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Google says their Chrome OS will be so secure "users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates." But how could an OS that is virtually a browser itself be more secure than your everyday Windows and Mac machines? The OS is even named after their browser!

Like the Chrome browser that is based off of the open-source Webkit project, the OS will be based off of the open-source Linux kernel. Google says it will run on x86 and ARM processors and include a new windowing system. Google says this OS is not related to Android, and the Chrome OS will be positioned for netbooks, which are usually more web-oriented.

"I have serious doubts about their claims simply because an operating system must execute code and malware is code,"says Dave Marcus, the director of security research and communications for McAfee Avert Labs.

It is unlikely Chrome OS will make it beyond the small percentage of market share that Ubuntu and Red Hat hold. Also, a large factor is the level of desirability among developers to build applications that run on this OS.

You can use the Wii Remote as a general input device for your PC. You just need a Bluetooth enabled PC(if you don't you can purchase a Bluetooth Adapter for about 30 bucks), a Wii Remote of course, and the free GlovePIE.

1. Download and install the free GlovePIE.
2. Click Add in the Bluetooth control panel, and hold down the 1 and 2 buttons on the remote.
3. Follow on-screen instructions to search for a new device.
4. Select the Wii Remote, and don't use a passkey.
5. Release the 1 and 2 keys after finalizing the connection.
6. GlovePIE uses scripts to translate controller commands to PC commands. Click File•Open, pick a script, and choose Run. You can find scripts at http://tinyurl.com/GlovePIE-Scripts.

Breathing Earth shows you a simulated, real-time animation of worldwide births, deaths, and Carbon Dioxide emitted.

http://www.breathingearth.net/

Is it true??? Does Microsoft actually LISTEN to what us consumers want? With the release of Windows 7, I think we can say they do listen.

Windows 7, compared to its predecessor, Vista, it is very lightweight. Microsoft has stripped away some of the previously bundeld apps. These are now Windows Live Essentials, which you can get from get.live.com. Getting rid of the apps also helped "the big M" avoid legal issues and get rig of the infamous "Vista Bloat".

Thanks to DLNA, Windows 7 can play media to your XBOX 360, PS3, or another Windows 7 computer, along with any other DLNA compatable device. To use the feature, just right-click on the media you want to send, go to the "Play To..."Menu, and select the device you want to send it to.

Microsoft has a new technology called "Device Stage" in Windows 7. When you connect a device, it automatically installs drivers and software to go with the device. It then opens a Window where it shows what you can do with the device.

Microsoft has also improved with networking, with HomeGroup. Let's say you already have your Windows 7 network set up, and you bring home a new computer. Once you connect it to the network, it will ask you if you want to join the HomeGroup. You just have to type in the password, and just like that, it is apart of the network.

The development plans are pretty basic. There will only be "the beta", and one RC, and then it is out. It is safe to say we can expect Windows 7 at the end of the year or early 2010.