Linux Journal Contents #161, September 2007
Linux Journal Issue #161/September 2007
Get out your drool bib before you pick up this issue of Linux Journal. We've got the dilly on a superb notebook/tablet PC for Linux, Nokia's latest and greatest hand-held, and a $4,000 Ultimate Linux Box packed with power at every level. Everything is top-notch and nothing is out of reach, but even if you are on more of a budget, we have a next-best-thing configuration for the Ultimate Linux Box, too.
As always, there's much more. We compare the performance of $7,000 servers, give you an overview of the Fedora Directory Server, and we'll introduce you to Stream Control Transport Protocol, a better protocol than TCP.
Features
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The Ultimate Linux Handheld
by Doc Searls and Jim Thompson
Much more than a successor to the Nokia 770.
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The Ultimate Linux Laptop
by James Gray
256 levels of pressure for this Ultimate Laptop Tablet.
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The Ultimate Linux Box
by Nicholas Petreley
DIY options for the Ultimate or Penultimate Linux Box.
Indepth
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Hacking Cell Phones via Bluetooth Tools under Linux
by Patrick Davila
Want to exchange files between PC and cell phone?
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Fedora Directory Server: the Evolution of Linux Authentication
by Jeramiah Bowling
Want an alternative to OpenLDAP?
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A $7,000 Server Comparison
by Peter Arremann
Go big time with your server choice.
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Introduction to Stream Control Transmission Protocol
by Jan Newmarch
Blessed by the IETF.
Columns
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Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge
Database Modeling with Django
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Marcel Gagné's Cooking with Linux
Still Searching for the Ultimate Linux Distro?
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Dave Taylor's Work the Shell
Baccarat Punto Banco, Part II
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Jon "maddog" Hall's Beachhead
Education
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Doc Searl's Linux for Suits
Navigating with the Nokia N800
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Nicholas Petreley's /var/opinion
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