I have just added a Google gadget for iGoogle that will display the latest version of OSx86 and the next upcoming version of OS X as well as latest kernel builds on my new site Dawson.be. Check out the gadget here.

I also fixed the commenting feature which I only just worked out was broken! Ooops! Anyway it works now with a new version.

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As with most updates to OS X an accelerated seeding phase where by Apple updates seeds to developers quickly has begun for Leopard with a new build, 9A527. This marks a trigger point whereby we can expect to see almost final versions of Leopard soon. With the latest build, coming just a few short days after the last one, the list of known issues has been significantly reduced indicating Apple are bugfixing ready for their scheduled release of the new OS X update. Once Leopard reaches Final Candidate stage there will be a 4-6 week intensive testing period to eradicate as many bugs as possible before being RTMed.

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Netkas detials how to get the latest OS X Drivers for the ATI Radeon HD 2600 working on your PC. Currently it works with full QE/CI/OpenGL with the 256MB RAM version.

To get this working you will need the new Kexts from Software Update, a special version of Natit and the new Rosetta files. Then you just need to add you DevID. Grab all files on the IRC on #radeonhd. Netkas's post.

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Apple have updated their upcoming Leopard system with build 9A500n which is recommended for all 9A499 users.

Apple also seeded a new beta of the upcoming OS X 10.4.11 update with build 8S2146 being released to developers. This comes a mere 5 days since the last seed and is typical of the accelerated seed cycle seen before final release by Apple.

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The latest beta of the upcoming 10.4.11 update for MAc OS X has been seeded to developers with build 8S2144. This update has one known flaw and includes a host of bug fixes. The flaw involves the system occasionally hanging during shutdown.

Bug fixes include fixes for the USB modem, modem driver, CoreAudio and m4a files, WebCore Editing, VPN and Rosetta.

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