I was quite distressed when I read the article in the July 2003 Consumer Reports about the Wal-Mart $300 Computer. I've been a big fan of Consumer Reports for years. But this time I didn't feel that they really did a fair comparison of the Wal-Mart Linux PC's. So I decided to do one of my own.

This is the first installment of Think Secret's "Inside Panther" series, covering Mac OS X Version 10.3. Check back to their site frequently for additional Panther coverage. Today, they begin by taking a look at updates to the Finder and System.

Microsoft will announce the release candidate for its Windows Small Business Server 2003, the latest product in the Windows Server 2003 server family headed for release.

Sun Microsystems released a new version of its Java for desktop computers on Friday that aims to make the software faster, more familiar in appearance, and less daunting for non-programmers.

The new major version of Mozilla is now available. Release notes are here. On a similar note Netscape 7.1 and Epiphany for Gnome 0.7.3 are out while on other browser news, learn about the iRider browser and its usability enhancements over other browsers.

On the day of WWDC all people could think about was the new G5 PowerMacs, or Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther." While most news sites drowned in WWDC coverage, and then the whole debate over benchmarks, it was quite easy to miss this little gem. Trolltech released Qt 3.1.2 for OSX last Monday.

Read the editorial regarding the future of Debian, at Linmagau. On the same web site find an interview with Jeff Waugh, coordinator release manager of Gnome.

Microsoft announced the availability of its Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) software initiator package, including the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and its driver.

Get the basic information necessary to begin installing FreeBSD on a system with another operating system that was previously installed. You will see how to prepare for a FreeBSD installation that will allow the system to operate with Windows, and you will also see how to install FreeBSD on a system that is running Linux.

Some experts say Microsoft's plan to integrate Internet Explorer into the operating system may bring "unwelcome side effects" and drive customers into the arms of the competition.

I have to friendly argue about the OSNews article about Apple: "Could an eMac Strategy Bring More Market Share to Apple?" That article is written from the Computer enthusiast point of view rather from the business man point of view, which usually diverges from the hobbyist, because it considers things that nobody that is not in the Marketing business is aware of. I understand Marketing as defined by Kotler: the right mix of Price, Product, Place and Promotion.

The Inquirer has an editorial about Macs, the 64-bit market and how they compare with AMD Opteron.

Introduction article to the Debian GNU/Linux at Sitepoint.com.

Sam Leffler has added 802.11a and 802.11g support in FreeBSD-Current. Sam says that the 'ath' drivers support all Atheros devices, making FreeBSD the first open source OS to support both standards.