Linux Journal Contents #124, August 2004
Linux Journal Issue #124/August 2004
Features
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Ultimate Linux Box 2004
by Paul Bibaud, Jesse Keating, Cosmo King, Eric Logan, Micah Spacek, Tim Lee and Don Marti
We take a peek at a no-compromises system that will give everyone some PC construction ideas.
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Linux on Linksys Wi-Fi Routers
by James Ewing
This sub-$100 wireless box has 16MB of RAM and a 125MHz processor. Put it to work.
Indepth
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2004 Editors' Choice Awards
by LJ Staff
Our newly expanded team of experts comes to some surprising conclusions on the year's best products and projects.
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Linux Serial Consoles for Servers and Clusters
by Matthew E. Hoskins
Keep your servers under control with one cable, not a rackload.
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Distributed Caching with Memcached
by Brad Fitzpatrick
Speed up your database app with a simple, fast caching layer that uses your existing servers' spare memory.
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Data Acquisition with Comedi
by Caleb Tennis
Whatever you're discovering or inventing, now you can use any data acquisition card with the same API.
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Declic: Linux 2.6 on the International Space Station
by Taco Walstra
Linux fits into this new research program in several ways, from meeting real-time requirements with the 2.6 kernel to offering a prototyping platform for microcontroller code.
Embedded
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Driving Me Nuts
by Greg Kroah-Hartman
Toolbox
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At the Forge
Weblogs and Slash
by Reuven M.
Lerner
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Kernel Korner
Storage Improvements in 2.6 and for 2.7
by Paul E. McKenney
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Cooking with Linux
The Ultimate Cooking Box
by Marcel Gagné
Columns
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Linux for Suits
Missing Pieces
by Doc Searls
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EOF
Open Source Is for Pigs
by Evan Leibovitch
Departments
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- New Products
- RSS Feeds
- A Topic for Discussion - Open Source Feature-Richness?
- Validate an E-Mail Address with PHP, the Right Way
- Drupal Is a Framework: Why Everyone Needs to Understand This
- Readers' Choice Awards
- The Secret Password Is...
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Free Webinar: Hadoop
How to Build an Optimal Hadoop Cluster to Store and Maintain Unlimited Amounts of Data Using Microservers
Realizing the promise of Apache® Hadoop® requires the effective deployment of compute, memory, storage and networking to achieve optimal results. With its flexibility and multitude of options, it is easy to over or under provision the server infrastructure, resulting in poor performance and high TCO. Join us for an in depth, technical discussion with industry experts from leading Hadoop and server companies who will provide insights into the key considerations for designing and deploying an optimal Hadoop cluster.
Some of key questions to be discussed are:
- What is the “typical” Hadoop cluster and what should be installed on the different machine types?
- Why should you consider the typical workload patterns when making your hardware decisions?
- Are all microservers created equal for Hadoop deployments?
- How do I plan for expansion if I require more compute, memory, storage or networking?




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