A push mechanism is the delivery of unsolicited information to a mobile device. Learn how to set up a PPG on your own, configure the settings to your own taste, develop push content, and test it with a mobile handset simulator over a TCP/IP network on a LAN.

A while back, OSNews had an article about the Open Graphics Project. The project has progressed significantly, and now there is an interview on KernelTrap.org about the progress, status, and future of this 3D graphics project. If you're interested in how the chip works, there's even a C++ software model of the OpenGL renderer you can look at.

This is a quick overview of using GPG giving a little background material then illustrating its simpler uses. At www.ip-wars.net as An Overview of GPG.

"I'm tired of the constant fear mongering around intellectual property and open source software and "enterprises being sued" and thought it time to offer a different opinion" says Stephen R. Walli, an ex-Microsoft employee who worked on open sourcing projects at Microsoft (FlexWiki and Wix).

AnandTech describes their experience with Mac OS X and the Mac platform, Part II.

Arch Linux 0.7 was finally released today after delays waiting for kernel 2.6.10 (waiting for Reiser4 support that didn't happen). There are mirrors, torrents, and also docs. For those who don't know, Arch is an advanced Linux distribution blending the simplicity of Slackware and package management of Debian in it's lean framework. This release uses the 2.6.10 kernel with the -as patchset and the new 4.2 release of the XFCE desktop environment among other current versions of well known apps. New Arch users can then edit /etc/pacman.conf to enable the -Current and -Extra trees and download them. Editor's Take: A fantastic distribution, but it requires a substantial initial involvement by semi-advanced users to bring the distro to the wished configuration. After this point is passed, Arch will not dissapoint.

After a long time in development, version 0.9 of the Gecko-based K-Meleon web browser for Windows has been released.

Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers.

When you have 20 or more windows open across nine virtual desktops, the complexity of window management can become overwhelming. A number of new tools are now available to facilitate effective window management. Elsewhere, you can tile your desktop windows in full screen no-gap layouts to simplify copy and paste, drag and drop, and visual comparisons. WindowSizer's window management engine will automatically resize neighboring windows to maintain a tiled layout.

Lismore Software Systems announces Guest PC a new x86 software emulator for Mac OS X. With Guest PC you can easily create and manage virtual x86 computer on your Mac. You can install Windows operating system and access the application created for Windows compatible computers. Guest PC 1.0 will be available in the beginning of February 2005.

The Mac Mini is the perfect candidate for a new geek-war for year 2005. Some love it, some say it is just overpriced old hardware. One thing is for sure: there are guys already experimenting a Linux and Mac Mini setup. All of the hardware, as you can read, is already supported.

The Independent Qt Tutorial has been updated and now has an Italian translation. Also, a new chapter about OpenGL and Qt has been added. The OpenGL chapter is based on NeHe's great tutorial.

Most people do not use OpenBSD as a desktop OS, though there are some people who swear by it. This chapter provides an overview of OpenBSD, including its development, features, and the tools available in this operating system for your business.

Colors are another form of data, and in light of the fact that the human eye can perceive more than ten million different colors, that's a potentially huge amount of data. Color theory helps you organize this data into manageable chunks. This chapter outlines color theory, both pigment-based theory and light-based theory.