Features

• Discovering Wireless Networks  by Tony Steidler-Dennison
  Does anyone nearby have an access point you can use? Find out quickly.
  
• Linux-Powered Wireless Hot Spots  by Mike Kershaw
  Put a convenient authentication system on your access point with free software.
  
• Linux Makes Wi-Fi Happen in New York City  by Doc Searls
  At parks, phone booths and cafes, hackers are making this city a cornucopia of wireless Net access.
  

Indepth

• Scripting for X Productivity  by Marco Fioretti
  Save your carpal tunnels—automate GUI actions for productivity and application testing.
  
• A Beginner's Guide to Using pyGTK and Glade  by Dave Aitel
  Ready to move up from designing Web pages to designing applications? It's easier than you think.
  
• From Vinyl to Digital  by Tom Younker
  Don't let your favorite oldies go unheard because they're less convenient to play than your new digital stuff.
  
• Garbage Collection in C Programs  by Gianluca Insolvibile
  A surprising look at the performance of garbace collection vs. conventional memory management.
  
• ChessBrain: a Linux-Based Distributed Computing Experiment  by Carlos Justiniano
  Try your skill against a worldwide network of chess-playing computers, or offer your PC's spare cycles to beat other people.
  

Embedded

• Put a Sump Pump on the Web with Embedded Linux  by Tad Truex
  The circuit and software to make any electrical appliance reveal its secrets over the Net.
  

Toolbox

• Kernel Korner   Exploring Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)  by Gary Lerhaupt
  
• At the Forge   Bricolage  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Cooking with Linux   Watching the Community Network  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Paranoid Penguin   Authenticate with LDAP, Part III  by Mick Bauer
  

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• EOF   The Open Source Development Lab  by Stuart Cohen
  

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