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If you accidentally delete the Recycle Bin from your Windows Vista desktop, here's how to get it back.

The CNET Live team share their scariest tech stories, including hair-raising tales of emptied bank accounts, FBI surveillance, and a Windows 98 nightmare.

The Sony Vaio JS190J is our editors' top desktop pick for the 2008 Holiday Gift Guide. Sony finally gives the Windows camp a worthy iMac challenger, with a versatile all-in-one that starts at $999.

Can't get Windows to boot after you made some errant changes in the registry, drivers, or system settings? Find out how to restore functionality with this simple tip.

A two-day Microsoft developer conference begins Monday in Los Angeles, where the company is expected to give details on its cloud platform and Windows 7. In this Daily Debrief, CNET's Ina Fried explains to Kara Tsuboi why consumers can expect more "dessert" and fewer "vegetables" from the new operating system, and talks about the reasoning behind the number 7 in the name.

Skip the tedium of clicking the Start button and mousing over to "System Shutdown" in Windows. Turn off Windows like a pro and use a simple key combo instead.

Veronica shows you how to spice up your desktop or play a prank on your friends with today's Tekzilla Daily Tip.

Give Windows Vista a checkup and catch potential problems with your machine before they get out of control.

Tired of Windows restarting while you're away? Don't put up with that! Follow today's Tekzilla Daily and show Windows who's boss.

Are your Finder windows piling up? There's no need to close them one by one! Veronica will show you how to make them all disappear at once.

We commend Psystar for pushing ahead with its mission to sell its own PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. We're also impressed by its continuing efforts to ensure reliability. And although the OpenPro is a better deal than any PC currently offered by Apple, you can get a faster PC overall from traditional Windows vendors.

Windows Vista asks for confirmation every time you tweak any little thing. Sure, they're just trying to protect your system, but if you think you're responsible enough, Patrick will show you how to disable this feature.

Here are three ways to tweak your Windows boot screen and inject a little pizzazz while you wait for your system to boot.

Though the Velocity 103 offers a lot in the features department, the Windows Mobile smartphone is going to have a tough time competing in the space because of its unintuitive interface, performance issues, and high price tag.

Dell's new Studio Desktop introduces 64-bit Windows Vista to the Dell desktop lineup, but that's about the only thing this system does well. Its biggest, and deal-killing, fault is the overpriced and less-than-aggressive selection of configuration options.

We liked Shuttle's original low-cost Linux desktop, but even though the KPC K-4800 adds a DVD drive and a few other upgrades, the price increase takes a toll on its overall value. Regardless of their operating system, too many Windows PCs give you more hardware for the money.

Discover a new way to manage your OS X windows on today's Tekzilla Daily! Plus a viewer tip adds to the fun.

Use Vista's search bar to open any program lickety-split. Works for documents, too!

The timing couldn't have been worse. What with Android phones now hitting the market and updates to Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry, Microsoft is telling partners to expect delays receiving Mobile Windows 7. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with Ina Fried, who broke the news of the delay.

Forget about launching some slow program to see what's in a file. Molly Wood shows you a Vista trick for previewing files the faster way.