{"id":433,"date":"2008-04-25T11:29:28","date_gmt":"2008-04-25T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/13\/april-newsletter-2\/"},"modified":"2008-04-25T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2008-04-25T16:29:28","slug":"april-newsletter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/april-newsletter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2008 Newsletter #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\n Rob addresses the masses about our future: SaaS, Optimize and Craplets, OverDrive comes out of beta.
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\n From Bloat to Craplet<\/strong><\/a>
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\n There is more junk installed on your out of the box comptuer than you think. Craplets are everywhere.
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\n How to Rev Up a Vista Machine<\/strong><\/a>
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\n Clean the junk out of your Vista machine and improve upon out-of-the-box configuration step by step.
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\n The Tachometers have done it again! Tune in to this song about Identity Theft and tell us your story!
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\n Optimize Now Removes Craplets<\/strong><\/a>
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\n Optimize now finds & removes hundreds of those useless programs that keep your PC from running at peak performance.
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\n OverDrive Out of Beta <\/strong><\/a>
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\n OverDrive, the redesign of our world renowned Full Tests, is officially out of beta and now scans for cookies.
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Improve system functionality & stability.<\/div>\n

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Stop Spyware from slowing your PC.<\/div>\n

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Keep your Hard Drives working at full speed!<\/div>\n

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\n XP will be going the way of the dinosaurs: what you can do to prepare for XP exinction.<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Installed RAM – XP vs. Vista<\/strong><\/a>
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\n How has the release of Vista affected the trend in average RAM installed? Check out our most recent research!
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\n How does the average user find information online and what search engines are they using?
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\n Reclaim CPU power: Vista boot<\/strong><\/a>
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