Yesterday, we asked for advice, short of erasing a disk, for solving a data corruption problem that occurred after a kernel panic was triggered by launching iTunes. We received numerous suggestions: ...

For the last decade or so, I have heard much about the 'superior' BeOS. To this day, a successor lives on in 'Haiku'. Couldn't most of the feel of BeOS be achieved with the proper Desktop Environment, ...

The past few days we've been covering reports of kernel panics on PowerBooks and iBooks when switching Network Locations. Yesterday we summarized the main factors that appeared to be involved in this ...

A Linux kernel developer explains the key overlaps between the hypervisor and the OS kernel. The KVM architecture uses Linux as both, which puts new capabilities at the hypervisor’s disposal. You’re ...

I just re-read µC/OS-III – The Real-Time Kernel by Jean Labrosse, which – I believe – provides a fantastic introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems. Now, just to make sure we're all tap-dancing to ...