• 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.

• Windows 7 Review

  
  Windows 7 gets the basics right. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.
• Google Chrome OS: Its Promises and Secrets
• When Bad Things Happen to Good Products
• Five Reasons Google Chrome OS will Succeed
• Google Chrome OS Will Fail: Here are the Fatal Flaws
• Google Chrome: 5 Best and 5 Worst Features
• Chrome OS: Move Along, Nothing to See Here (Yet)
• Windows 7 Sales Brisk? Can't Give it Away
• Get Chrome OS Now

Operating Systems News

• Google Chrome OS: Big Brother Google Gets Bigger If Google Chrome OS supplants Windows in a meaningful way than 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.

Operating Systems Playing in PCW Video

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  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.
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  How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.
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  How To Set Up a Windows 7 Network Senior Editor Robert Strohmeyer shows guests at his Windows 7 launch party how to set up a Windows 7 network and share files.

Operating Systems Slideshows

• Mac OS X Snow Leopard: New Bells and Whistles Explained An in-depth visual tour of the new Mac OS features that every user will want to know about.

Operating Systems How-Tos

• 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.
• Are You Neglecting Your Windows Key? A tap of the Windows key takes you to the Start menu, where--in Vista and 7--you can start typing to dynamically search for apps, files, e-mail, and the like.
• Does Windows 7 Have Contacts? Brian Colgin read that Windows 7 lacks an email program, but does it still store contacts?
• Free Tools for Fine-Tuning Your Windows 7 Setup No-cost apps and Web services help you set up your Windows 7 computer just the way you want it.
• Migrate to Windows 7 at Your Own Pace You don't have to jump into Microsoft's new OS right away; here's how to make the switch gradually.