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Windows: AutoPatcher, the small but powerful utility that makes it easy to install Windows updates while offline, and on multiple systems, has added support for Windows 7, giving users more control over when and how they update their systems.

If you need to buy a new copy of Microsoft Office but don't want an instantly outdated suite when Office 2010 is released later this year, you're in luck: If you buy Office 2007 any time between March 5 and September 30 of this year, you automatically qualify for a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it's released.

Google's Gmail tweak broke some of the more popular features of my Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension this week, including Folders4Gmail and Hide Spam Count. Thanks to the quick work of Arend v. Reinersdorff, the problems have been fixed.

The iPad is officially launching in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders starting on March 12. (The 3G version will be available later in April.) International users can expect a launch sometime in late April. While we've got our problems with the iPad, we still imagine it's going to see a lot of love.

According to researchers behind a white paper on computer vulnerabilities the typical Windows user has to patch their computer an average of 75 times a year. Many simply ignore the task. We want to hear how you keep things current.Photo by Sam Howzit.

Windows: National Geographic's web site has some stunning photography, and a lot of it makes for good rotating desktop backgrounds.

Windows/Mac/Linux: The latest Beta update for Google Chrome does away with the need for clever bookmarklets by automatically dropping down a translation bar when you're browsing another language. It also adds whitelist-type controls over Flash, Java, and other browser content.

Windows: Opera's development team has cranked out no less than four 10.5 release candidate builds in (roughly) 24 hours. That might signal a final build due tomorrow, timed to arrive with Microsoft's mandatory browser choice screen in Europe.