{"id":139,"date":"2006-11-12T07:56:16","date_gmt":"2006-11-12T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2006-11-12T07:56:16","modified_gmt":"2006-11-12T12:56:16","slug":"november-2006-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/november-2006-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2006 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td color=\"#336666\" border=\"0\" valign=\"top\">\n<table color=\"#2d3091\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\" valign=\"top\">\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#336666\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"580\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">In This Issue<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">PC Pitstop Exclusive: Notebook PC Explodes<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Full Test Overhaul<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Playing With Fire III <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Authority on the Dangers of Li Ion Batteries Speaks Out<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">New One Stop Resource for Safer Computing <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Research: Analog Modems Finally Obsolete?<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Tip: Make your Internet experience safer, faster and smarter<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Survey: Passwords<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Tip: Save Hard Drive Space and Open Files Faster<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>PC Pitstop Exclusive:<br \/>\nNotebook PC Explodes<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998830\" hspace=\"8\" \t\t  src=\"\/images\/news\/battery.gif\" align=left height=40 width=40 vspace=8 border=0>What&#8217;s a notebook battery fire? 6 foot flames, 1000 degree temperatures, and 5 separate explosions each one progressively more severe. <a href=\"?p=91\">See it to believe it<\/a>.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\"><center><font color=\"#fffbf4\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>PC Pitstop Optimize 1.5<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Speed up your PC. Run our new free Optimize 1.5 scan<br \/>\nand identify ways to get a faster and more reliable computer. Get better performance without the expense or difficulty<br \/>\nof adding new hardware. <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?Optscan\">Run a free scan<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Full Test Overhaul<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/flag.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/>PC Pitstop full test diagnostics just keep getting better. Our free <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/pcpitstop\/default.asp\">Full Tests<\/a> include new tips to make your PC faster and safer.  \t\t <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Playing with Fire III <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998830\" hspace=\"8\" \t\t  src=\"\/images\/news\/battery.gif\" align=left height=40 width=40 vspace=8 border=0><br \/>\nThe problem is worse than we thought. Vendor manuals are incorrect. Most people don&#8217;t know what type of battery they have. Find out what you can do to <a href=\"?p=47\">minimize the chance<\/a> of a notebook battery fire. <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\"><center><font color=\"#fffbf4\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Free Spyware Scan<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">If your PC is acting strangely, or acting sluggish, quite often spyware is the root cause. Check out our new spyware scan, Exterminate. It&#8217;s free and features a step by step analysis of any unwanted pests installed on your computer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?exterminate\">Scan for free.<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Authority on the Dangers of Li Ion Batteries Speaks Out<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/battery.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/> It&#8217;s not just the recalled batteries. Any Li Ion battery at any time could explode. Rob talks to one of the only Li Ion experts in the industry in an exclusive podcast. <a href=\"?p=54\">Read the transcript<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/files\/tony0610.mp3\">download the podcast<\/a> <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>New One Stop Resource for Safer Computing<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/info.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/> Introducing the all new <a href=\"?s=pc+safety&#038;x=0&#038;y=0&#038;=Go\">PC Pitstop Safety Center<\/a> &#8211; a one stop resource for important information about minimizing the threat of notebook battery fires in our homes and workplaces. <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\"><center><font color=\"#fffbf4\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Free Driver Scan<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Hardware manufacturers frequently update their<br \/>\nWindows drivers to improve the performance and stability of their products. If you have a peculiar problem with your PC, quite often it can be resolved by an updated driver. Check out your PC&#8217;s driver status, with a  <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?driverscan\">free driver scan.<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Research: Analog Modems Finally Obsolete?<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998830\" hspace=\"8\"  \t\t src=\"\/images\/news\/modem.gif\" height=40 width=40 align=left vspace=8 border=0><br \/>\nHas broadband made analog modems a thing of the past?   Or are modems like your appendix?<br \/>\nSomething everyone has that no one uses. Our research team <a href=\"?p=182\">investigates<\/a><\/font>.<\/td>\n<p>\t\t   <\/TR><br \/>\n\t\t  <\/TABLE><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  \t\t   <TABLE borderColor=#a10109 width=\"100%\" border=0><br \/>\n\t\t\t<TR><br \/>\n\t\t\t <TD bgColor=#a10109><br \/>\n\t\t\t  <font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" color=#ffffff size=2><B>Tip: Make your Internet experience safer, faster and smarter<\/B><\/font><br \/>\n\t\t\t <\/TD><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/TR><br \/>\n\t\t    <TR><br \/>\n\t\t\t <TD><br \/>\n\t\t\t  <font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=2><img decoding=\"async\" id=1147998800 hspace=8 src=\"\/images\/news\/flag.gif\" align=left vspace=8 height=40 width=40 border=0> Aeroman10 shows how the use of OpenDNS servers instead of those assigned to you by your<br \/>\nISP &#8211; can improve your Internet experience. <br \/><A \nhref=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?showtopic=127821\">Learn More<\/A><br \/>\n\t\t\t <\/TD><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\"><center><font color=\"#fffbf4\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Free Privacy Scan<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Your PC is storing a mountain of personal information about you and your surfing habits. The new Erase 1.1 offers a free and even more powerful privacy scan that lets you see the personal information that is at risk. <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?erase\">Give it a try, it&#8217;s easy &amp; free!<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>New Survey &#8211; Passwords<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<p><\/TR><br \/>\n\t\t   <TR><br \/>\n            <TD><br \/>\n             <font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=2><img decoding=\"async\" id=1147998830 hspace=8 \n\t\t\t src=\"\/images\/news\/passwords.gif\" height=40 width=40 align=left vspace=8 border=0><br \/>\n\t\t\t This month we put together a short survey about passwords. One lucky participant will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.asp?u=332402837410\">Click here to take the survey.<\/A> Check out the list of <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/04\/pc-pitstop-winners\/\">past lucky winners. <\/A><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/TD><br \/>\n\t\t   <\/TR><br \/>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Tip: Save Hard Drive Space and Open Files Faster<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<p><\/TR><br \/>\n\t\t    <TR><br \/>\n\t\t\t <TD><br \/>\n\t\t\t  <font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=2><img decoding=\"async\" id=1147998800 hspace=8 src=\"\/images\/news\/flag.gif\" align=left vspace=8 height=40 width=40 border=0> DK64 Master points out a faster alternative for viewing and reading PDF files, that also takes up less hard drive space. <A \nhref=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?showtopic=124655\">Learn More<\/A><br \/>\n\t\t\t <\/TD><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#2d3091\"><center><font color=\"#fffbf4\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Socket Shield<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Web surfing just became a whole lot safer. SocketShield blocks malicious sites and drive-by downloads that bypass existing security products to exploit Windows vulnerabilities.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?id=259965\">Learn more<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Got a Windows Tip or Trick?<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998855\" hspace=\"8\" \t\t src=\"\/images\/news\/info.gif\" align=left height=40 width=40 vspace=8 border=0><br \/>\nYou can win $100 if your Windows Tip or Trick is selected for our monthly newsletter. Just join our forums, affectionately called The Pit, and make your submission in the Tips or Tricks section. Even if you don&#8217;t have a tip or trick, come join our growing and happening online community. <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?showforum=40\">Join<\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/>\n<table border=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#a10109\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#a10109\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><strong>Did you find<br \/>\nthis newsletter useful?<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998855\" hspace=\"8\" src=\"\/images\/news\/info.gif\" align=left vspace=8 height=40 width=40 border=0\/>If you find our newsletter interesting, perhaps a friend or colleague would as well.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/phase2\/survey1\/survey.htm?cid=kmsedo\" target=\"_blank\">Refer a friend<\/a>.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" 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