ready?

PC Matic Cybersecurity / December 7, 2009

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Now for PC Dysfunction, there is a new dosing option … PC Matic

LEARN MORE ABOUT PC MATIC!

RUN A FREE PC MATIC SCAN NOW!

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Black Screen of Death or Boatload of Advertising?

S.Hogan / December 4, 2009

“Black Screen woes could affect millions on Windows 7, Vista and XP”, is the title used for a post to Prevx’s website describing what they feel is a very troublesome problem. Prevx offered a download to fix the bug, and within a day fear was blogged far and wide blaming the problem on Microsoft, of course, and their darned security patches. Prevx has since backed off a little from their initial claim but you can get a taste here.

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NEW SSD TWICE AS FAST AS TODAY’S FASTEST

S.Hogan / December 4, 2009

Micron Technology is going AllOut. Double your computing speed. ETA First Quarter 2010.

Check out the amazing benchmarks and videos inside to really get your juices flowing. It’s going to be big and I can’t wait to be one of the first taking advantage of it.

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Follow Us on Twitter for a Chance to Win $100 Amazon Gift Certificate

PC Matic Cybersecurity / November 27, 2009

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Joining the contest is super easy, just

1) Follow pcoptimize on twitter.

2) Send the following Tweet to your followers:

I’ve entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate. Just follow @pcoptimize and RT ! http://bit.ly/6Ds8u8

The Winner will be announced in our December newsletter or when we hit 1,000 followers, whichever comes first.

**UPDATE** – Fast approaching our first 1,000 followers. First winner to be announced soon. But don’t let that stop you … We will award a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate everytime we add another 1,000 Twitter followers.

Google Chrome OS to be Released Next Week?

S.Hogan / November 14, 2009

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So, have you heard anything about Google’s Chrome Operating System being released next week?

It’s open source. It’s free. It’s going to have limited drivers available. It has fewer partners than expected. It’s supposed to be quick and lean, designed for today’s computing. First commercial availability will be on netbooks

I hope it’s as innovative and exciting as Google want’s it to be but, somewhere in the back of my mind I worry about The Cost of Free.

Grab some speculation here.

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Black Friday Ads Are Out

PC Matic Cybersecurity / November 13, 2009

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The teetering state of our economy, will not stop the maddness surrounding Black Friday. Therefore, we have once again decided to share some of the ‘leaked’ ads that have peaked our interest. So, empty that Christmas Club account and see you at 4:00AM.

Check back here for new ads as they are released.

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The Migration to Windows 7

Lyle / November 10, 2009

The long awaited official launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has come and gone. On October 22, 2009, Windows 7 hit the retail shelves. The initial media blitz and the launch parties are now just a fading memory. The early reports appear that folks are generally very positive concerning Microsoft’s newest operating system.

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Free Software News

chengrob / November 9, 2009

By Rob Cheng

Welcome to yet another edition of the Free Software News. One of the reasons that I love the Windows world is the availability of lots of high quality and totally free software. I love using free software and here are some tips and advice from the world of free software.

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