On the Web - Tune-up for IT at Doc's Garage

Senior Editor Doc Searls has spent a good portion of the last year or so talking to IT guys inside some big-name companies about how and where they are using Linux and open source. More than a single story, Doc's tapped in to a revolution in the way IT departments work. He's dubbed the revolution DIY-IT. Response to his reports has been overwhelming, so we've launched a new SSC Web site devoted to the DIY-IT movement. Here's Doc describing in his own words what this new site is:

If your company is part of the revolution or you'd like it to be, check out the site. See what you can learn and take back to the rest of the team. Or, if you've got your own story to share, write about it on the site.

Back on the Linux Journal site, after constructing this year's Ultimate Linux Box, Don Marti decided he needed to write about building the ultimate quiet Linux box. His article “This Linux Box Is Too Loud!” (www.linuxjournal.com/article/7601) is a roundup of computer-silencing techniques that work under Linux.

Finally, if you appreciated this month's article “Linux Serial Consoles for Servers and Clusters”, be sure to read Poul E. J. Petersen's Web article, “Project Hydra: the USB Multiheaded Monster” (www.linuxjournal.com/article/6518). Petersen writes, “It would be really cool to have a dedicated, remotely accessible console server with a lot of serial ports connected to all of our servers.” Read about how they accomplished exactly that using “a readily available USB bus with USB-to-serial adapters”.

As always, if you or your company has a cool new project or has found a better way of handling everyday tasks, send me an article proposal at heather@ssc.com.