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PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2009 #2

May 27, 2009 by The Pit Crew in Newsletter
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This Month
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Introducing Optimize 3.0
Rob introduces you to the newest member of the PC Pitstop product family and its incredible new features.
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Is your PC ready for Windows 7?
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World's Top Free Software
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Must Have Windows 7 Tweaks
Already playing with the new OS? We have unearthed a few valuable tweaks that you shouldn't miss.
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Encryption's Achilles Heel
The secret code the world uses to transmit & store sensitive data is only as good as...
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MAY 2009 NEWSLETTER
PC Pitstop
Guest Columnists
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Steep Price of Windows 7
by Bill Pytlovany
Multiple sources suggest the pricing for Windows 7 may give us all sticker shock.
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Have a question for AMD?
by Harry McCracken
Harry needs your help in posing questions to chipmaker AMD.
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Save your PC's Bacon
by Steve Bass
Steve has given up on System Restore and replaced it with this Free tool.
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What are Tags?
by Chris Pirillo
Should anyone other than Chris's dogs care about Tags?
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Windows 7 on a Netbook
by John Dodge
Windows 7 is put to the test on John's netbook.
Free Scans
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Disk Health
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Drive Refresh
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Tech Tips
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156 Run Commands
156 shortcut commands that execute straight from the Run dialog in your start menu. Thanks to morbidbutterfly.
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15 Great Tips for Windows 7
This month it's all about Windows 7 and badbinary has even more tips to make it a great experience.
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Networking Windows 7 and XP
If you have two PCs that need to be networked, Ykawika has some great intel on a solution.
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Protect Your Homepage
Hate having your homepage hijacked? hyperbyte has a way to get around that for good.
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Top 5 Drivers
Through our millions of scans we have uncovered the 10 Most Recent Driver changes.
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Product Date
Realtek High Definition Audio 5/15/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 4/30/2009
NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GT 4/30/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G 4/30/2009
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* Synch Your Files Automatically - Try Free!
From the makers of Roboform, GoodSync synchronizes files between desktops, laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the Internet.
* Save Money, Ink & Trees!
GreenPrint has designed software to save paper and ink which not only helps you with your printing costs but saves trees and resources to boot.
* Best Memory Prices & Selection
Nothing improves system performance more than more memory. Crucial makes the right memory upgrade easy to find, easy to buy, and easy to install. Check out their memory now.
* Free Photo Morpher Download
Morpheus Photo Morpher - Morph 2+ photos into one another. Transform pets, politicians, celebs, friends, etc. It's hilarious! FREE DOWNLOAD.
* Have a PC Problem that Nothing Else Will Fix?
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* Think Geek - Stuff for the Smart Masses
T-Shirts, Gadgets, Gifts and more for those who are passionate about technology.
* 15% Off Compatible Inkjet Cartridges
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Other Newsletters
* Lockergnome
The Lockergnome family of sites is growing by leaps and bounds. Lockergnome is a blogging network, where you'll find blogs about everything from computer security to dog training. Geeks.pirillo.com is a social network, with over 17,000 members. Geeks features blogs, forum discussions, video and photo uploads, and a whole lot more. The community newsletter, Pirillo's Picks, features links to the best discussions and blogs found around our various sites. Signing up is free, and simple. Just send an email to: picks@lockergnome.com
* Tiplet.com
Tiplet.com offers expert computer tips & tech support. Computer performance,security, and social networking are among the topics tackled by Tiplet's team of expert technology writers. (Subscribe to the free newsletter, too!)
* Techbite Newsletter
TechBite's columnist Steve Bass and PC World Contributing Editor publishes a free weekly newsletter with commentary on the technology products he loves, the strategies for getting the most out of them,and the gotchas that can cause computing misery. Sign up for the newsletter here.
* New! Technologizer T-Week Newsletter
Technologizer's T-Week is Harry McCracken's weekly e-mail newsletter (delivered on Friday) with highlights from Technologizer and original items. It's timely, fun, and free--and you can sign up to receive it right here.

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