Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by members of the PC Pitstop community.
Check out our current and past favorites.
Month |
Tip |
Winner |
Location |
Prize |
October 2012 |
Windows Update – Clean Up
|
Jacee |
Washington |
$100 |
Alternatives to Windows Desktop Search
|
evilfantasy |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
CloudMagic-Fast browser search extension
|
Paultx |
Brazil |
$100 |
September 2012 |
Sych Favorites Across Multiple Browsers
|
Kevin |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
What Process is Locking My File?
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
Is My SD Card Fake?
|
Nigel |
UK |
$100 |
August 2012 |
Deleting Personal Info from Your Pics
|
Kevin |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
Bypass Windows 8 Desktop
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
July 2012 |
Automatically switch your default printer
|
Bill |
Florida |
$100 |
Windows 8 Shutdown
|
Lynn |
Arizona |
$100 |
Shortcut to Gmail Shortcuts
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
June 2012 |
Remove Old Google Chrome
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Copy & Paste Characters
|
Kevin |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
Windows Missing Backup
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
May 2012 |
77 Windows 7 Tips
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Firefox Master Password
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
Get to Safe Mode
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Keyboard Navigation
|
Ralph |
Vermont |
$100 |
Resize Your Photos
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
April 2012 |
Chrome Notepad
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Repairing XP
|
Sean |
Scotland |
$100 |
March 2012 |
Search Smarter
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Backup Internet Explorer Settings
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
More send to options
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
File details
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Feburary 2012 |
Take Control of Your Taskbar
|
Rosanglea |
Brazil |
$100 |
10 Best Remote Desktop Software
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
January 2012 |
email address checker
|
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
URL un-shortener
|
Kevin |
USA |
$100 |
Extend Router Range
|
Doug |
North Dakota |
$100 |
WinMend Folder Hidden
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
Sage Thumbs
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
December 2011 |
Find & Remove Dup Files
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Wireless Network Watcher
|
Helio |
Brazil |
$100 |
RealWorld Paint
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Minimize Annoying Sounds
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Tweak Windows AutoPlay
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
November 2011 |
Organize Your Desktop
|
pacoli |
Brazil |
$100 |
Problem Steps Recorder
|
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
Touch Freeze
|
Tx Redneck |
Texas |
$100 |
Select Multiple Files
|
rosangela_1967 |
Brazil |
$100 |
October 2011 |
Free Office 365 EBook
|
paultx |
Brazil |
$100 |
Create Iso with Nero |
lizardo_manson |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
Guides for Everything |
firecracker |
Nebraska |
$100 |
September 2011 |
Extend Battery Life
|
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
No Defrag for SSD |
flyfishingrules2 |
North Dakota |
$100 |
Google URL Shortner |
Amir |
Israel |
$100 |
Import Pics Into Windows 7 |
morbidbutterfly |
California |
$100 |
Bluescreenview [Free] |
paultx |
Brazil |
$100 |
Save Webpages as single .mht |
EssexBiker |
UK |
$100 |
Read It Later Add On |
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
All You Typed Vanished? |
Bright Boy |
Florida |
$100 |
August 2011 |
Windows and Raw Files |
Nigel |
UK |
$100 |
IE Favorites Organizer |
EssexBiker |
UK |
$100 |
Bad Shortcuts |
evilfantasy |
USA |
$100 |
Backup Your Facebook |
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
Temp File Cleaner |
Jacee |
Washington |
$100 |
17 Alternative Media Players |
bob3160 |
New Mexico |
$100 |
July 2011 |
What Happened? |
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Poor Video Quality |
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
Prepping Your Computer for Disposal |
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Add A New File Type To Indexing In Windows Vista
|
Helio |
Brazil |
$100 |
Control Panel – Alternate View
|
Deborah |
Nebraska |
$100 |
Set Up Gmail Auto-responder
|
Juan |
Figueroa |
$100 |
June 2011 |
Disable autoplay in Windows
|
Patrick |
Brazil |
$100 |
Mount a VHD within Windows
|
Tiburcio |
Brazil |
$100 |
Outlook on the Desktop
|
Bryan |
Texas |
$100 |
Free Photocopier
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Access Gmail Offline
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
Dont Delete Firefox Add-ons when upgrading
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
May 2011 |
32/64 Bit Windows FAQs
|
Barry |
Australia |
$100 |
16 Online Virus Scanners
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Create Holiday Cards with Word
|
Patrick |
Brazil |
$100 |
Windows 7 Power Users Guide
|
xxxxxxx |
xx |
$100 |
Tips For Better Holiday Photos
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Honest Feedback On Books
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
April 2011 |
Disk Investigator
|
Jacee |
Washington |
$100 |
Missing Restore Point Tips
|
morbidbutterfly |
California |
$100 |
Win 7 Tutorials
|
kburra |
Australia |
$100 |
Fix FF4 Annoyances
|
flyfishingrules2 |
North Dakota |
$100 |
Fast Firefox Startup
|
lizardo_manson |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
March 2011 |
Add Your Fav Software At Once
|
Bruce |
Massachusetts |
$100 |
Install Win 7 from a Flash Drive
|
thehulk18 |
Florida |
$100 |
Windows 7 Tweak Guide
|
Chris951 |
Arizona |
$100 |
Save emails as HTML
|
EssexBiker |
UK |
$100 |
Windows key + P = easy display switch
|
Paultx |
Brazil |
$100 |
Install all fav software at once
|
Bruce |
Massachusetts |
$100 |
Install Win 7 from a flash drive
|
Robert |
Florida |
$100 |
Feburary 2011 |
Microsoft Fix It
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Top 11 Free Email Clients
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
Change Double Click to Single Click
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
January 2011 |
5 Tips for Using Public Computer
|
Patrick |
Brazil |
$100 |
Windows Live Messenger Small Icon
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
WMF – New Green File Format
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Defrag as Admin
|
Robert |
Florida |
$100 |
Missing Recycle Bin
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Add the Run Box to Windows 7
|
Eogahan |
England |
$100 |
December 2010 |
iTunes Bloatware
|
Bryan |
Texas |
$100 |
Zoom While Browsing
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
Headtracking Software
|
Bruce |
Massachusets |
$100 |
Minimize Risk of File Loss
|
Alan |
UK |
$100 |
Tips For Editing Pictures
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
XP Can’t Detect Media?
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
November 2010 |
Case Airflow
|
Bryan |
Texas |
$100 |
Windows Parental Controls
|
Patrick |
Brazil |
$100 |
Caps Lock Warning
|
Doug |
California |
$100 |
70 Best Free Software
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Play Your Favorite DOS Games
|
Patrick |
Brazil |
$100 |
Optimize Vista Performance |
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
October 2010 |
Why is my hard drive not working? |
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Double driver |
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Disable laptop touchpad while typing |
Elaine |
Califoria |
$100 |
Turn Picture into Mini World |
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
September 2010 |
eBay Power Tool
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Start Menu Power Boot
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
August 2010 |
Test Boot Speed with Free Utility
|
Juan |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
Blue Screen of Death
|
Bryan |
Texas |
$100 |
Favorite Links
|
Elaine |
Califoria |
$100 |
July 2010 |
Add a picture to a Folder
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Manual Defrag Vista
|
razorcd |
xxxx |
$100 |
Generate Random Text in MS Word
|
profhig |
xxxx |
$100 |
June 2010 |
Sidebar for XP
|
Jeramy |
Texas |
$100 |
Stream Radio in VLC
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
Find Open Excel Files
|
Martin |
Bermuda |
$100 |
Official Windows 7 Guide
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
2 Ways to Get Windows Help
|
Doug |
North Dakota |
$100 |
4 Killer Gmail Tips
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Who Needs Photoshop
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Tired of Old Windows Login
|
Jeramy |
Texas |
$100 |
May 2010 |
Change the apearance of Office programs |
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Two ways to resize desktop icons |
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
ShadowExplorer, browse shadow copies in Windows Vista |
Kevin |
US |
$100 |
Cookie control and script defender |
Jacee |
Washington |
$100 |
Free AVG Rescue CD, Helps Get Unbootable PCs Working |
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Scan A Windows PC For Viruses From A Ubuntu Live CD |
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
April 2010 |
50 Bing Tips |
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
When Gmail Goes Down |
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Easy Read Desktop Fonts
|
Robert |
Florida |
$100 |
Bootable Flash Drives |
Jeramy |
Texas |
$100 |
Free Resume Samples |
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Run IE8 without AddOns |
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
March 2010 |
Download Win 7 system recovery discs, great for OEM computer owners |
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Make photos black & white, except specific colors |
Matt |
Arkansas |
$100 |
8 tips to manage your files better
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
TutCity – Free Tutorials Directory
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Get back the classic start menu
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Run XP mode on Win 7 machines without hardware virtualization
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Febraury 2010 |
The complete Windows 7 shortcuts eBook
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
FileMenu Tools, works with Vista too
|
Jacee |
Washington |
$100 |
Great control of desktop icons
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
January 2010 |
Auto-Complete Web Addresses in Firefox
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
Remove all album artwork from iTunes, save space on your iPod
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
The complete guide to Google Wave
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Email embedded music, how to save
|
Frank |
UK |
$100 |
Adove Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control driving you crazy?
|
Faith |
Georgia |
$100 |
December 2009 |
Security Tab in XP
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
Synch People & Contacts
|
xxxxxx |
xxxxx |
$100 |
Google to Microsoft Office Options
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Right Click Virus Check
|
Norbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Free Printable Signs
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Timed Automatic Shut Down
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
November 2009 |
Must Have Word Tip from MVP
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Ensure Facebook Privacy
|
Douglas |
North Dakota |
$100 |
Turn Pictures into Posters
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Create Windows 7 Themes
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
Float your Hard Drive LED
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Information about your Hardware
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
October 2009 |
Upgrading from XP to Windows 7
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Recover your Deleted Files, Free!
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
System Restore is Broken
|
Andrew |
US |
$100 |
Admin at Welcome screen
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Get Back the Classic Taskbar
|
Brandon |
Ohio |
$100 |
Install Windows Backup on XP
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
September 2009 |
Windows 7 Tutorials
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Reload any Firefox Tab
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
Screenrecorder (free)
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Online Image Editors
|
Nolbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
August 2009 |
Microsoft Office compatibility pack for Word, Excel, & PowerPoint 20
|
Rosangela |
Brazil |
$100 |
Spotify Music Player, available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK & Spain
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
Revo Uninstaller
|
Jeffrey |
Kansas |
$100 |
Identify Your Computer Parts
|
Nolbert |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Record audio being played back over your speakers/headset
|
Kirby |
Pennsylvania |
$100 |
July 2009 |
Gmail – enabling the https setting
|
Faith |
Georgia |
$100 |
Turn on computer with no case
|
Shawheen |
California |
$100 |
How to rotate your monitor screen display
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Windows 7 tutorials, compliments to Brink (MS MVP)
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
G.ho.st free virtual online computer
|
Bob |
New Mexico |
$100 |
Runtime error codes
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
Install XP’s backup utility into Windows Vista
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Extract multimedia files from PowerPoint presentations
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
June 2009 |
Open Task Manager in 2 Clicks
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
8 Simple Steps Faster PC
|
Felipe |
California |
$100 |
Better Privacy for Firefox, deletes super cookies
|
xxxx |
xxxxx |
$100 |
20 awesome free OS downloads that aren’t Windows 7
|
Douglas |
North Dakota |
$100 |
May 2009 |
Create a toolbar to smarten up your Desktop
|
Dan |
UK |
$100 |
FREE old app’s download, remember the days
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
Blog with Word 2007
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Desktop Slideshow Alternative
|
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
156 Run Commands
|
Elaine |
CA |
$100 |
15 great tips for windows 7
|
Ken |
Texas |
$100 |
Networking Windows 7 and XP, View computers in the Network Map
|
David |
New York |
$100 |
how to stop your homepage from being changed
|
xxxxx |
xxxxx |
$100 |
April 2009 |
Open,view, and print Excel files
|
Bill |
Florida |
$100 |
Defragment Your Page File
|
Kirby |
Pennsylvania |
$100 |
Lost User Manuals
|
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
Router with USB, Modem, Dialup
|
Duane |
Michigan |
$100 |
30 Tips for Windows 7
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
How To Tweak Windows Explorer
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Descriptions of Crash Errors
|
Lynn |
Arizona |
$100 |
5 Tips For Video Conversion
|
xxxxxx |
xxxxxx |
$100 |
March 2009 |
Wink – to create tutorials and presentations
|
Paultx |
Brazil |
$100 |
Instant eyedropper, easily identifiy HTML color code
|
Kevin |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
How to insert tables in word 2007
|
Donald |
Ohio |
$100 |
February 2009 |
Go away please, getting rid of thumbs.db files
|
Kenneth |
Virginia |
$100 |
Wizmo
|
David |
North Carolina |
$100 |
Scheduled and hidden scheduled tasks
|
Carlton |
Canada |
$100 |
76 Windows Vista Keyboard Shortcuts
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Setup user account on a separate drive than Vista
|
Jeffrey |
Missouri |
$100 |
January 2009 |
Create desktop icons for shutdown or restart
|
Keith |
Puerto Rico |
$100 |
Open Source, Security Tools
|
Kim |
Washingto |
$100 |
December 2008 |
Online onscreen virtual multilingual keyboard, from any PC everywhere
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
November 2008 |
Use system restore when you can’t boot your PC
|
Willie |
Florida |
$100 |
Favorites, Good bookmarks
|
David |
New York |
$100 |
Windows Recovery Environment
|
Joesph |
Michigan |
$100 |
Before you connect a nw computer to the internet
|
Randy |
Canada |
$100 |
Running different versions of Firefox and IE at the same time
|
Donald |
Arizona |
$100 |
October 2008 |
Your HardDrive Revealed
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
Disabling AdobeUpdater the Easy Way
|
Faith |
Georgia |
$100 |
7,000 Free Downloads
|
Donald |
Arizona |
$100 |
Open CD Drive without power
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
Fed Up with Same Old Login Screen
|
Alan |
UK |
$100 |
Sidebar Gadgets
|
Donald |
Arizona |
$100 |
September 2008 |
Tip for encoding with Nero 8, put your cores to work
|
Shawheen |
California |
$100 |
Add security tab to XP Home properties, set permissions without having to boot into
|
G.Finley |
North Carolina |
$100 |
Browser keyboard shortcuts, great list of shortcuts to speed up your browsing
|
Simon |
Missouri |
$100 |
Solutions for .docx files
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Browser keyboard shortcuts, great list of shortcuts to speed up your browsing
|
Simon |
Missouri |
$100 |
Internet shortcut icons changed to generic icons, refresh
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Control panel addon Vista
|
Jerry |
Texas |
$100 |
August 2008 |
How to print a folder fiile list from Windows Explorer
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
XP Tweaks, Bad Tweaks |
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
JavaRa
|
Bill |
Indiana |
$100 |
Rename Multiple Files
|
Don |
Arizona |
$100 |
Ebbay Missells
|
Bill |
Indiana |
$100 |
July 2008 |
Yahoo, Hotmails
|
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
Sound Effects
|
Charles |
Indiana |
$100 |
Folder Thumbnails
|
Ron |
Minnesota |
$100 |
June 2008 |
Prevent XP from Deleting Restore Points
|
Mark |
Rhode Island |
$100 |
Wireless Network Setup Guide
|
Jon |
Indiana |
$100 |
Vista Drive Icon
|
Kevin |
Oklahoma |
$100 |
May 2008 |
Lost Recycle Bin
|
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
Spot Fake Emails
|
Alan |
UK |
$100 |
April 2008 |
Free Online Classes
|
Joe |
Michigan |
$100 |
Outlook on the Desktop
|
Jon |
Indiana |
$100 |
Best Quality YouTube
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
Icon Restore
|
Elaine |
California |
$100 |
MS Word Tip
|
Stern |
Israel |
$100 |
March 2008 |
Free Home Music Server
|
Bruce |
Massachusetts |
$100 |
Get out of trouble by creating a new task
|
Willie |
Florida |
$100 |
Importing favorites from MSN to Firefox
|
Donald |
Arizona |
$100 |
February 2008 |
Disable Windows Auto Updates
|
Jeri |
Washington |
$100 |
Clean & Copy When Scanning
|
Brian |
Australia |
$100 |
Total Copy, to copy & move faster
|
Paulo |
Brazil |
$100 |
Noisy Fans & How to Fix Them
|
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
Tiny URL
|
Shawnheen |
California |
$100 |
January 2008 |
Firefox – multiple home pages in separate tabs |
Vinny |
Conneticut |
$100 |
Send big files & Photos, Drag & Drop
|
Charles |
Indiana |
$100 |
How To Secure Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 & VISTA
|
Alexander |
New York |
$100 |
December 2007 |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
Arthur |
Texas |
$100 |
Online shopping tips |
Jerry |
Texas |
$100 |
Like everest but more info
|
Allen |
Illinois |
$100 |
November 2007 |
Want a New Bootscreen? |
Jeri C |
Washington |
$100 |
October 2007 |
Process Explorer |
Edward B |
Canada |
$100 |
September 2007 |
Save All Open Docs |
Mindy |
Texas |
$100 |
Super XP Tweak Guide |
Chris |
Arizona |
$100 |
August 2007 |
Vista Speed Boost |
Bryan W |
California |
$100 |
Valuable Vista Tweaks |
Michael W |
Indiana |
$100 |
July 2007 |
Sharing Keyboards and Mice |
Charles C |
Indiana |
$100 |
Play DVDs in Vista Media Player |
Jeri C |
Washington |
$100 |
June 2007 |
Screen Capture Made Easy |
Jeri C |
Washington |
$100 |
Opaque Icons |
Edward B |
Canada |
$100 |
May 2007 |
Make Your Own Icons |
Mindy R |
Texas |
$100 Amazon Card |
Add Item to Send To menu |
Charles C |
Indiana |
$100 |
April 2007 |
Caps Lock Tip |
Edward B |
Canada |
$100 |
Full Test in Vista |
Matt |
Indiana |
|
March 2007 |
Firefox and Vista |
Richard G |
Canada |
$100 |
Free Applications |
Bruce C |
Massachusetts |
February 2007 |
Page file |
Ken R |
Texas |
$200 |
Run as Admin |
Outgoing Firewall |
Doug T |
North Dakota |
Run Command |
January 2007 |
Vista Gadgets |
Ken R |
Texas |
$100 |
Forward Email |
Minnie |
Texas |
December 2006 |
Power Button |
Richard |
Canada |
$100 |
Stop Auto-restart |
rmcvey |
Florida |
November 2006 |
OpenDNS |
Steve R |
Texas |
$100 |
Foxit reader |
Amarjeet G |
California |
October 2006 |
Open multiple start menu |
Paulo T |
Brazil |
$100 |
Regain HD space |
Bill J |
Indiana |
September 2006 |
Increase security |
Raymond G |
Canada |
$100 |
August 2006 |
Internet 10 Commandments |
Joesph |
Michigan |
$100 |
July 2006 |
Open IE faster |
Allen S |
Illinois |
$100 |
June 2006 |
Limit System Restore Space |
Doug T |
North Dakota |
$100 |
Enlarge font sizes
|
Steve H |
Florida |
Big Print with Mouse
|
Randy M |
Texas |
May 2006 |
Turn off XP eye candy |
David B |
Ireland |
$100 |
Windows + D |
Paul H |
United Kingdom |