Installing Windows 7 is a simple task. The installation process is very similar to the Windows Vista setup process and only some mild changes were made in this version. As usual it does involve a little planning and a little guidance through some steps but generally it just involves answering questions and waiting for a short amount of time (about 20-25 min). This guide will teach you how to install Windows 7 onto a brand new machine. If you wish to install Windows 7 onto a computer that already has Windows Vista, you can choose an in place upgrade if you wish. If you have Windows XP installed, you must do a Clean Installation, but you still qualify to buy a copy of Windows 7 for the upgrade price. I don't recommend in place upgrades because they bring all the problems and slowness from Windows Vista and bring them into your new Windows 7 system. Before you start make sure you have the following items: your Windows 7 installation DVD and your Windows 7 product key.

Office 2010 will be hitting our shelves (but more likely our downloads folder) in about June this year according to Microsoft, but in November 2009 Microsoft released their new beta version to the public to try. This is a public beta, unlike the technical preview I showed you back in May which was invitation only. The beta adds many new additions and stylings that weren't present in the technical preview. This article will provide a small preview into some of the new features available in Office 2010. You can download your own version of the Office 2010 beta at www.microsoft.com/office2010 .

Ubuntu 9.10 was released on the 30th of October 2009 (I know it's a bit late for me to be writing this, but school and the website crash have delayed some things) and was given the name Karmic Koala. Ubuntu is a Linux operating system and is one of the most popular for people who are new to Linux due to it's user friendliness and support. I believe with each version of Ubuntu, Linux gets closer to being a viable full time replacement for Microsoft Windows. The WINE application which is downloadable to the system allows you to run Microsoft Office using a series of steps (though it's still not easy to do the steps yet) and some other Windows Applications). Using an emulator like Sun VirtualBox is even better. So lets have a quick overview of the latest version of Ubuntu at this time and look at it's major aspects and improvements from Ubuntu 9.04.

Google Chrome is Google's latest project engaging the world's interest. It started off as a very simple, lightweight and fast web browser for the Windows Operating System, currently up to version 4.0 beta which offers extensions for the first time. The browser also now has a version for the Macintosh and is built on the WebKit rendering engine. Google now has new plans for it's Chrome web browser, to turn it into an operating system to run on low powered netbooks. Some of the code has made it's way onto parts of the internet and has been compiled to work off USB sticks and virtual machines. The idea Google has for this OS is to be a way to push its online services including GMail and Google Calendar instead of running local versions of an application like Microsoft Office Outlook. I've managed to get myself a copy so I'll give you some detail here.