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64-Bit Systems on The Rise

kevin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:49:24 +0000

In a Microwave world where everyone is looking for immediate satisfaction the computer system is not exempt. Faster processors, larger RAM, and faster broadband connections are a few examples of optimizing a computers potential. Years ago it was basically just Servers reaping the benefit of 64-bit processing, but today 64-bit processors have almost become common amongst desktop PCs.

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Best Secondary Web Browser?

kevin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:12:12 +0000

By now most of us are familiar with Mozilla Firefox, and a lot of us prefer it over the pre-installed Internet Explorer, and the ancient Netscape, but there are several other browsers out there definitely worth a mention, and could possibly have you guys wanting to make a switch. Here are the top ten web browsers for 2009 according to several PC magazines ranked by features set, speed, security, ease of use, and help & support.

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Free Software – July 2009 Update

kevin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:37:29 +0000

In the third official edition of the PC Pitstop Free Software Report I wanted to respond to request made by several readers in their comments; more 64 bit compatible freeware. Well let me start off by saying that that will definitely be a hefty task considering the fact that finding true quality free software for the 64 bit system is extremely difficult. However 64 bit compatible freeware is definitely out there, and if you guys have some favorites you are currently using feel free to suggest them because PC Pitstop, as well as the other readers, definitely value your opinions.

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Top Loved Commercial Desktops

lyle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:13:31 +0000

It appears Dell is doing something right when it comes to providing users with desktop computers. It was quite interesting and I was more than a little surprised to see Dell sweep the top ten positions in the PC Pitstop Satisfaction Rankings for Commercial Desktop PCs as of July 2009. The rankings are based solely on user feedback describing their experience with their systems.

Top Loved Custom Desktops As PC Pitstop began collating the user satisfaction feedback...
Top Loved Netbooks Welcome everyone to a new and very exciting part of...
Top Loved Notebooks These are exciting times in the world of computing,...

Top Loved Custom Desktops

lyle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:13:00 +0000

As PC Pitstop began collating the user satisfaction feedback for desktop systems, it became evident that there was a significant number of custom built Desktop systems. Based on system information we were able to segregate these custom built systems into a separate satisfaction report. From this we were able to tabulate what motherboards were in the most loved systems. It is interesting to note that 4 out of the top 10 best loved motherboards are AMD boards.

Top Loved Commercial Desktops It appears Dell is doing something right when it...
Top Loved Netbooks Welcome everyone to a new and very exciting part of...
Top Loved Notebooks These are exciting times in the world of computing,...

Top Loved Notebooks

lyle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:14:08 +0000

These are exciting times in the world of computing, and portables are seeing all the action. One thing that is becoming obvious is that the line between netbook and notebook is starting to blur. Netbooks are becoming more powerful and Notebooks are becoming lighter, and longer lasting. Shown below are your picks for Most Loved Notebooks. Keep in mind that Netbooks have been filtered out of these results and were the category we used to kick off the Most Loved series. You can find those results in the previous July Newsletter or by looking for previous articles in TechTalk.

Top Loved Commercial Desktops It appears Dell is doing something right when it...
Top Loved Netbooks Welcome everyone to a new and very exciting part of...
Top Loved Custom Desktops As PC Pitstop began collating the user satisfaction feedback...

Top Loved Netbooks

lyle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:13:22 +0000

Welcome everyone to a new and very exciting part of PC Pitstop. Roughly a year ago, as part of the incredibly popular OverDrive test, we began collecting user input about PC satisfaction. We began asking the following three questions:

* How satisfied are you with this PC?
* Is this PC running slow?
* Is this PC hanging or requiring frequent reboots?

Top Loved Commercial Desktops It appears Dell is doing something right when it...
Netbooks – Who's Using Them? Netbooks - those ultra small portable PCs - are...
Top Loved Custom Desktops As PC Pitstop began collating the user satisfaction feedback...

The World's Most Popular Freeware – Updated

kevin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:55:21 +0000

Welcome to the official second edition of the PC Pitstop Free Software Report. I want to thank everyone for the tons of comments both positive and negative. We are listening. More importantly, many of our readers learned more from the comments than our Top Software List! In fact, I even learned a few things.

The World of Free Software Welcome to the World of Free Software. We at PC...
Top Free Software Welcome to the Top Free Software Report. There are...
Free Software – July 2009 Update In the third official edition of the PC Pitstop...

Top Free Software

kevin — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:02:49 +0000

Welcome to the Top Free Software Report. There are two problems with free software. First off, there is a lot of free software and it is hard to know what free software is the best. Secondly, because it is free, free software makers can't spend money on advertising to get the word out on their cool creations. We hope that this new feature in TechTalk will solve both of these problems.

Free Software – July 2009 Update In the third official edition of the PC Pitstop...
The World of Free Software Welcome to the World of Free Software. We at PC...
The World's Most Popular Freeware – Updated Welcome to the official second edition of the PC...

Netbooks – Who's Using Them?

lyle — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:20:41 +0000

Netbooks - those ultra small portable PCs - are they a niche product, a passing fad or an up and coming product just in its infancy? PC Pitstop analyzed the prevalence of netbooks that ran our on-line diagnostic scans during Q4 2008 and Q1 2009. For the purpose of our analysis, we looked at processor descriptions as well as the display size for portables. For the most part, we found that the netbooks usually contained the IntelÂ® Atomâ„¢ processor. We also set a filter for portable display size of less than 11 inches for the purpose of our analysis.

Netbooks: Size Matters With sales approaching only 400,000 units in 2007, netbook...
The Dodge Retort: 5 Reasons Why Netbooks Don’t Work for Work By John Dodge Netbooks are cramping John's style. His...
Top Loved Netbooks Welcome everyone to a new and very exciting part of...