{"id":4450,"date":"2008-12-22T17:57:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T22:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=4450"},"modified":"2008-12-22T17:57:27","modified_gmt":"2008-12-22T22:57:27","slug":"december-2008-newsletter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/december-2008-newsletter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PC Pitstop Newsletter December 2008 #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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© 2008 PC Pitstop, LLC
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Our Favorite Tips & Tweaks
\nAsk the Pros a Tech Question
\nPC Pitstop & Fox ’24’
\nOptimize in French
\nWelcome Harry McCracken
\nBits from Bill: Is Google Still the Best Search?
\nTechBite: You’re Paying Too Much!
\nTechnologizer: Hey, This Looks Pretty Good!
\nFirefox Grows Globally
\nWarning: Vista SP2 Beta
\nTip #1: Indispensable Firefox Addon
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