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Video - What Do You Use for a KVM Switch?

April 06, 2009 by The Pit Crew in The Pit Blog, Video
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Let's say that you have a PC, but you don't have a monitor, keyboard or mouse plugged into it. However, you do have a notebook computer sitting there with Windows on it, as well. You could use that notebook to run the PC with a KVM switch!

Top Graphics Hardware from PC Pitstop 3D Video Tests

October 08, 2008 by lyle in Research, The Pit Blog, Video
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What graphics cards were surfacing as the top 3D video perforrmers based on the test results captured during the first month since its roll out?

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PC Pitstop Tachometers Music Video Contest Winner

March 20, 2008 by cmunson in The Pit Blog, Video, Vista, music
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The Tachometers have set Vista headaches of the day to music, now our fans have set our music to video. Congratulations to David A from Ontario Canada - the winner of the PC Pitstop Tachometers Music Video Contest.

Vista Migration: 4 Months Later

July 20, 2007 by The Pit Crew in The Pit Blog, Video, Vista

Has 4 months of Vista made Rob, a believer or does he still long for XP?

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PC Pitstop 'I Pimped My PC' Video Contest Winner

July 03, 2007 by The Pit Crew in Max PC, Video

Congratulations to Revivalist from Fresno, CA. He is the winner of the PC Pitstop 'I Pimped My PC' Video Contest.

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PC vs. Mac: Apples to Apples Showdown

June 15, 2007 by The Pit Crew in The Pit Blog, Video

Rob takes an 'Apples to Apples' look at the PC vs. Mac debate and crowns a heavyweight champion of the computing world.

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Is Your PC Feeling A Little Bloated?

June 01, 2007 by chengrob in The Pit Blog, Video

PC Pitstop separates the 'bloatware' hype from reality. Which PC manufacturer is the King of Bloat? PC Pitstop examines 8 brand new computers and documents the winners and losers.

  • Rob's 'Bloatware' Interview with national public radio show Future Tense.
  • Historical Bloatware Trends.

A Battle for Hard Drive Freedom - Part II

May 21, 2007 by chengrob in The Pit Blog, Video

Which of the major PC manufacturers is staking the largest claim to hard drive space on new computers?In our latest video, the PC Pitstop Research Team investigates hidden partitions on 30 brand new PCs. We found the best way to recover these hidden partitions is to use Acronis Disk Director Suite.

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A Battle for Hard Drive Freedom

May 09, 2007 by The Pit Crew in The Pit Blog, Video

PC Pitstop research has shown that many PC vendors are making a practice of creating a separate partition on a system's primary hard drive in which to store the systems' original restoration information. Rob's new video documents his crusade to reclaim his hard drive space on his new PC. Thanks to Acronis Disk Director Suite he was able to accomplish his goal.

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XP to Vista: A Worthwhile Migration?

April 09, 2007 by chengrob in The Pit Blog, Video, Vista

In this new video, Rob shares the ups & downs of migrating one system from XP to Vista.

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