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Other Research Research Home Graphics Trends CPU Trends Memory Trends Storage Trends Windows Trends Through our world renowned OverDrive diagnostic test, PC Pitstop has accumulated a unique view of trends in the PC industry. In this report, we take a look at several million computers to analyze the computing differences between males and females. Surprisingly, there are some very large and real [...]

By now everyone is aware of the problems associated with installing Windows XP SP3. The amount of time and money wasted with this demon is immeasurable. The public’s lack of acceptance of Windows Vista has only added to the feeling of being blindsided by an old friend.

I am outlining the problems and providing information to fix the issues found to date. Above all I’m telling you to avoid the problems. Don’t be one the unfortunates that is rear-ended while slowing to view the carnage. Stay far away from this Update. I am not telling you to take preventative measures and then install. I'm telling you to wait, "Do not install XP SP3"!

On Wednesday, May 7th 2008, Microsoft released the long awaited Windows XP SP3. Almost immediately hundreds of users registered complaints ranging from complete crashes to looping reboots. Similar problems have accompanied previous service packs and are usually the result of conflicting software.

The concept is simple and straightforward. Use flash memory in the form of a USB 2.0 drive, SD card, or Compact Flash as an area for disk cache in order to speed up your computer. Microsoft offers ready boost only with the Vista operating system, not XP, and to be useful the system must contain less than 512 MB of memory. That is the minimum required for Vista, by the way. In addition, the flash device must pass the test requirements to be of use. Are you starting to get the picture? A system, or laptop, with Vista and 256MB of memory? You’ll go a long way before you find one of those but I’m sure there are a few out there.

A day does not go by that I do not use Notepad. As a heavy Notepad user, here's some quick Notepad tips and suggestions.

Note taking - We are now in the digital age. When talking on the phone, if someone says "Got a pen?". I say "Yes", and I open Notepad. One problem that I have is that I don't save all my notes. Then when Windows reboots without asking, I lose my notes. Wouldn't it be cool if Notepad had an autosave feature like Word?

Everyone knows it's a problem. A zillion articles and lists on how to extend laptop battery life dot the Internet. The problem is that most are just vague lists ... I'm going to tell you what I found that works and how to set it up. These tips are not for using the laptop around the house. This is for when you must get the absolute most from your current battery charge. How much will it get you? How about a whopping 58% more use time?

The 2008 version of WinPatrol is now available. BillP studios have added a great new feature, ActiveX Component Management.

WinPatrol will now monitor your system and let you know when new ActiveX components try to make their home on your system. If it's not something you wanted WinPatrol will kill the new component before it can do any damage.

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Make sure to upgrade to WinPatrol Plus 2008 to get all the benefits.

The results of our May 2008 Craplets & Bloatware Survey:

PC Pitstop's CEO Rob Cheng was recently featured on Computer America, the nation's longest running radio talk show about computers. Rob spent a full hour discussing Windows XP & Vista related trends as identified by the PC Pitstop Research Team.

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