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Google Announces Chrome OS

shogan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:17:32 +0000

Google announced their intent to build a new operating system with design based on the shape of computing today. Noting that today's browsers run on operating systems that began before there even was a web, Google says it is set to "rethink what operating systems should be."

What does Google Promise?

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PC Pitstop Newsletter - July 2009

The Pit Crew — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:30:21 +0000

Top Loved Netbooks

Is Windows 7 Price Right?

Windows 7 Family Pack Discount

Ask the Pros - Drive Management

OEMs Get Win 7 on July 13th

Chris Pirillo Video: Ask the Pros -Enlarge Fonts on Web Pages

Bits from Bill: Twitter Attacks

Technologizer: Firefox Review

TechBite: Hows Your HardDrive Doing?

The Dodge Retort: HP Mini Review

Tip #1: Windows 7 Tutorials

Tip #2: Gmail HTTPS setting

Tip #3: Start Your PC With No Case

Tip #4: Rotate Your Monitor Display

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Windows 7 Release To Manufacturers July 13th

shogan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:38:25 +0000

Twitterspeak: OMG RTM@WPC

July explodes onto the scene as reports of Windows 7, version 7264 flood the internet. Why the excitement, what's different about this version? Well, first off the beta and RC1 license keys that have been so abundantly supplied by Microsoft, will not activate the software. This is a sure sign that the RTM release day is close. Additional evidence is noted by changes in the EULA. All references to "development" have been removed, and while there are other more subtle changes, these are enough for me.

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Chris Pirillo Video - How Do You Enlarge Fonts on a Web Page?

Chris Pirillo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:14:51 +0000

Our good friend Chris Pirillo has stepped in to help us answer yet another one of the numerous Ask the Pros questions that have come in. Someone from the PCPitStop community recently asked how he can enlarge fonts on a web page, to make it easier for him to read. You don’t need a new printer, don’t worry! The answer lies within your browser itself!

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Windows 7 Family Pack on the Way?

The Pit Crew — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:28:06 +0000

Blogger Kristen Kenneay & Zdnet's Ed Bott took a deep dive into Microsoft's Windows 7 Home Premium EULA and found a clause that suggests you will be able to install one copy of the new operating system "on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there".

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Bits from Bill: Twitter Under Attack

Bill Pytlovany — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:51 +0000

By Bill Pytlovany

No, it’s not under attack by rebel’s in Iran. It’s the same old malware attacks using popular topics or trends on Twitter.

It’s natural as soon as something on the Internet is popular, it will be the target of greedy, bad guys. These days most of the buzz is about Twitter and sure enough Twitter is the new playground for evil tricksters.

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Dodge Retort: HP Mini w/ Verizon Review

John Dodge — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:52:15 +0000

My full review of the HP Mini Model 1151NR bundled with Verizon mobile broadband is now up at eWeek.com. In any case, I give it a B- given the inconsistent bars I got, but it pretty much works as advertised.

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Technologizer: Firefox 3.5 Review

Harry McCracken — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:37:39 +0000

By Harry McCracken

Was it really fewer than five years ago that Firefox 1.0 debuted? Its arrival ended the dismal period in which only one browser–Microsoft’s mediocre Internet Explorer–seemed to be viable. With Firefox, Mozilla proved that millions of people were itching to adopt a better browser. And today, we find ourselves with multiple better browsers: Not just Firefox, but also Google’s minimalist Chrome, Apple’s flashy Safari, the ever-inventive Opera, the highly social Flock, and even the no-longer-calcifying Internet Explorer 8.

All of which means that Firefox 3.5–which Mozilla plans to formally release today–is no longer a shoo-in for the distinction of being the favorite browser of browser fans.

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ASK THE PROS July Drive Management

shogan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:53:22 +0000

Howdy and Happy Independence Day to everyone in the US. The past week has seen more questions on drives and boot problems so I decided to take a good look at Windows Disk Management. Disk Management has always been a good utility, but starting with Vista and continuing into Windows 7, it has become a powerful and simple way to format and partition drives. You can manage the drive your booting from, or you can format and partition new drives for later installations and use.

Let's take a look at this weeks question and see where it takes us.

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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?

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