You can download Windows 7 RC from the Microsoft website.

So it's that time again, Microsoft offer up another version of Windows trying to take over from Vista which hasn't been the biggest success for the company.

Personally I don't have a problem with Vista, sure it has some quirks but no more than any other OS. I can however see why it wasn't a huge seller, the majority of users (like my family members) are quite comfortable with XP, it does everything they need and it responds in a way they're used to.

Vista with its huge, but neccessary, visual shift would of scared off any non-techie user, it was the big reshuffle, reorganisation that the Windows desktop needed, however this would be confusing for the casual or nervous computer user.

I use both Windows and Mac OS X, I can get on with Mac OS for "general" use, but when it comes to some of the more techie things I find 3rd party support for Mac OS X is still vastly limited when compared to Windows, hell I can't even find a SFTP client that does everything I want.

With that said Vista does have a few issues, the over protective UAC for example. This is where Windows 7 enters the ring, it's biggest "feature" is that its an overall improvement of Vista.

Having used the Windows 7 64bit Public Beta for over a month now I'm pretty satisfied, the UI improvements are a plenty, Windows Explorer has had some excellent little tweaks, improving on the ideas you find in Vista/ OSX.

The biggest visual change is the taskbar, this "improved" version actually kind of works like Apple's Dock. It's a taskbar/dock hybrid allowing you to pin applications to the taskbar, reorder them as you see fit. I'm still undecided if I really like this feature or not, it's growing on me though.

Anyway, get the beta if you can, if your at ease with Vista you'll really like what 7 brings to the table. I still don't know if this will replace the beast that is XP.

I really like my new iPhone 3G however I came across a small problem that was quite hard to track down and solve, hopefully this guide will help someone else out there having the same frustrating problem - music being greyed out when connected to another computer.

Previously I synced my music, at home, on my desktop computer, using an iPod Classic in "Manually manage music" mode. When I got to work on my second machine, my laptop, I was able to plug this in and have access to my music (for playing, not copying) and able to play over AirTunes.

No such luck with iPhone, the same technique simply doesn't work. At first I thought it was related to the iTunes Store authorized accounts, I made sure both desktop and laptop were authorised, but my music was still greyed out on the secondary machine, doh.

After alot of reading around I discovered that this might actually be a bug with the iPhone/iTunes combo, as it doesn't seem to recognise/remember it's in "manual" mode when you connect to another computer, the trigger that is supposed to allow you to play music on another machine.

After even more reading around I found a technique that works and it's really easy to do. From your main machine (the machine that currently syncs with iPhone) make a copy of both "iTunes Library.itl" and "iTunes Music Library.xml" from you iTunes music directory and overwrite them on your secondary location, viola!

Introducing the all-new MacBook and MacBook Pro. New design. New features. New technologies. All engineered to standards that don't even exist yet.

Precision aluminium unibody enclosure.
Machined from solid aluminium, the new MacBook and MacBook Pro are thinner, greener and more stunning than ever. Learn more

Ultrathin LED-backlit display.
With seamless glass and instant full screen brightness, everything you see is flat-out spectacular. Learn more

Advanced NVIDIA graphics processing.
NVIDIA delivers faster, more powerful graphics performance to the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. Learn more

All-new, smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad.
The spacious new Multi-Touch trackpad gives you even more room for clicking and for Multi-Touch gestures.

Okay, I try not to be a sucker for new Apple products but the new Macbook does seem to have improved every single piece over its predecessor.

Sadly that only means one thing, I want one.

Create powerful images with the professional standard

Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 software provides improved access to its unrivaled power through a more intuitive user experience, greater editing freedom, and significant productivity enhancements.

Okay so I'm not sure whats new in my prefered graphics app just yet, but this latest version of Photoshop is sure to include some nifty new features.

Following three years of continuous improvement, OpenOffice.org has now reached the landmark version 3.0, with a host of new features including native support for Mac OS X users.

It's been quite a while coming but the latest edition of open office software is here, hopefully alot of performence improvements will of made its way into this version.

The three stand-out features for me would be:

• Native Mac OS support
• Office 2007/8 (docx) support
• ODF 1.2 support

Grab it.

Google (kind of) suprises us with a new browser built around Apple's WebKit (Safari codebase) and Mozilla's Firefox.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favourite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favourite web applications.

After having a quick play with with Chrome it doesn't do anything extrodinary, but does do some very useful things that Firefox can only achieve with add-ons. Certainly something to keep an eye on.