Professional users are always searching for an edge. Whether you work with Linux as a webmaster, programmer, system administrator, or security consultant, you know the best solution depends on finding the right tool for the job. We thought you might be interested in the following new products and updates.

For many people, the summer is an ideal time to go on vacation. Summer of 2008 was also a productive time for Amarok developers.

Have you heard about Boxee? Boxee is a social media center based on the SourceForge.net Community Choice Award-winning XBox Media Center (XBMC) open source project.

We take a closer look at photo stitching, a photo gallery application, an audio player, and video-recording software. for a more complete summary of the article.

Totem brings Hollywood to your Linux desktop. We'll show you how to get started with this movie player.

Your new media player might match your new outfit, but does it use the audio files formats you have? SoundKonverter helps you easily reformat your music collection.

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of the LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine. com

Programming multimedia applications in Linux used to be a tedious process, demanding specialized libraries and even custom code for addressing hardware directly. The OpenML library offers a simpler approach.