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Tech Tip: Create an Automatically Scrolling Reader

By Bill Zimmerly 

By combining three useful command-line tools (less, watch and xdotool) along with two xterm windows, you can create an automatically scrolling reader.

Say you have a good book in text-file form ('book.txt') that you just downloaded from Project Gutenberg. more>>

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ClearOS

By Shawn Powers 

All-in-one Linux-based network servers aren't a new concept. Distributions like Clark Connect have been around for many years and fit their niche quite well. Lately, however, there seems to be a new batch of all-in-one solutions that offer a similar business model. more>>

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October 2011 Issue of Linux Journal: Networking

By Shawn Powers 

SneakerNets and BNC Terminators more>>

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Getting Help From Linux - Part 2 Info

By Jayson Broughton 

Well here we are again, at part two of the 'Getting Help from Linux' series.  In this blog post I'll be talking about using Info to get help from Linux.  In my previous post I spoke about how Info came about, but just in case you missed it I'll give you another quick lesson.  Gnu more>>

Tiny Core 4.0 Put Together Your Own Desktop

By Michael Reed 

The traditions of small size and speedy operation that were established in previous versions of this distro have been upheld in the new release, and believe it or not, improved upon. I’m not exaggerating when I say that you could be staring at a fully loaded desktop ten seconds after you boot from the 12MB ISO image. more>>

O'Reilly Will Stream Android Open

By Katherine Druckman 

For those who can't make it to the first Android Open conference this October 9-11, you can catch the live video stream of keynotes, interviews, and wrap-up reports here.

See the full schedule at http://androidopen.com/android2011/public/schedule/grid more>>

Steve Jobs Passes Away at age 56

By Michael Reed 

Technology innovator Steve Jobs had been a driving force in many of the significant developments in desktop computing over the last 35 years. more>>

Computer-Aided Engineering in Linux

By Joey Bernard 

Engineers are some of the heaviest number-crunchers around. If you are a grad student, post doc or undergrad, you usually get whatever is lying around as your work machine. Also, depending on how inflexible your local IT department is, you may be forced to use one of the commercial operating systems around these days. more>>

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An Arch Tale

By Dave Phillips 

Dave needs a new 64-bit Linux for his primary audio production machine. What shall he do ? Read on to learn how and why he decided upon the Arch Linux distribution. more>>

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Return to Solid State

By Shawn Powers 

 Are modern SSDs worth the price if you use Linux?

Read the full review by Kyle Rankin in the October, 2011 issue of Linux Journal.

Gnome 3.2 More Evolution than Revolution

By Michael Reed 

Gnome 3.2 has been released. This time around, the developers have focused on a large number of small improvements rather than big, headline features. That said, there are a couple of interesting new additions in the areas of web integration and personal data management. more>>

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Roll Your Own Cthulhu Flick

By Shawn Powers 

I may not be Steven Spielberg, but every time I see a rerun of Gumby, I'm convinced I could be a famous producer. With Linux, I don't even have to get a fancy movie set. I can make my own science-fiction adventure film with nothing more than a Webcam and a streak of bizarre creativity. more>>

Ubuntu Tweak 0.6 Enters beta

By Michael Reed 

There are a wealth of changes which can be made to an Ubuntu system that sit in a category that is half way between the obscure and the genuinely useful. Ubuntu Tweak is utility that exposes these options with a handy GUI. more>>

CBZ, the MP3 of Comics

By Shawn Powers 

Digital music and, more recently, digital video and digital books, have changed the way we consume media. Comic books are no different, and with the advent of tablet computers, digital comics are becoming more and more popular. more>>

Giada: Hard-Core Live Looping

By John Knight 

Live DJs chasing a simplistic but attractive application are going to love Giada. At the same time, Giada also covers something I've been wanting for a year now, which is a way to trigger individual samples from a computer keyboard simply in real time. According to the documentation: more>>

Linux Journal Android App and EPUB Now Available

By Linux Journal Staff 

We invite you to test drive Linux Journal's new Android app and EPUB version of the magazine. We've made the September issue of LJ available for free in both formats: more>>

Microsoft’s Take on UEFI May Impede Linux (and that’s being polite)

By Michael Reed 

Recent revelations about the way that Windows 8 will make use of UEFI, the next generation PC BIOS, have caused speculation that this may cause problems for people wanting to install Linux. Potentially, this could cause the PC to switch away from its historic position as the standard bearer for open platforms. more>>

Rock Your World with Firefly

By Shawn Powers 

No, I'm not talking browncoats and spaceships. Unfortunately, that ship has sailed. If you're the musical type, however, installing a Firefly Media Server is fairly simple. It was renamed from mt-daapd, so your distribution still might call it that. After a quick install, visit the Web configuration, usually at http://localhost:3689 with the default login mt-daapd and password mt-daapd. more>>

Playterm

Playterm, Platform of the Gurus

By Leon van Kammen 

Did you learn all your Linux console skills from books or from forums? Or, did you peek over someone's shoulder to see the real action? Once in a while, we stumble upon new projects that deserve some attention, like Playterm. What's the reason for this command-line "peep show"? To spread GNU Linux command-line knowledge. more>>

Hurricate Isabel

Round and Round We Go

By Shawn Powers 

Hurricane season is well underway, and if you're an information junkie like me, you like to watch storms progress even if you're thousands of miles away from the tropics. I was looking for a good hurricane tracking software package for either my phone or Linux desktop, and I realized everything I'm looking for is available on a simple webpage. more>>

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