• Nvidia’s PhysX Technology Brings GPU Accelerated Physics to Upcoming Games

  
  Nvidia announced three anticipated games will be making use of their hyped PhysX technology: Dark Void, Terminator Salvation, and Darkest of Days. The PhysX engine is incredibly scalable, already running on every major gaming platform, including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, and even iPhone.

• Make Firefox the Default Browser (Again) After Installing Internet Explorer 8

  
  Did Internet Explorer 8 overthrow Firefox as your default browser? Here's how to undo Microsoft's sneaky little coup.
• Pin Frequently Used Folders to Vista's Start Menu
• Delete the Contents of a Folder Without Even Opening It
• Turn Vista Folders Into Fast-Access 'Favorites'
• OCZ's New SSD RAID Promises Speed, Bankrupcy
• Add Firefox's Spell-Check Feature to Forms
• Work Around 'Generic Volume Cannot Be Stopped' Errors
• Faster Bluetooth 3.0 Launches with WiFi Twist
• Change the Speed of Mousewheel Scrolling in Firefox

Upgrading How-Tos

• Make Firefox the Default Browser (Again) After Installing Internet Explorer 8 Did Internet Explorer 8 overthrow Firefox as your default browser? Here's how to undo Microsoft's sneaky little coup.
• Pin Frequently Used Folders to Vista's Start Menu Want lightning-fast access to the folders you use every day? Pin them to the Start Menu!
• Delete the Contents of a Folder Without Even Opening It A simple Registry hack lets you empty a folder just by right-clicking it.
• Turn Vista Folders Into Fast-Access 'Favorites' Save time by turning frequently used folders into 'favorites' for quick and easy access.
• Add Firefox's Spell-Check Feature to Forms A simple tweak is all it takes to extend Firefox's spell-checker to Web forms.

Upgrading News

• Nvidia’s PhysX Technology Brings GPU Accelerated Physics to Upcoming Games Nvidia announced three anticipated games will be making use of their hyped PhysX technology: Dark Void, Terminator Salvation, and Darkest of Days. The PhysX engine is incredibly scalable, already running on every major gaming platform, including Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, and even iPhone.
• OCZ's New SSD RAID Promises Speed, Bankrupcy Four SSDs. One RAID 0 array. One PCI Express-based enclosure. And one mortgage to pay the thing off -- that's the new OCZ Z-Drive.
• Faster Bluetooth 3.0 Launches with WiFi Twist Bluetooth 3.0 has been formally announced with backers promising faster speeds thanks to WiFi.
• Tech Pros Plan to Leapfrog Vista for Windows 7 Forget Vista; When they upgrade, they're going straight to Microsoft's next OS, say
• Users' Vista Experience Delays Windows 7 Adoption Researchers find companies are not rushing to upgrade to Windows 7, and blaming their caution on Vista.

Upgrading Playing in PCW Video

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  A Sneak Peek at The Sims 3 With the imminent worldwide release of The Sims 3, EA invited us to their offices for a preview of the game.
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  How to Replace Your CPU A processor upgrade can breathe new life into an old PC.
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  How to Set Up Multiple Monitors Boost your productivity by adding a second monitor. It'll provide you with increased screen real estate and boost your efficiency.