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Anti Spyware Software Trends

Lyle / November 1, 2005

As the spyware companies invent new and innovative ways to sneak software onto your PC, we, users, fight back by installing anti spyware software to detect and eradicate the egregious software.

The graph below represents slightly over a million computers tested at PC Pitstop from Feb 2005 through Sep 2005. Each computers Add/Remove software program list is analyzed for the anti spyware software shown below. The red $ signs indicate products that are for sale, and the rest are free downloads.

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Memory Statistics

Lyle / October 31, 2005

It’s a basic rule: The more software users run, the more memory they need. We’ll be watching trends in average installed memory every month.

Below you’ll see the average installed RAM for all PCs in our database each month. Did you know that adding RAM is one of the simplest and best value upgrades you can do for your PC? See “RAM: The Poor Man’s Upgrade”

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Storage Media: DVD Statistics

Lyle / October 31, 2005

DVD Adoption by PC Type

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Desktops vs. Portables Analysis

Lyle / October 28, 2005

CPU Clock Speeds by PC Type

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Memory Ranges

Lyle / October 28, 2005

Memory Ranges – Summary

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Average Memory Installed

Lyle / October 28, 2005

RAM by PC Type

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Home vs. Business Analysis

Lyle / October 28, 2005

CPU Clock Speeds by PC Location

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User Expertise Analysis

Lyle / October 28, 2005

CPU Clock Speeds by User Expertise

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Skype

Lyle / October 13, 2005

VOIP is the future of telephony, and Skype is the cost leader. They appear to be on a significant growth spurt. This analysis was done by looking at which PC’s had Skype installed in Add/Remove Programs.

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Portable PC Battery Statistics

Lyle / October 5, 2005

It’s no secret that portable PC’s are becoming more popular with users. With the recent portable battery recalls, we analyzed how people’s portables were powered up while running our on line tests. Our research shows that a little over 10% of the portables tested were running off their battery and approximately one half of one percent were powered with AC and the battery removed.

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