Features

Controlling a Pinball Machine Using Linux  by John R. Bork

The mechanical parts are bulletproof, but the 1980s electronics are beyond repair. Embedded Linux to the rescue.

Radio's Next Generation: Radii  by Dan Rasmussen, Paul D. Norton and Jon Morgan

Hours of commercial-free programs, your favorite music and you might even catch Doc Searls. Bring Internet radio to your regular listening spot.

The Ultimate Linux Lunchbox  by Ron Minnich

It fits under an airplane seat and uses a laptop power supply. No, not a laptop—a 16-node Beowulf cluster in a box.

Indepth

2005 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards  by LJ Staff

Your favorite distribution is what? This year, maybe the rest of the readers finally agree with you.

Echo and Soft VoIP PBX Systems  by David Mandelstam

An old problem for long-distance lines is back for the Internet. Fortunately, today we have better tools to deal with it.

Embedded

Simple Linux IP Repeaters to Extend HomePlug Range  by Francisco J. González-Castaño, Pedro S. Rodríguez-Hernández, Felipe J. Gil-Castiñeira, Miguel Rodelgo-Lacruz and José Valero-Alonso

Increase the range and functionality of your power-line network with an embedded Linux device that helps connect distant nodes.

Toolbox

At the Forge   Rails and Databases  by Reuven M. Lerner

Kernel Korner   Intro to inotify  by Robert Love

Cooking with Linux   Hack the Net? No, NetHack.  by Marcel Gagné

Paranoid Penguin   Two-Factor Authentication  by Corey Steele

Columns

Linux for Suits   Dialogue with Don  by Doc Searls

EOF   The Hardware Hacking behind the Software Radio  by Dan Rasmussen, Paul Norton and Jon Morgan

Reviews

Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro  by Steve R. Hastings

Linux Quick Fix Notebook  by Brian Warshawsky

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