{"id":140,"date":"2006-12-10T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2006-12-10T16:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2006-12-10T11:46:31","modified_gmt":"2006-12-10T16:46:31","slug":"december-2006-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/december-2006-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"December 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\">Commentary: A Video is Worth a Hundred Blogs<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">100,000 Kbps? Lightning Fast Connections Drive Test Enhancements<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Announcing the Pitstop 500!  Great Prizes for the Fastest PC <\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Research: Keeping Microsoft Up at Night &amp; Slaying the Antivirus Giants<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Tip: Protection from Little Fingers<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Research: Password Survey Results<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Research: Password Management Software Trends<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">Tip: Disabling Auto-Restart<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">New Survey: Data Backup &amp; Storage<\/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>Commentary: A Video is Worth a Hundred Blogs<\/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\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\"               hspace=\"8\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/> What began as our effort to educate the public about a serious PC safety issue, evolved into one of the most watched online videos of November. Rob <a href=\"?p=48\">reflects<\/a> on our first venture into video and what you might expect from us next.              <\/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><br \/>\n100,000 Kbps? Lightning Fast Connections Drive Test Enhancements<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/flag.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/><br \/>\nIn the last month, we&#8217;ve had PC&#8217;s with download scores of close to 100,000 kbps!  We&#8217;ve improved our logic<br \/>\nand added larger download images to improve the accuracy of our <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/internet\/default.asp\"><br \/>\nInternet Connection Center<\/a> and award winning <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/pcpitstop\/default.asp\">Full Tests<\/a>.  \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>Announcing the Pitstop 500!  Great Prizes for the Fastest PC<\/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\" src=\"\/images\/news\/flag.gif\" align=\"left\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" vspace=\"8\" border=\"0\"\/><br \/>\nStart your PC&#8217;s! This month, when you run our world renowned <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/pcpitstop\/default.asp\">Full Tests<\/a>,<br \/>\nyou will automatically be eligible in the Pitstop 500!  The fastest PC takes first prize, but everyone is eligible<br \/>\nfor the random drawing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?act=ST&amp;f=10&amp;t=129199&amp;st=0#entry1290104\">Contest Details &amp; Rules<\/a>.  \t\t <\/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,<br \/>\nquite 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>Research: Software Market Trends<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/trend.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"12\" vspace=\"12\" width=\"40\" \/><br \/>\nAfter looking at close to 2 million PC&#8217;s in the last year, we provide an inside look at the software industry<br \/>\nanalyzing all of the industry heavyweights including Yahoo, Symantec, McAfee, Microsoft, Corel, Google, eBay, and Apple.<br \/>\nOur research team delves into the impact of<br \/>\nfreeware and shareware on the software titans in this comprehensive yet concise <a href=\"?p=204\">video report<\/a>.  \t\t <\/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>Tip: Protection from Little Fingers<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/info.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/> Have you ever lost an important project to a youngster eager to explore the power button on your PC?<br \/>\nStormy13 shares a great tip for protecting against this possibility. <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?showtopic=129099\">Learn more<\/a>  \t\t <\/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<br \/>\nPC, 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>Password Survey Results<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998830\" hspace=\"8\" src=\"\/images\/news\/passwords.gif\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"8\" border=\"0\"\/><br \/>\n62% of those responding to our November password survey, change their passwords only when they perceive a security threat and amazingly, 36% simply commit their passwords to memory. Do your password related habits put you at risk? Check out all of the  <a href=\"?p=192\">results<\/a>.  \t\t<\/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: Password Management Software Trends <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/passwords.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/> Given some of the surprising results from the password survey, our research team<br \/>\ntook a <a href=\"?p=197\"> closer look<\/a> at the use of password management software on PCs we have tested.  \t\t <\/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>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>  \t\t<\/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>Tip: Disabling Auto-Restart <\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/news\/info.gif\" id=\"1147998800\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"40\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" width=\"40\" \/> By default, a Windows XP system will auto-restart when a system crashes. The reboot can happen so fast that you miss the opportunity to read the related error messages. Rmcvey shows us <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?showtopic=126732\">how to disable<\/a> this feature.  \t\t <\/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>Participate In Our New Survey and Win a $100 Gift Certificate<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998830\" hspace=\"8\" src=\"\/images\/news\/Backup_storage.gif\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"8\" border=\"0\"\/><br \/>\nThis month we put together a short survey about data backup and storage. One lucky participant will receive a $100 Amazon gift certificate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.asp?u=916542925888\">Click here to take the survey.<\/a> Check out the list of  <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/news\/winners.asp\">past lucky winners. <\/a>  \t\t<\/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>PDF Converter 4<\/strong><\/font><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e4e8f8\"><font face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" size=\"2\">A fast and easy way to convert PDF files into documents, forms and spreadsheets.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?pdfconvert\">PDF Converter<\/a> seamlessly integrates into every day applications like:<br \/>\nWord, Excel and Outlook.  \t\t<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"1147998855\" hspace=\"8\" 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>  \t\t<\/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>.  \t\t<\/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>About PC Pitstop<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\">PC Pitstop, LLC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/\">https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com<\/a>) was formed in February 2000, and offers users a unique way to make sure their PCs are running fast, stable and secure&#8211;all through a free, Web-based interface.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<hr color=\"#b11016\" width=\"560\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary: A Video is Worth a Hundred Blogs<br \/>\n100,000 Kbps? Lightning Fast Connections Drive Test Enhancements<br \/>\nAnnouncing the Pitstop 500! 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