Linux Journal Contents #138, October 2005

Linux Journal Issue #138/October 2005

Features

  • Fixing Web Sites with GreaseMonkey  by Nigel McFarlane
    This Web site is fine, but it could really use....Redesign other people's Web sites to your liking, on the fly.
  • The Linux for Kids Experiment  by Paul Barry
    Can a Linux dad get his family moved to a secure, easy-administration box without giving up the fun and education?
  • Project Utopia  by Robert Love
    Traditionally, Linux has protected the hardware from the user for security. When apps need to understand the hardware, new modes of communication are arising.

Indepth

  • Building a Call Center with LTSP and Soft Phones  by Michael George
    You don't need to put a phone and a computer at every desk. Use a soft phone on an almost-thin client.
  • Dirt Cheap 3-D Spatial Audio  by Eric Klein, Greg S. Schmidt, Erik B. Tomlin and Dennis G. Brown
    Look out! Bogey at 10 o'clock high! Your next simulator project can have realistic sound above, below and on all sides of the user.
  • Taming the TODO  by Sacha Chua
    Is your computer helping you get work done, or making more work for you? Try these software options to get your act together.

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