PC Pitstop Newsletter Index

May 2008

• Extend Your Laptop Battery Life
• Windows XP SP3 Problems
• Notepad Tips & Tricks
• New Version of WinPatrol
• Bits from Bill
• Ready Boost
• Rob on the Radio
• Survey: Bloatware & Craplets
• Tip: Lost Recycle Bin
• Tip: Fix IE Cache
• Tip: Fake Emails

April 2008

• The Road Ahead
• From Bloat to Craplet
• How to Rev Up a Vista Machine
• Song: You're Not Me
• Product Update: Optimize Enhancements
• Product Update: Overdrive Out of Beta & More
• Help, Help, Save my XP!
• Research: Installed RAM - Vista vs. XP
• Tip: Handy MS Word Tip
• Tip: Icon Restore
• Tip: Reclaim CPU Power

April 2008

• Microsoft - It's Go Time
• Stop Rearranging the Furniture
• Internet Speed Test Makeover
• Windows 98 Turns 70
• Bits from Bill: Windows Episode VII
• Cell Phones on a Plane
• Vista Impact on Graphics Cards
• Survey: Search
• Tip: Outlook on the Desktop
• Tip: YouTube Quality
• Tip: Free Online Classes

March 2008

• I Hate this Keyboard
• Black Rhinos & White Elephants
• Bits from Bill: IE 8
• Optimus Maximus
• PC Pitstop Tachometers: Spam-Leave Me Alone
• Music Video Contest Winner
• SPAM Survey Results
• Survey: Newsletter
• Tip: Importing MSN Favs
• Tip: Creating a New Task
• Tip: Free Home Music Server

February 2008 #2

• Dual Core Doldrums
• PC Pitstop OverDrive BETA
• Bits from Bill: Virtual 3D
• Dual Core - Double Delicious
• Music Video Contest
• Research: Multi Processor Trends
• Processor Survey Results
• Survey: SPAM
• Tip: Clean Photocopy & Scan
• Tip: Disable Vista Auto Update
• Tip: Surf the Web Your Way

February 2008

• 100 Million Tests & Counting
• New PCs Burdened with Old Drivers
• Bits from Bill: Winpatrol 14
• Vista Blues Vocalized
• New Full Test Tip
• Research: Tax Prep Software
• Photo Printing Survey Results
• Survey: AMD vs. Intel
• Tip: Total Copy move files faster
• Tip: Noisy Fans, and how to fix them.
• Tip: TinyURL

January 2008

• Introducing Optimize 2.0
• The Long Journey: XP SP3
• Bits from Bill: 2008 - Death of the DVD
• Vista SP1
• Top 10 of 2007
• Research: Firewire
• Printer Survey Results
• Survey: Photo Printing
• Tip: Send Big Files & Photos
• Tip: Multiple Home Page Tabs
• Tip: Secure Windows

December 2007

• Full Tests Souped Up Again
• The Evolution of Malware
• Bits from Bill: Free Malware on Wireless Networks
• Bot Nets.Now What?
• 50 Simple Tips for a Faster PC
• Research: Monitor Sizes
• Holiday Shopping Survey Results
• Survey: Printers
• Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts
• Tip: Online Shopping Tips
• Tip: Know Everything About Your PC

November 1st, 2007

• Vista - 6 Months & Counting
• Full Test Overhaul
• Vista User Account - Friend or Foe?
• Bits from Bill: Changes to Automatic Update
• Radio Blog: Laptop Thief
• Radio Blog: Technology & The California Fires
• Tip: Device Manager Error Codes
• Tip: Want a New Bootscreen?

October 2007

• Fighting Phishing
• Digital Gangsters and Scams
• Wireless Wars
• Bits from Bill: Malware Strongholds
• Tip: PC Process Explorer
• Tip: Control Panel Add-Ons
• Tip: Build Your Own PC
• New Survey: Drivers
• Survey Results: Do You Know Your PC?
• Research: Floating Point Pas

September 2007

• Full Test Update
• The Gateway Blues
• Blizzard of SPAM
• Bits from Bill: File Type Associations
• Intel v. AMD: A Brief History
• What Price Security
• Tip: Save All Open Documents
• Tip: XP Tweak Guide
• Tip: If I Knew You Were ...
• New Survey: PC Technology
• Survey Results: Phishing
• Research: State by State

August 2007

• Vista Migration - 4 Months Later
• Summer Fire Season
• The World of Processors - Part II
• Bits from Bill: Customize Application Sounds
• PC Pitstop & WinPatrol Announce Partnership
• Tip: Valuable Vista Tweaks
• Tip: Speedy Flash Drives
• Tip: PC Health Check
• New Survey: Phishing
• Survey Results: Windows Accessories
• Research: Vista Migration Trends

July 2007

• Apples to Apples
• Contest Winner: The Way of the Upgrade
• The World of Processors
• Tip: Virtual KVM
• Tip: DVDs and Vista Media Player
• New Survey: Windows Accessories
• Survey Results: Online Video Viewing
• Research: DVD Decryption Software Prevalence

June 2007

• Is Your PC Feeling Bloated?
• The Battle for Hard Drive Freedom: Part II
• Contest: I Pimped My PC
• Tip: Screen Capture Made Easy
• Tip: Opaque Icon Solution
• Contest: Pit Sprints
• New Survey: Online Video Viewing
• Survey Results: Obsolescence
• Research: Bloatware on the Rise

May 2007

• The Battle for Hard Drive Freedom
• Full Tests Souped Up Again
• PC Pitstop Hall of Shame
• Tip: Move Files with Ease
• Tip: Iconmania
• Contest: Pit Sprints
• Survey Results: Gaming
• Research: Hidden Free Space
• New Survey: Obsolescence

April 2007

• XP to Vista - Worthwhile Migration?
• The Illusions of Vista
• Vista Backups You Can't Have
• Tip: Caps Lock Warning
• Tip: Full Tests on Vista
• Survey Results: Vista
• New Survey: Gaming
• Research: The Case of the Missing 5GB

March 2007

• Hello Firefox, Goodbye Internet Explorer
• Pitstop Tests & Firefox
• Tip: Moving Firefox Profile to Vista
• Tip: Best Things in Life are Free
• New Survey: Vista
• Research: Software for a Taxing Task

February 2007

• Commentary: Vista - Planned Obsolescence?
• Free Disk Health Scan
• Tip: Vista - Run as Admin
• Tip: Vista - Outbound Firewall Filter
• Research: Printer Survey Results
• Research: Pirates of the Canadians
• New Survey: Vista

January 2007

• Commentary: Sony Busted Again!
• PC Pitstop 500 Results
• Tip: Vista Sidebars & Gadgets
• Research: Storage & Backup Survey Results
• Research: Zune Attach Rates
• Tip: Forwarding Emails
• New Survey: Printers

2006 Newsletters

December 2006

• Commentary: A Video is Worth a Hundred Blogs
• 100,000 Kbps? Lightning Fast Connections Drive Test Enhancements
• Announcing the Pitstop 500! Great prizes for the Fastest PC
• Research: Keeping Microsoft Up at Night & Slaying the Antivirus Giants
• Tip: Protection from Little Fingers
• Research: Password Survey Results
• Research: Password Management Software Trends
• Tip: Disabling Auto-Restart
• Survey: Data Backup & Storage

November 2006

• PC Pitstop Exclusive: Notebook PC Explodes
• Full Test Overhaul
• Playing with Fire III
• Authority on the Dangers of Li Ion Batteries Speaks Out
• New One Stop Resource for Safer Computing
• Research: Analog Modems Finally Obsolete?
• Tip: Make your Internet experience safer, faster and smarter
• Survey: Passwords
• Tip: Space Saving PDF Reader Alternative

October 2006

• Commentary: Playing With Fire
• Vista Readiness Center Update
• Research: Portable Usage With and Without Batteries
• Windows Tip: Open Multiple Programs Simultaneously
• Windows Tip: Can You Ever Have Enough Hard Drive Space?
• Research: Wireless Networking Survey Results
• Survey: Portable Computer Safety

September 2006

• Vista: Not an XP Replacement
• Dell Battery Recall Notification
• PC Pitstop Soups Up Full Tests Again
• Windows Tip: Help Reduce Security Risks in Windows XP
• Research: RSS Readers Slowly Gaining Popularity
• Research: Digital Music Survey Results II 'The Deep Dive'
• New Wireless Survey

August 2006

• Commentary: The Need for Speed
• Introducing Exterminate & Erase 1.1
• Windows Tip: The Ten 10 Commandments of the Internet
• Vista Readiness Test Update
• Research: Windows Live OneCare
• Research: Digital Music Survey
• Article: Forum Wars