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Jitter 1.2.3 for OS X and Windows XP is now available for download from:

http://www.cycling74.com/products/dljitter.html

This version fixes several bugs and is recommended for all Jitter users. Click "Read More" for this version's release notes.

Jitter 1.2.2 for OS X and Windows XP is now available for download:

http://www.cycling74.com/products/dljitter.html

This version fixes several bugs and is recommended for all Jitter users. Click "Full Story" for this version's release notes.

Scott Weiser writes:

In addition to the Max mailing list, there is now a full-fledged Max chat room on IRC. If you haven't checked it out yet, come on by. I can't guarantee that there will be someone to talk to 24 hours a day, but we have some regulars now and also some people that pop in from time to time.

While the mailing list has its advantages in being a good place to solve problems and keep a record of the solution in the archive, the IRC channel operates on a much more personal level, and you can finally get to know the geeks who have helped you out in the past (or the other way around).

The OpenGL Architecture Review Board has released the official OpenGL 2.0 specification. The new version includes:

• High level shading language support
• Multiple render targets
• Non Power of two textures
• Two Sided stencil
• Point sprites

Many of these features are already available on certain graphics cards on certain platforms, but it is nice to see these things having made it into the specification.

Okay, so if you're using MaxMSP and looking at cycling74.com, chances are you are a geek of some form or another. If not, well, I suppose you can forget what I said and move along. In this section of cycling74.com we'll be covering topics such as the inner workings of MaxMSP's scheduler, event, and DSP models; programming in Javascript, Java, or C; underlying operating system details; hacks and workarounds for tricky problems; et cetera. If you have an article for submission, an idea for us to write about in, or a correction for previously published articles in the Geek's Corner, you can email Joshua Kit Clayton at jkc@cycling74.com. Enjoy.