Features

• Focus: Hardware  by Don Marti
  
• Building the Ultimate Linux Workstation  by Don Marti
  Here's how to make a responsive system with high-performance 3-D, fast disk, lush sound and the things to keep it trouble-free.
  
• AMD's Duron Processor  by Don Marti
  A $70 CPU may be all that you need. We take a first look at AMD's Duron, an excellent choice for midrange desktop Linux machines.
  
• The Return of the Revenge of the Killer $800 Linux Box  by Jason Schumaker
  Can't afford Don Marti's “Ultimate” Linux box? Well, read on...Jason outlines options for the economically challenged.
  

Indepth

• Readers' Choice Awards  by Heather Mead
  Enough about us already; what do you think?
  
• Penguin Playoff Follow-Up  by Doc Searls
  Athletic flightless waterfowl? No, just the skinny on the Comdex exhibitor awards ceremony.
  
• LTOOLS  by Dr. Werner Zimmermann
  If you work with multiple platforms, LTOOLS may offer a way to make your life a whole lot easier.
  
• A Web-Based Lunch Ordering System  by Cheng-Chai Ang
  The author demonstrates how easy it is to write in Python—and make sure you get steamed, not fried rice.
  
• Bare Metal Restore  by Charles Curley
  Most of us don't take the time to place for disaster recovery. This article gives you the step-by-step.
  
• Software ICs  by Robert D. Findlay
  “Complexity must be grown from simple systems that already work.”
  
• GNU Queue  by W. G. Krebs
  Farm those jobs out with Gnu Queue!
  
• Customize Linux from the Bottom  by He Zhu
  Can't find a system that has everything you want? Build your own.
  
• Linux as a Work Environment Desktop  by Mark Stacey
  Tips and suggestions for using Linux on the desktop in a non-Linux workplace.
  
• Linux and Networking: The Next Revolution  by Marcio Saito
  Recent changes in the areas of both software and hardware are combining to revolutionize networking.
  
• Dissecting the CueCat  by Michael Guslick
  Getting inside the CueCat.
  
• A Conversation with Red Hat's Michael Tiemann  by Dan Wilder
  How embedded systems have become a part of Red Hat's operations.
  
• It's Mod. It's Layout. Any Questions?  by Brian Aker
  Web composition solutions provided by ModLayout.
  
• Real Hard Time  by Doc Searls
  MontaVista's announcement was not met with universal approval.
  

Toolbox

• At the Forge   Using PostgreSQL  by Reuven M. Lerner
  
• Cooking with Linux   Aging Systems for Flavour  by Marcel Gagné
  
• Linux Apprentice Where to Install My Products on Linux  by George Kraft IV
  

Columns

• Linley on Linux Seeking Set-Top Nirvana   Focus on Software  by Linley Gwennap
  
• Embedded Systems News  by Rick Lehrbaum
  
• The Last Word  by Stan Kelly-Bootle
  
• Linux for Suits   Let Freedom Ping  by Doc Searls
  

Reviews

• MySQLGUI—The MySQL Graphical Client  by Bill W. Cunningham
  
• Linux System Security  by Ibrahim Haddad
  
• SAMBA Black Book  by Daniel Lazenby
  
• GNOME/GTK+ Programming  by Ben Crowder
  

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• Jason's Tips  by Jason Schumaker
  
• From the Publisher   Announcement  by Phil Hughes
  
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