Apple Moving Closer to Snow Leopard Release

Internet rumors are predicting that Apple will release the next major version of Mac OS X this summer.

From arstechnica.com:

Apple still has a (perhaps unenviable) goal of getting the next major version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, out the door this summer. Work continues on that front with a new beta build of Snow Leopard released to developers last night. Meanwhile, the 10.5.7 update to Leopard also got a new beta release with some additional improvements. Both OSes are getting more frequent updates as the product cycles inch closer to release.

PIC32 Development on Mac OS X using UBW32

Phillip Burgess posted a great article describing how to use Brian Schmalz's UBW32 and Microchip's USB Bootloader to create a low-cost PIC32 development kit for Mac OS X. Visit his www.PaintYourDragon.com website for all of the details.

CodeWeavers software free for a day thanks to lower gas prices

CodeWeavers is offering their CrossOver Mac Pro and CrossOver Linux Pro, which lets you run Windows applications on your Mac or Linux PC, for free on Tuesday, October 28. The company's CEO is making good on his promise that the company would give away its software free for a day if any of several goals were met before President Bush left office. We have lower gas prices to thank for this giveaway.

Lower gas prices leads to free software tomorrow [MacUser]
Review: CrossOver Mac Professional 7 [Macworld]