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• The Top 10 Technology Stories of 2009 The Great Recession cast a shadow on all sectors of the economy in 2009. IT fared better than most, however, and the slump did not curb the dynamic nature of the...
• Chrome Browser Arrives for Mac Google has shipped a prerelease version of its browser for Linux and OS X, but work remains.
• Troubleshooting Help: Solve PC Problems Without Losing It Is your technology refusing to cooperate? Don't get mad, get methodical; these tips will show you how.
• Microsoft Yanks $150 Windows 7 Family Pack Deal Microsoft has ended its special offer, which let buyers upgrade as many as three PCs from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7 Home Premium.
• The Mac Basics Superguide Updated for Snow Leopard The readers of Macworld are amazingly diverse. Among our audience are some incredibly tech-savvy folks, and we're glad to have them. There are also some people...
• First Look: Google's Chrome Operating System we've downloaded an early build of Google's Chrome OS--just released to the open source community-- to show you how it works so far.
• Diet Chromium Offers Slimmed Down Chrome OS A new smaller-sized build of the Chromium operating system is now available courtesy of a UK student.
• The State of Windows 7 Satisfaction Early adopters report they're mostly happy -- and that goes for Vista users even more than XP users.
• Acer: We'll Be First to Launch a Chrome OS Netbook Company is confident its Google Chrome-based netbook will hit the market in the second half of 2010.
• Microsoft: Don't Believe the Black Screen of Death Hype The dramatic-sounding reports over a Windows 7 "black screen of death" are inaccurate, Microsoft says -- and blown way out of proportion.
• Release a Minimized Window Using Application Switcher There are a few ways to release a minimized window from the Dock. You can click on the minimized window in the Dock, of course, or you can Control-click on the...
• Failing Hard Drive: Linux to the Rescue A Windows XP laptop that fell victim to a Blue Screen of Death was saved with some help from Linux.
• Dell Tweaks Chrome for Mini 10v A modified version of Google's Chrome open-source OS can run natively on the Dell netbook.
• Fix the Most Common Windows 7 Upgrade Problems Upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS can be fraught with frustration for some users. Here's how to tackle the three biggest showstoppers.
• Explore Your Font Characters A few weeks ago, while visiting the National Archives in Washington, D.C., I had the privilege of viewing the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution...
• Windows 7 Sales Beat Mac OS X Market Share Microsoft's newest OS entry jumps ahead of the Mac's market numbers, one tracking firm reports.
• Dell Offers Custom Chromium OS Download For Mini 10V Dell has made available a custom downloadable version of Google's Chromium OS for their Mini 10V netbook.
• PC World's Top Ten Funniest Videos Some, like our iPhone stress tests are pretty funny, and others confirm that geeks don't always make excellent comedians. Take a look.
• How to Run Chrome OS From A USB Drive Can't wait for a new system running the final version of Google's OS? Here's a way to run it from a thumbdrive.
• Microsoft: The Assassin of Google's Chrome OS Here's a scenario for how Redmond could combat Google's Net appliance OS before it gets out of the gate.
• Favorite Windows 7 Features Use Aero Snap to manage files easily, learn how to use Sticky Notes, and control iTunes from the taskbar.
• Enable Momentum Scrolling for Magic Mouse in 10.5 If you happen to have a new Magic Mouse running on OS X 10.5, you may be disappointed to find that it lacks a feature you get with Snow Leopard: momentum...
• Google Partners with Canonical for Chrome OS Rather than seeing Google's Chrome operating system as competing with Linux desktop distributions, Canonical is working with Google to make the OS.
• Bugs & Fixes: Firefox Squashes a Buggy Microsoft Plug-In Plus: A massive Microsoft patch batch, and fixes for Adobe Reader and Acrobat.
• Google Releases Open Source Version of Chrome OS The new Chrome operating system is aimed at the increasing mobile and netbook sector, Google says.