Linux Journal Contents #172, August 2008
Linux Journal Issue #172/August 2008
There's nuttin like a Cool Project to give you some relief from the summer heat, so get out your parka cuz we got a bunch of em. First up is the BUG, not a bug, The BUG. It's got a GPS, camera and more, in a hand-sized package that's user programmable. The BUG does everything. It's both a floor wax and a dessert topping. Get one now. Need a software version of a Swiss Army knife? Take a look at Billix, and don't leave home without it. Then, chew on this one, an X server on a Gumstix device driving an E-Ink display. Need more storage? How about 16 Terabytes? Can do. And, of course, we have the usual cast of characters: Marcel, Reuven, Dave, Kyle, Doc, plus the new kid on the block Shawn Powers. But it doesn't stop there: build a MythTV box on a budget, build your own GIS system, set up the tools to monitor your enterprise and more. Finally, remember The War of the Worlds? Now you can play too.
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The BUG: a Linux-Based Hardware Mashup
by Mike Diehl
With the BUG, you get a GPS, camera, motion detector and accelerometer all in one hand-sized unit, and it's completely programmable.
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Billix: a Sysadmin's Swiss Army Knife
by Bill Childers
Build a toolbox in your pocket by installing Billix on that spare USB key.
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Fun with E-Ink, X and Gumstix
by Jaya Kumar
Find out how to make standard X11 apps run on an E-Ink display using a Gumstix embedded device.
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One Box. Sixteen Trillion Bytes.
by Eric Pearce
Build your own 16 Terabyte file server with hardware RAID.
Indepth
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Linux for the Long Haul
by Michael Surran
Checking in with the Greater Houlton Christian Academy's switch to Linux.
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Zenoss and the Art of Enterprise Monitoring
by Jeramiah Bowling
Stay on top of your network with an enterprise-class monitoring tool.
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How to Fake a UFO Landing
by Dan Sawyer
Use Voodoo to solve video match-moving problems.
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Quantum GIS: the Open-Source Geographic Information System
by James Gray
Hooked on Google Earth? Check out Quantum GIS to satisfy your geographic cravings.
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Build a MythTV Box without Breaking the Bank
by P. Surdas Mohit
A quick-and-easy guide to the world of MythTV.
Columns
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Shawn Power's Current_Issue.tar.gz
Linux: the Root of All Coolness
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Reuven M. Lerner's At the Forge
Profiling Rails Applications
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Marcel Gagné's Cooking with Linux
Cool as Ice!
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Dave Taylor's Work the Shell
Movie Trivia and Fun with Random Numbers
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Kyle Rankin's Hack and /
Wiimote Control
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Doc Searls' EOF
Mixing Up a Generative Mobile Feast
Reviews
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Hot and Bothered at Starbucks
by Dan Sawyer
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The Neuros OSD Connects Your TV to the Internet
by Marco Fioretti
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