PC Pitstop Newsletter March 2009 #2

March 26, 2009
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	Long Live the PC Is an iPhone dominated world inevitable? Rob’s crystal ball says not so fast.
	Windows 7 Tips & Tweaks From Drivers to User Control, Steve runs through the easiest tweaks for Windows 7 that makes it better than it already was.
	Ask the Pros: Security & Speed The PC Pitstop Pros share the steps for reclaiming a hijacked PC and improving your boot times.
	USA Today Touts WinPatrol USA Today has singled out WinPatrol as a “terrfic tool” in the fight against “malicious programs.”
	Introducing Chris Pirillo PC Pitstop is proud to announce a new partnership. Chris is the founder of the tech blogging network, Lockergnome.

MARCH 2009 NEWSLETTER

Conflicker April Fool’s Doom
by Bill Pytlovany

Bill has warned us about conflicker. Now he urges you to be prepared.

6 Handy Web Tools
by Steve Bass

Steve shows us a few handy and useful Web tools.

IE8 Web Slices
by Harry McCracken

What are they and are they cool? Harry breaks down IE 8’s newest feature.

How to Open Mysterious Files
by Chris Pirillo

Sometimes, people send you files. What if you don’t know how to open it?

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	Your Life Online If you gave up your online life today – what would you miss the most?
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Through our millions of scans we have unconvered the 10 Most Recent Driver changes. Click here for the full library .
Vendor	Product	DriverDate
Samsung	SyncMaster 2233BW/ 2233GW/ 2233BWPlus/ 2233GWPlus ((Digital)	3/5/2009
Realtek	Realtek RTL8168B/ 8111B Family PCI-E GBE NIC	2/26/2009
Realtek	Realtek RTL8168C(P)/ 8111C(P) Family PCI-E GBE NIC	2/26/2009
Realtek	Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC	2/26/2009
Realtek	Realtek RTL8169/ 8110 Family PCI GBE NIC	2/26/2009
Linksys	Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter #2	2/26/2009
Linksys	Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter #2	2/26/2009
Linksys	Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter	2/26/2009
JMicron	JMicron JMB36X Controller	2/19/2009
Realtek	Realtek High Definition Audio	2/18/2009

	Share Tabs Need to share more than one link with a friend? Have Share Tabs open them all at once for faster sharing. Thanks bob3160.
	Shortcuts to online services Lazy about typing URLs you visit all the time? Use this tip from Wigan to save yourself some time.

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	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.
	Tiplet.com Tiplet.com offers expert computer tips & tech support. Computer performance,security, and social networking are among the topics tackled by Tiplet’s team of expert technology writers. (Subscribe to the free newsletter, too!)
	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.

	“Very Powerful Protection” “And here’s a tip: WinPatrol offers very powerful protection … popular with techies since it was created 10 years ago by Bill Pytlovany, one of the original designers of AOL and a longtime open-source practitioner. The premier version, called WinPatrol Plus, costs just $30 for a lifetime subscription, which includes all updates, and is designed for the average consumer. WinPatrol takes a snapshot of your Windows run registry, and from then on blocks and alerts you to any new executable program, such as a malicious backdoor, that tries to install itself on your hard drive.” USA Today, March 2009
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	Try eFax free – instant activation. Easy faxing anywhere. Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address.
	Free Roboform Trial! Top Rated Password Manager. Still logging in by hand? Let Roboform log in for you! No keystrokes to track, no hassle for you.
	Synch Your Files Automatically – Try Free! From the makers of Roboform, GoodSync synchronizes files between desktops, laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the Internet.
	Crucial Technology – Best Memory Prices & Selection Nothing improves system performance more than more memory. Crucial makes the right memory upgrade easy to find, easy to buy, and easy to install. Check out their memory now.
	Save Money, Ink & Trees! GreenPrint has designed software to save paper and ink which not only helps you with your printing costs but saves trees and resources to boot.
	Morpheus – Free Download Morpheus Photo Morpher – Morph 2+ photos into one another. Transform pets, politicians, celebs, friends, etc. It’s hilarious!
	Reimage.com Have a PC Problem that Nothing Else Will Fix? Reimage.com’s instant, online, PC repair tool is a revolutionary new concept in PC repair. Run this Free Scan Now!
	Think Geek – Stuff for the Smart Masses T-Shirts, Gadgets, Gifts and more for those who are passionate about technology.

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