Using a headset and a webcam to make phone calls is easy, interactive, and even free, thanks to VoIP. In this month's cover story, we'll help you choose a VoIP softphone, and we'll show you how to configure your own Asterisk exchange server.

Authoring video DVDs with Linux was a problem for a long time, but a few useful tools are closing the gap. And Q-DVD-Author gives you a handy front-end for controlling the process.

You’ve been through the basics of playing sound and editing videos on your Linux system. Now take a step closer to the tools and techniques of the experts.

The free but proprietary Skype is a popular calling option.

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

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.

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

Linux provides tools and patches for speeding up the priority of multimedia applications. So if you're not getting the performance you expect, try shifting into overdrive.