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Linux Journal Contents #140, December 2005
By Staff
Created 2005-12-01 02:00

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Linux Journal Issue #140/December 2005

Features

  • Make Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU Lilypond [2]  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 [3]  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! [4]  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 [5]  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 [6]  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 [7]  by Ameer Armaly
    A great article from an amazing 16-year-old kid on a project that's changing his life.
  • UNIX: Old School [8]  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 [9]  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 [10]  by Girish Venkatachalam
    Learn to use Vim like the power tool that it is.
  • Mini KDE for a Lightweight Desktop [11]  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 [12]  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 [13]  by Reuven M. Lerner
  • Cooking with Linux   amaroKing the Night Away [14]  by Marcel Gagné
  • Work the Shell   Get Started with Redirection [15]  by Dave Taylor
  • Paranoid Penguin   Single Sign-On and the Corporate Directory, Part I [16]  by Ti Leggett

Columns

  • Linux for Suits   The World Live Web [17]  by Doc Searls
  • EOF   Open-Source Use Accelerates Software Development [18]  by Palle Pedersen

Departments

  • From the Publisher [19]  
  • Letters [20]  
  • upFRONT [21]  
  • New Products [22]  
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Source URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/140

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[1] http://www.linuxjournal.com/files/linuxjournal.com/linuxjournal/issues/140/cover140.png
[2] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364
[3] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8566
[4] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8562
[5] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8524
[6] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8178
[7] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8501
[8] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8547
[9] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8352
[10] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8289
[11] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8239
[12] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8502
[13] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8554
[14] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8558
[15] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8563
[16] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8374
[17] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8549
[18] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8571
[19] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8604
[20] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8560
[21] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8542
[22] http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8559