Linux Toys: 13 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment (ExtremeTech) - Softcover

If the idea of remodeling an old laptop into a digital picture frame has your palms tingling, take this book home. That's one of thirteen cool projects these two experts will teach you to build using a PC, a few spare parts, and a little Linux. You can build single-use projects on an old PC, or simply add "Toys" projects to your high-end Red Hat Linux box. Just be sure someone knows where you are — in case there's an emergency before you're finished.

The Toys

Each with a complete materials list and detailed, illustrated instructions

1. Music jukebox
2. Home video archive
3. Television recorder/player
4. Arcade game player
5. Home network server
6. Home broadcast center
7. Temperature monitor
8. Telephone answering center
9. Mini ISP
10. Web-hosting service
11. DogHouse Linux with BSD games
12. Toy car controller
13. Digital picture frame

CD-Rom includes

• Xmame classic console gaming player
• WebVCRplus Web-based TV recording software
• VOCP telephone answering and voice messaging software
• Ffmpeg for recording and streaming audio/video
• BSD-Games classic keyboard games package
• Mplayer video player for Linux

Chuck Wolber is an experienced Linux system administrator, programmer, and founder of Quantum Linux Laboratories. He's president of the Tacoma Linux Users Group and a devout hardware tinkerer.