Buying Guides & Articles:Operating Systems

Scroll in Excel via the keyboard; get more out of your scrollbar; and give your mouse wings with Flywheel... Read more

After exploring Windows Vista for about six months on my test-bed PC, I decided two months ago that, along with upgrading the motherboard and CPU in my main... Read more

Is Windows bugging you about USB devices that aren't even plugged in anymore? Or harassing you with bogus security alerts? Or popping up lots of unnecessary... Read more

Chip TaylorOver the past 25 years, readers have asked PC World thousands of questions about technology. Some--like "Why won't DOS recognize my dot-matrix printer?"--have... Read more

I confess: I use Vista. Every day. It's the only operating system on my main computer. Vista and I have a love/hate relationship. I love the look, the built-in search... Read more

People are buzzing about Windows Vista. But what%u2019s so great about it anyway? Read about its pros and cons here... Read more

If your network is all Windows or all Macintosh, sharing files back and forth is easy. But if you have a mix of Windows PCs and Macs, you'll have to go through a special... Read more

Windows Vista supports two very different kinds of file compression. The distinction is confusing but important. File compression reduces the size of a file by cleverly... Read more

Follow along with this simple exercise. Move your cursor over the iTunes icon on the dock. (This icon looks like an audio CD with a green musical note on it.) Click the... Read more

If you haven't already opened your .Mac account, you get a chance to sign up when you turn on your Mac for the first time and also when you install (or upgrade) Mac OS... Read more