Hotplugging is invisible and automatic – if you want it to be. But a close look at the Linux hotplug system reveals interesting opportunities for customization.

Gnome version 2.14 includes new features for restricting the user’s access to the system. The Pessulus lockdown editor and the Sabayon profile editor help manage the Gnome user experience.

The Greenstone suite helps you build your own digital library.

An old computer is all you need to build your own do-it-yourself personal phone server.

When you want to call your friends in distant countries, don’t pick up the phone; just put on your headset and fire up Linphone.

Internet telephony does not need to be complicated. You can talk to the world with just Kphone, a normal sound card, and an account with an Internet phone provider.

This month we’ll show you some popular Linux tools for Internet telephony