Linux Journal Contents #140, December 2005

Features

• Make Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU Lilypond  by Kris Shaffer
  Think that Linux-based graphics programs can't compete? GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial alternatives seem second-rate.
  
• DVD Mastering Using QDVDAuthor  by Dan Sawyer
  Do you need a Mac to do professional DVD authoring? Not at all. It's easy with QDVDAuthor.
  
• A Linux DVR Is No Myth—It's MythTV!  by James Turner
  Although commercial Digital Video Recorders (like TiVo) charge more and restrict your options, Linux alternatives are free and rock!
  

Indepth

• Advanced MythTV Video Processing  by Matthew Gast
  Once you've got MythTV set up, how do you extract video so you can watch it on other devices?
  
• Monitoring Virtual Memory with vmstat  by Brian K. Tanaka
  Need to monitor performance on your systems? vmstat helps you understand when memory is the bottleneck.
  
• Making Linux Accessible for the Visually Impaired with Speakup  by Ameer Armaly
  A great article from an amazing 16-year-old kid on a project that's changing his life.
  
• UNIX: Old School  by Matthew Hoskins
  Want to walk down “Virtual Memory” lane? SIMH allows you to emulate historical UNIX implementations, like UNIX V5 from back in 1974.
  
• Wireless Portals with Wifidog  by Michael Lenczner
  Wifidog teaches WIFI hotspots new tricks. Leave your Wi-Fi access point open, but control and monitor its use.
  
• Vim for C Programmers  by Girish Venkatachalam
  Learn to use Vim like the power tool that it is.
  
• Mini KDE for a Lightweight Desktop  by Marco Fioretti
  See how the RULE Project helps schools and charities run current KDE apps on older hardware using a customized, bare-bones KDE implementation.
  

Embedded

• A Memory Management Approach for Swapless Embedded Systems  by Mauricio Lin, Ville Medeiros, Raoni Novellino, Ilias Biris and Edjard Mota
  Avoid the dreaded Out-of-Memory killer exception using these strategies for memory allocation.
  

Toolbox

• At the Forge   Working with ActiveRecord  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Cooking with Linux   amaroKing the Night Away  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Work the Shell   Get Started with Redirection  by Dave Taylor
  
• Paranoid Penguin   Single Sign-On and the Corporate Directory, Part I  by Ti Leggett
  

Columns

• Linux for Suits   The World Live Web  by Doc Searls
  
• EOF   Open-Source Use Accelerates Software Development  by Palle Pedersen
  

Departments

• From the Publisher  
  
• Letters  
  
• upFRONT  
  
• New Products