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PC Pitstop Newsletter – July 2009 #2

July 22, 2009 by The Pit Crew in Newsletter
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This Month
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Thanks for the Comments
Introducing our PC Satisfaction Library, a one-of-a-kind index of user experiences that will guide you to the right PC.
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Top Loved Custom Desktops
Our PC Satisfaction Surveys have revealed the top mother boards for custom built desktops.
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Top Loved Commercial Desktops
Those of you in the market for a Desktop - might be shocked. One company dominates user satisfaction.
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Top Loved Notebooks
Notebooks are getting lighter, faster, and more popular. The PC Pitstop community weighs in on the best & worst.
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Google Chrome OS
Google has announced a new attempt to design a Linux based OS to reflect what computing is today.
JULY 2009 NEWSLETTER
PC Pitstop
Guest Columnists
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Solving XP SP3 Problems
by Chris Pirillo
Software compatability issues that arise when installing XP SP3 may have a simple solution.
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We Have Your Password
by Bill Pytlovany
Did you know that using the same password for multiple services could be dangerous?
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7 Tools for a Better Firefox
by Steve Bass
Make your Firefox shine with the best 7 tools Steve could find.
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Sneak Peek at Office 2010
by Harry McCracken
Discover what Office 2010 has to offer and how much it differs from 2007.
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United Airlines breaks guitars
by John Dodge
How social media can bring a corporation to its knees with a simple Youtube video.
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The all new Driver Alert 2.0 - now with DriverMatic technology. With Drivermatic your drivers are downloaded and automatically installed directly from the application. Less hassle for you, better performance for your PC.

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Tech Tips
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Runtime Error Codes
This is a great tip that explains what an runtime error is and what they mean. Thanks to Adamsappleone.
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Extract media from Powerpoint
From Paultx, use this tip to grab media from Powerpoint presentations without wasting the extra space.
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G.ho.s.t. Virtual Online PC
Get your very own virtual computer online that you can access from anywhere. Thanks to bob3160.
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XP Backup Utility in Vista
Use the XP Backup Utility in Vista using this tip from morbidbutterfly.
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Top 5 Drivers
The 10 drivers most recently added to our
Driver Alert database.
Click here for the full library
Product Date
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 7/14/2009
NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GT 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 7/14/2009
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 7/14/2009
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Other Newsletters
* 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.
* Lockergnome
The Lockergnome 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
* 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.

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