\n PC Pitstop Newsletter \n <\/title> \n <\/head> \n <body>##OPENTAG##<\/p>\n<table style=\"margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; background: transparent url(https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/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 <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"290\" valign=\"top\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=292651\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/newslogo.gif\" alt=\"PC Pitstop\" height=\"86\" width=\"265\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\n <\/td>\n<td width=\"350\">\n <center> \n Trouble viewing the images? <a style=\"color:#109ce5\" href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=305598\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/font> \n NOVEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<div>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500144\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/facebooktiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Join our Group on Facebook\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500147\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/twittertiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Follow Us on Twitter\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"##CLICKTAG##2004##ArgDelimiter####ArgDelimiter####ArgDelimiter##https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500145\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/rsstiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"RSS Feed\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"##CLICKTAG##2005##ArgDelimiter####ArgDelimiter####ArgDelimiter##https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500146\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/youtubetiny.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Our Youtube Library\" \/><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n  \n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/productspotlight.jpg\" alt=\"Free PC Matic Scan\" 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 width=\"150\" rowspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:5px 0px 0px 6px;border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145);border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145);\">\n <center>PC Matic Now Featuring:<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500956\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/activemalware.gif\" alt=\"Realt time protection to stop malware, viruses, and more before they invade your PC.\" border=\"0\" width=\"312\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/2gbbackup.gif\" alt=\"Protect your files from catostrophic hard drive failure with PC Pitsop online backup.\" border=\"0\" width=\"312\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/thismonth.jpg\" alt=\"Guest Columnists\" width=\"314\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n  \n <\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 68px; width: 314px;\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501013\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/rob.gif\" alt=\"rob\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501013\">Sad Tale of My Broken Sony PC<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Rob Cheng<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n It was hard to say goodbye to a trusty old laptop.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\" width=\"60\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501012\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/shogan.gif\" alt=\"shogan\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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;\" width=\"251\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501012\">Zombies Attack Smartphones<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Steve Hogan<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n An estimated 1 million phones infected since the beginning of September, 2010<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\" width=\"60\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501014\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/leo.gif\" alt=\"leo\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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;\" width=\"251\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501014\">Malware Not a Reason for New PC<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Leo Notenboom<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Your gut reaction to a malware infection is probably wrong<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 72px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/techbite.gif\" alt=\"steve bass\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501018\">Consider Your PC at Risk<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Steve Bass<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n This serious & pervasive exploit leaves you open to any and all hackers.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/pirillo.gif\" alt=\"pirillo\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501017\">Custom Built vs Pre-Built PCs<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Chris Pirillo<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Why do my PCs seem to be happier if I let someone else assemble them?<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 72px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501015\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/sunbeltmalware.gif\" alt=\"malware minute\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501015\">Facebook Users Targeted<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n Malware Minute by GFI Software<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Beware of this “see who deleted you on Facebook” app scam.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/billphead.gif\" alt=\"Bill P\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501030\">Secret to Holiday Sanity<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Bill Pytlovany<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n How much would a hard drive crash add to your normal anxiety?<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\" width=\"60\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/johndodge.gif\" alt=\"mcafee problems\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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;\" width=\"251\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501029\">Buying a Long Overdue Desktop<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by John Dodge<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Time to go shopping for my first new PC in 8 years.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n  \n  \n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 68px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/bobrankin.gif\" alt=\"bob rankin\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501016\">Free Online College Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/font> \n by Bob Rankin<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Is there some catch involved, and will I get actual college credit<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n  \n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/techtip.jpg\" alt=\"Tech Tips\" width=\"314\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"314\">\n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); padding: 0pt; height: 72px; width: 65px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500807\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/tipstweaks.gif\" alt=\"submit your tips\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500807\">4 Years of Great Tips for Your PC<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by the PC Pitstop community. <\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); height: 68px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/opensource.gif\" alt=\"tip 1\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); vertical-align: top;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501022\">70 Best Free Games<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n All 70 of these great open source games are downloadable and FREE! Thanks, morbidbutterfly.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); height: 68px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/vistatweak.gif\" alt=\"tip 2\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); vertical-align: top;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501023\">Optimize Vista Performance<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Step by step instructions on how to optimize Windows Vista for better performance. Thanks,rosangela_1957.<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); height: 68px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/dosgames.gif\" alt=\"tip 3\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); vertical-align: top;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=501021\">Relive DOS game Memories<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Play your favorite DOS games directly on XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Thanks, patrick-kan .<\/font>\n <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n \n  \n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/pcpitstopresearch.jpg\" alt=\"PC Pitstop Research\" width=\"314\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"314\">\n  \n <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: white;\">\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); height: 68px;\">\n <center> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500979\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcpitstop.com\/images\/newsletter\/fileext.gif\" alt=\"File Extensions Library\" border=\"0\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a> \n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(145, 145, 145); vertical-align: top;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=500979\">File Extensions Library<\/strong><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 8pt; width: 240px;\">\n Our All New! 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