• Apple Releases Another Mega-Patch for Mac OS X

  
  It fixes 40 more bugs; total for year now exceeds 250.

• Netbooks Will Boost Adoption of Linux, Says Novell CTO

  
  Novell expects higher adoption of SUSE Linux from netbooks, though it expects that the overall Linux market is moving to embedded Linux.
• Vista R.I.P.
• Vista's a Hit in India
• Bad Things Happen to Unlicensed Windows Users
• 23 Things I Wish Would Just Go Away
• Ballmer: Microsoft Will Soon Release 'Windows Cloud' OS
• Can I Recover from Recovering My PC?
• Microsoft Ships Add-ons for Vista Ultimate
• Why Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' Ads Won't Attack Apple

Operating Systems News

• Apple Releases Another Mega-Patch for Mac OS X It fixes 40 more bugs; total for year now exceeds 250.
• Netbooks Will Boost Adoption of Linux, Says Novell CTO Novell expects higher adoption of SUSE Linux from netbooks, though it expects that the overall Linux market is moving to embedded Linux.
• Vista R.I.P. Vista is on its way to the Microsoft scrap heap, joining other relics including Microsoft Bob.
• Vista's a Hit in India More than two million licenses for Windows Vista have been sold in India, the company reports.
• Bad Things Happen to Unlicensed Windows Users Company-sponsored report says counterfeits lead to system failures, lost data.

Operating Systems Playing in PCW Video

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  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Launch Preview New server OS emphasizes security, virtualization, Web productivity and business intelligence changes.
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  Apple Annouces Safari for Vista and XP At the WWDC '07 in San Francisco, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple's Safari 3 Web browser would be available for Windows XP and Vista.
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  Intel's Upcoming Menlow Platform Intel shows off space-saving chips for ultra-mobile devices.

Operating Systems How-Tos

• Can I Recover from Recovering My PC? When his PC wouldn't boot, Stargazer ran its recovery tool and thus lost all of his files. Then he asked the Answer Line forum how he could get back his pictures, video, and music.
• Why Doesn't Vista's Mail Program Help You Type in Contacts? Bill Owens wants to know why Vista's email program, Windows Mail, doesn't behave like Outlook Express and automatically complete recipients' name as you type them.
• How Do I Back Up My Drivers? Gerald Thompson wants his drivers protected before a complete reinstall.
• End Office and Windows Annoyances Deal with e-mail hassles, Office file-format woes, and lost passwords--and see what happens when a wolf wants to play.
• What Autoloading Programs Should I Keep? Joseph Storer of Bellingham, Massachusetts has the right idea. He wants to know which programs that autoload at startup should NOT be disabled.