Apple Computer this afternoon seeded developers with build 7S210 of Mac OS X 10.3.7. With this latest latest build, Apple has asked that developers focus their testing efforts on audio, printing, storage or audio-based FireWire devices, and graphic intensive games that utilize OpenGL.

Since I am always looking for Linux distributions that are suitable as Windows replacements, I decided to give Xandros a try. After spending some time with it, I've written up a review (screenshots). Find out if this Windows replacement achieves its lofty goals. Check it out at Tuxme.com.

A quick visit to Frys Electronics last weekend left me with (yet another) webcam. But not an ordinary webcam: this is an utrla tiny cam, created specifically to mount on laptops!

Mark Russinovich's guide on the mysterious NT kernel Native API has been updated to reflected changes introduced in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This API is almost entirely hidden from view, with only a handful of its function documented in generally accessible publications.

According to WindowsForDevices, Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices Group has just released the final version of Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 2. The latest release of the componentized version of Windows XP -- targeting a wide range of embedded systems and devices -- is now available for free download from Microsoft's website. The free 120-day evaluation software kit comprises the entire product including binaries and tools, and can be used to develop, build, deploy, and test a target OS image in a real device.

Today Solaris Express 11/04 shipped. New in this release are the AMD64 kernel and userland (supporting Athlon64, Nocona and Opteron) and many other enhancements. A more complete listing is available here.

There won't be just one Longhorn Server. Instead, there will be nearly a dozen customizable variants, partners say.

Have you partaken in the conspiracy theories about Microsoft's recent investment in Vintela, a Unix-Windows integration software company? Vintela's association with SCO, and Microsoft's apparent interest in keeping SCO's legal battle against IBM afloat in order to undermine Linux, certainly provide plenty of kindling to keep the home fires burning at conspiracy central. But let's try to get the story straight first. OSNews interviewed Vintela President Dave Wilson.

The Linux distro is due to release a version of its operating system that can be run directly off a CD-ROM, so that people can try Gentoo without installing it.

A quick look at the GeekBox Linux minimal disribution: 6 MB ISO to power your home-made dvd and divx player.

Alistair Crooks announced today that the NetBSD Packages Team will start a freeze on the pkgsrc tree in order to prepare for the release of the fourth stable branch, pkgsrc-2004Q4. The freeze will begin on December 6th 2004, and will last for a maximum of 2 weeks, during which the developers will bring down the PR count and fix problems shown by the bulk builds. Update: LiveCD/ISO instructions.

I have updated my guide for WinUAE at AmigaWorld. Check in for more info.

Learn how to write your own resource-management code when you create types that contain resources other than memory, particularly for disposing of nonmemory resources.

This sample book chapter details the ways in which C programs deal with data, and how you mess with text and numeric data.