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• Chrome OS: Google's Big Brother Fetish Continues If Google Chrome OS supplants Windows in a meaningful way, then we can kiss our privacy goodbye.
• Google Unveils Chrome OS; Tech World Yawns The much-anticipated Chrome OS is available and the early returns are underwhelming (but many).
• Google Chrome OS: Not for Your Desktop The newest operating system isn't for the PC, it's for Web appliances and netbooks that run only Web apps.
• Windows 7 Sales Brisk? Can't Give it Away Analysis: Microsoft's newest Windows wasn't zooming off the shelves when one user tried to peddle an extra copy.
• Google Chrome: 5 Best and 5 Worst Features Here's an overview of the open-source operating system, with both its wonders and its warts.
• Chrome OS: Move Along, Nothing to See Here (Yet) Thinking about downloading Google Chrome OS? You might want to think twice.
• Parlay Your Photos Into Holiday Cards and Calendars Use image-editing software and Websites to turn your digital photos into handcrafted greeting cards and other holiday gifts.
• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast PC World editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the potential impact of Google Chrome OS on the computing industry. This is PC World Podcast episode 54.
• Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ Everyone's all a-twitter over Google's newly announced operating system, Google Chrome OS. So what is it, and what could it do for you? Here are some answers.
• Chrome Shines, Gore Opines, Staffs Decline Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions...
• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hack Gets Atom Support Back The OS X 10.6.2 update dropped support for the hackintosh-friendly Intel Atom processor. Just two days after the update was released, it was hacked to allow the chip to be used once again.
• Third-party Screensavers Return to Snow Leopard When Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) was first released, I noted that many (maybe even all) third-party screensavers would no longer work in the new OS. This was...
• Toggle Sidebar Visibility in All Open Finder Windows When I publish hints here on Macworld, I usually try to walk through and explain how they work, so as to help you understand what's going on behind the scenes...
• Get Chrome OS Now Google's new operating system doesn't run right out of the box, so here's how to install it on your choice of platform.
• World Tech Update: Google Chrome, Obama in China, and More... Google open sources its Chrome OS, Obama in China, and an application from Microsoft displays massive amounts of data graphically.
• Five Reasons Google Chrome OS will Succeed Google Chrome OS is impressive and will thrive as it redefines what a modern day operating system should be.
• Google Chrome OS Will Fail: Here are the Fatal Flaws Google Chrome OS is headed straight to the dustbins of tech history.
• Google Chrome OS: Its Promises and Secrets What we know and what we don't yet know, even after a closer look at Google's operating system.
• Microsoft and Rivals Trash Talk Google Chrome OS Microsoft was, predictably, not all that impressed by Google's demonstration of its upcoming Chrome OS.
• Hack Brings 10.6.2 Back to Atom Processors Remember last week, when the net was abuzz with the news that the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update broke notebooks with Atom processors? Well, given the first syllable of...
• Google Goes for Speed, Security in Chrome OS Google launched its Chrome OS, focusing on speed and security.
• Google Chrome OS: Visual Tour Google's Chrome OS was shown for the first time Thursday, where the company gave a brief demo of the operating system.
• Use Tab Key in Snow Leopard Keyboard Shortcuts Among the many improvements in Snow Leopard is the ability to use the Tab key in user-created keyboard shortcuts. In OS X 10.5, pressing the Tab key while...
• Google Chrome OS Source Code Now Available For Download Come and get it! The source code for Chrome OS is now online.
• When Bad Things Happen to Good Products Ten major upgrades that went awry, the consumer revolts they prompted, and how the products involved recovered--or didn't.