Vista is right on the doorstep as we step into 2007, and it's almost time to decide - are you going to buy, upgrade, or take a pass on Microsoft's newest. To guide your hand, PC Plus 252 comes with a full 47 Vista Secrets, carefully chosen to help you through the new upgrade blues and explain how to work past the inevitable tweaks. We've got reviews of the latest Premium Vista systems, now running on up to quad-core systems, as well as a full review of both Office 2007 and its closest competitors. Find out what you're missing, or what to miss out in favour of, whatever your budget.

In features, we visit the secret Google Labs for a one on one with its Labs Director on Google's future plans and current projects. We also explore the new world of Citizen Journalism, where the world fights back against that old stereotype of machines churning the news. How will knowledge based economies be affected, and to what extent do they actually exist?

Back in the world of entertainment, the word on everyone's lips is IPTV - or Broadband TV, or Web TV, or many other variants. We cut through the chaff to find the different options available for turning your broadband into a direct entertainment stream, with a special tutorial on creating your own online media empire on a budget. Also in tutorials: redesigning your home, making the most of mobile productivity, advanced developer tips for Office 2007, and the latest tools for Linux. We also have our regular columns on Vista, the web, Mac, and programming of every stripe.

PC Plus 252 is out on January 16th at all good newsagents.