Linux Journal Contents #117, January 2004

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Linux Journal Issue #117/January 2004

Features

Controlling Hardware with ioctls [2] by Lisa Corsetti
Control all the little stuff that isn't in the UNIX programming books.
Understanding Caching [3] by James Bottomley
Use the cache right, and your code runs fast.
Scaling dcache with RCU [4] by Paul E. McKenney, Dipankar Sarma and Maneesh Soni
As the number of processors grow, Linux either can hit a performance wall or explore new algorithms.
Signed Kernel Modules [5] by Greg Kroah-Hartman
Crypto techniques give device drivers a new security check.

Indepth

Testing Applications with Xnee [6] by Henrik Sandklef
Give your GUI apps a scriptable test suite with simulated X clicks and input.
Linux, Talon and Astronomy [7] by Tony Steidler-Dennison
The software that controls research-grade telescopes can control your telescope too.
Controlling Devices with Relays [8] by Jason Ellison
Your software can break free of the box and control lights, bells and motors in the real world.
Intermediate Emacs Hacking [9] by Charles Curley
You don't have to be a LISP hacker to customize Emacs.
Monitoring Hard Disks with SMART [10] by Bruce Allen
Keep an eye on your drives' health with an easy-to-configure tool.
Linux in Air Traffic Control [11] by Tom Brusehaver
Using Linux as a testing platform for mission-critical software.

Embedded

Personal Video Recorder Basics [12] by Christian A. Herzog
Create a custom PVR that works your way and even burns archive copies.

Toolbox

At the Forge Publishing with Bricolage [13] by Reuven M. Lerner
Cooking with Linux Scalability: from Simplicity Comes Complexity [14] by Marcel Gagné
Paranoid Penguin Secure Mail with LDAP and IMAP, Part II [15] by Mick Bauer

Columns

Linux for Suits Laptopia [16] by Doc Searls
EOF Turning IT Certification on Its Ear [17] by Evan Leibovitch

Reviews

IBM eServer BladeCenter [18] by Dana Canfield
Red Hat Linux 9 Bible [19] by Frank Conley
Hacking the Xbox [20] by Paul Barry

Departments

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Links:
[1] http://www.linuxjournal.com/files/linuxjournal.com/linuxjournal/issues/117/cover117.png
[2] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6908
[3] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7105
[4] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7124
[5] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7130
[6] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6660
[7] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6673
[8] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6693
[9] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6771
[10] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6983
[11] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7066
[12] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7171
[13] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7202
[14] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7201
[15] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7191
[16] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7198
[17] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7142
[18] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7021
[19] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6919
[20] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7112
[21] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7173
[22] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7227
[23] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7195
[24] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7194
[25] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7196