Search Scout: No Merit Badge
Search Scout is one of the features of the Gator Advertising Information Network (GAIN). Gator has a partnership with Overture Services to display keyword-based text ads. The GAIN background software...
View ArticlePC Pitstop Top 25 Spyware and Adware
PC Pitstop has long been a source of information about unwanted software and how it spreads. Now we're using our test results database to give you weekly updates about which programs are the most...
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April 2008 Search Survey Results
The results of our April 2008 Search Survey are in. What search engine dominates? How many respondants have plugged their own name into a search engine? Continue Reading →The post April 2008 Search...
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IE 8 Rains On Firefox Parade, Chrome Spikes The Punch
At 11:00 AM on Monday August 25th, I decided to try IE 8 beta 2. I did some reading to become familiar with the included features and catch-up on the opinions of others, then I downloaded IE 8. During...
View ArticlePC Pitstop Newsletter December 2008 #2
Our Favorite Tips & Tweaks Ask the Pros a Tech Question PC Pitstop & Fox '24' Optimize in French Welcome Harry McCracken Bits from Bill: Is Google Still the Best Search? TechBite: You're Paying...
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Firefox…Your Guess is as Good as Mine
I remember the good old days when I used Internet Explorer 6 and it seemed everyone else was using Firefox 2.0. Of course that wasn't the case as Firefox only had about 15% market share, but users were...
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TechBite: 6 Useful Things You Can Do with Google
By Steve BassYou use Google, sure, but if all you're doing are searches, you're just scratching the surface. Here are a few things you might not know about Google. Continue Reading →The post TechBite:...
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Tekzilla Tip: One-Click FAST Search in Chrome!
Cut out the middleman with your online searching with Context Menu Search! Veronica shows you how to get search shortcuts directly in your context menu. Continue Reading →The post Tekzilla Tip:...
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Maketecheasier.com: How to Search Multiple Sites with One Query
If you want to do a search, the usual choice is to go to Google.com and type in your search. What if you want to search in Facebook, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, or even your own Gmail or Google Docs account?...
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Chris Pirillo: Quality of Google Search Results Decline?
Google has introduced its answer to just about every popular Internet technology it can, providing us with alternative operating systems, alternative social networking platforms, and alternative...
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Overture and Gator
Several companies that have contacted PC Pitstop are puzzled how they could be associated with Gator when they honestly don’t believe their company does business with Gator Corporation. Our first...
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Yahoo and Claria
When Yahoo acquired Overture in September 2003, it may have bought itself a load of trouble. Prior to the Yahoo acquisition, Overture had cut a deal with Gator (which has since changed its name to...
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Search Our Known-Programs Database
PC Pitstop collects and analyzes information about running programs during our full system tune-up process. This lets us spot emerging trends in new viruses and spyware, and it also helps us to...
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