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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