August 2008 Newsletter

August 06, 2008 by cmunson in Newsletter
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This Month
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The Hard Drives of the Future
Let's face it. Hard Drives fail at some point. Are Solid State Drives the answer to short drive life?
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Software is Wasting Your Cores
Most applications can not take full advantage of multi core processors. Dave says this will not change any time soon.
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OverDrive-Once Is Never Enough
If you haven't run our OverDrive scan recently you are missing out. New tips & features always being added.
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A Faster PC - In 'Any' Language
Optimize 2.0 has gone international. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and now French & German.
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PC Trends
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 Who Diggs Bookmarking?
The results of our survey are in. Are Pitstoppers too buried in other stuff to worry about Digging?
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CPU Olympics
  • Canada Wins Gold for Most CPU's/PC
  • Canada Takes Gold for PC Power.
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    		Tech Tips
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    		XP Tweak Myths
    Here's a list of XP tweaks and myths that aren't necessarily possible or best for your PC. Thanks stormy13.
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    		Remove Old Java Installs
    Java can leave bits and pieces of itself even when you uninstall. This tip from indy cleans up your PC.
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    		Print Folder File List
    Print out a list of files that exist in a folder with this tip from morbidbutterfly.
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    2 Responses to “August 2008 Newsletter”

    1. Tom Wardell Says:
      August 7th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

      I tried the "Remove All Java Installs" link and it really screwed up my computer. It removed both the older version AND the newer version, leaving messed-up registry keys and a control panel Java Icon that did nothing but bring up an error message. And, although minor, changed the icon size of my control panel. If it did that, quite visible change, what else did it mess up. I'm a customer of yours, and thought I could trust your advice. Very worried after this deal.
      Tom

    2. shogan Says:
      August 11th, 2008 at 10:39 am

      Hi Tom.

      Sorry you have had problems after using the Tip suggested from our Tips and Tricks forum. I used the application with no problems at all, but that doesn't mean anything. You might want to try seeking help in our User to User forum to remove the broken shortcut.

      You may also want to post your experience in the Tips and Tricks forum where the tip was posted. http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?showtopic=158340 I notice this tip was suggested in June and I think so far you're the only lucky winner. If some others have had a similar problem they may have some suggestions.

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