{"id":14149,"date":"2009-12-29T11:13:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T16:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=14149"},"modified":"2009-12-29T11:13:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T16:13:28","slug":"pc-pitstop-newsletter-december-2009-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/pc-pitstop-newsletter-december-2009-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Pitstop Newsletter – December 2009 #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPC Pitstop Newsletter<\/title><br \/>\n<\/head><\/p>\n<table style=\"margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; background: transparent url(http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/newshead.jpg) no-repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 646px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\">\n<!-- Date --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><center><br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?id=292651\"><br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/newslogo.gif\" alt=\"PC Pitstop\" border=\"0\" width=\"225\" height=\"82\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td >\n<p> <center><br \/>\n <font style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 30px;color:#fff\" face=\"Verdana, Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"><br \/>\n Trouble viewing the images? <a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/tinylink.asp?id=305598\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/font><br \/>\n <br clear=\"all\"\/><br \/>\n <font style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20pt; text-align: right;\" color=\"#fff08c\" face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n <b>DECEMBER 2009 NEWSLETTER<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<div>\n <a href=\" https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500144\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/facebooktiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Join our Group on Facebook\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500147\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/twittertiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Follow Us on Twitter\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500145\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/rsstiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"RSS Feed\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500146\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/youtubetiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Our Youtube Library\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<!-- PC Matic Table --><br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/productspotlight.jpg\" alt=\"PC Matic\" width=\"640\" height=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"640\">\n<tr style=\"-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">\n<td style=\"padding:5px 5px 5px 10px;border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145);\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500322\"><br \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/opt3boxsmallwhite.jpg\" alt=\"*\" border=\"0\" width=\"85\" height=\"122\"><br \/>\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145);vertical-align: top;padding-left:10px\">\n <font style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16pt;\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n <center><a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500322\"><strong>Clean Up Microsoft’s Mess<\/strong><\/a><\/font><br \/>\n <\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 480px;\"> <font style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt;\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n Over time, your computer accumulates Microsoft updates and patches that will leave behind files that are now obsolete and no longer needed.<br \/>\n<br \/>Optimize will now automatically find these files and delete them – freeing up your PC’s resources for peak performance. <\/p>\n<p> <center><a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500322\"><br \/>\n Start your Free PC Performance Scan Now!<\/center><\/br><br \/>\n <\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- END Dashboard Table --><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/thismonth.jpg\" alt=\"Guest Columnists\" width=\"314\" height=\"30\"\/><br \/>\n <!-- 1 Article : Height 72 2 Articles: Height 144 3 Articles: Height 216 4 Articles: Height 288 5 Articles: Height 360--><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Bill Bits Table --><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 72px; 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border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 72px; width: 65px;\">\n <center><a href=\" https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500315\"><br \/>\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/echo4.bluehornet.com\/cimages\/d30fa5df511320765763b972909c4a\/2009tips.gif\" alt=\"*\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\"\/><\/a><\/center> <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); width: 250px; vertical-align: top;\">\n <font style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14pt;\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n <a href=\" https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500315\"><br \/>\n <strong>The Best Tech Tips of 2009<\/strong><\/a><\/font><br \/>\n <font style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: 8pt;\" color=\"#c10202\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\"> by The Pit Crew<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\"> <font style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 10pt;\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/>\n Catch all of this year’s awesome tech tips and tips from past years.<br \/>\n <\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p> <!-- Tekzilla First Article --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); 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