PC Pitstop TechTalk » Bob Rankin http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com Everyday PC Tech, Tips, and Tricks Wed, 15 May 2013 18:15:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Everyday PC Tech, Tips, and Tricks PC Pitstop TechTalk no Everyday PC Tech, Tips, and Tricks PC Pitstop TechTalk » Bob Rankin http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com Clean Computer Clutter to Improve Performance http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2013/05/14/clean-computer-clutter-to-improve-performance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clean-computer-clutter-to-improve-performance http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2013/05/14/clean-computer-clutter-to-improve-performance/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:56:29 +0000 Bob Rankin http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/?p=43578 clean150

Here are some free tools to clean up your hard drive and make sure your computer is running smoothly...

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You might be shocked to learn that there's very little to prevent government snoops from peeking into your email.

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Read on to find out what else is new in this release, and whether or not 5 percent makes any difference in real-world web surfing...

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Although there are some good things in the Windows 8 package, the radical change to the familiar desktop interface is what has so many people bothered.

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Load up these ten free tech support utilities onto a USB flash drive and become a tech support superhero!

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If you want to cling to Windows 7 or, more desperately, Windows XP, how long can you do so and what should you expect? Here's the scoop...

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All the advice you've ever heard about how to avoid getting infected by a computer virus may be wrong. Well, at least some of it...

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Learn about free Windows repair and recovery tools that can fix damaged Windows installations without having to reformat and reinstall everything from scratch...

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Effective March 1st 2013, the so-called 'six strikes program' went into effect. What is it, and what does it mean to you?

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Here's a tool that makes it super simple to safely install new software, and keep it all up to date...

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