• Windows 7 Upgrade Woes Mount: Endless Reboots and Product Key Problems

  
  Microsoft message boards are active with users complaining of upgrade problems related to Windows 7.

• Motorola Droid Gets a Cautious Thumbs Up

  
  Motorola's Droid features a 5-megapixel camera, a full-QWERTY keyboard, a high-res screen, and Google Navigation
• Windows 7: A Day 7 Scorecard
• Report: Xbox 360 Holiday Sequel-Buyers Switching to PS3
• Should You Use Standby or Hibernate?
• Linux Stopped Tech Support Calls from My Family
• Are Heavy Discounts Behind Window 7's Success?
• Apple Woos Windows 7 Pirates on Google (Maybe)
• Five Ways to Overclock a Netbook (Really!)
• Mitigate the 7 Deadly Sins Found in Windows 7

Upgrading How-Tos

• Should You Use Standby or Hibernate? Most laptops give you a choice, but which mode works best, and why? Answers coming up.
• Protect Your Kids from Profanity-Laden YouTube Comments YouTube seems harmless enough, but kids who read certain user comments may get an eyeful. A handy Firefox extension filters out the bad stuff.
• Migrate to Windows 7--Slowly, Part 5: Migrating Your Bookmarks The easiest way to copy your browser bookmarks from old partition to new? The fabulous freebie known as Xmarks.
• Make Windows 7's Taskbar More Like Vista's Not wild about Windows 7's label-free taskbar? You can restore the ol' label-filled Vista/XP model with just a few clicks.
• Migrate to Windows 7--Slowly, Part 4: Installing Your Apps A killer service automates the process of downloading and installing popular software--and it's free!

Upgrading News

• Linux Stopped Tech Support Calls from My Family If you're the default technical support person for friends and family, switch them to Linux (yes, Linux).
• Apple Woos Windows 7 Pirates on Google (Maybe) Based on ads that Apple is buying on Google, it appears that Apple considers Windows 7 pirates as hot potential customers for switching to a Mac.
• Are Heavy Discounts Behind Window 7's Success? Sales of Windows 7 are through the roof — but Microsoft's bargain-basement pricing, particularly on the Home Premium Upgrade version, may be fueling the fire sale.
• Report: Xbox 360 Holiday Sequel-Buyers Switching to PS3 A study by trend-tracker OTX Game Insight suggests console sequel-buyers this holiday may be switching to Sony's PlayStation 3.
• Five Ways to Overclock a Netbook (Really!) Didn't think hardware this tiny could be tweaked? We explore five ways to turn netbooks up to 11.

Upgrading Playing in PCW Video

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  Motorola Droid Gets a Cautious Thumbs Up Motorola's Droid features a 5-megapixel camera, a full-QWERTY keyboard, a high-res screen, and Google Navigation
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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.

Upgrading 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.

Upgrading Reviews

• Motorola Droid Gets a Cautious Thumbs Up Motorola's Droid features a 5-megapixel camera, a full-QWERTY keyboard, a high-res screen, and Google Navigation
• Hands On with Facebook and Twitter for Xbox LIVE How's Microsoft's next Xbox 360 LIVE social networking update handle? We take the preview version for a spin to find out.
• Sony PSP Go Unboxed and Exposed Sony's palm-sized PSP Go debuts in less than two days, but you can have a look at our review unit now courtesy these "unboxing" snaps.
• Windows 7: A Guided Tour of Its Security Improvements PC World's "Uncle" Robert is a funny guy, but he takes a serious look at some of Window's 7's new system management and security tools.