{"product_id":"2940013918870","title":"Linux Journal March 2012","description":"A quick overview of what's in this special Mobile Computing issue:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Code in the Cloud with an iPad + Linode\u003cbr\u003e* A Look at Plasma Active, KDE's New Desktop for Tablets\u003cbr\u003e* Extending IRC to Mobile Devices\u003cbr\u003e* Play and Manage Music from the Command Line\u003cbr\u003e* Explore the New Face of Thin Clients\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetailed overview: Mobile Computing: When Size Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnology is funny. Not too many years ago, the goal was to make a\u003cbr\u003ecell phone as tiny as technologically possible. Now, phones like the Galaxy\u003cbr\u003eNote are striving for aircraft-carrier size. This month, whether you want\u003cbr\u003eto embed a phone into your sneaker or play hopscotch in order\u003cbr\u003eto dial your buddy, we've got you covered. Mobile devices can do almost\u003cbr\u003eanything traditional computer systems can do, and oftentimes, they can do it\u003cbr\u003ebetter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReuven M. Lerner starts the issue off with logging. No, he doesn't show how to\u003cbr\u003ecut down trees with your Razr, but rather he talks about the importance of\u003cbr\u003emaking applications that keep a log. Logs are really pointless, until you\u003cbr\u003eneed them. Then, they're invaluable. If you need more convincing, listen to\u003cbr\u003eReuven; you can trust him to lead you in the right direction. Dave Taylor,\u003cbr\u003eon the other hand, I don't recommend trusting—at least not in a game of\u003cbr\u003eScrabble. Dave continues his series on how to be a lying, cheating, filthy,\u003cbr\u003ejerk—for educational purposes only, of course! In all seriousness, Dave\u003cbr\u003eexplores some really cool scripting using a very practical, if nefarious,\u003cbr\u003eobject lesson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur king of nefarious, Kyle Rankin, finishes his series on password\u003cbr\u003ecracking in this issue. By this time, you've all learned how to do brute-force\u003cbr\u003eattacks with a GPU, so Kyle spends this month explaining how to tweak\u003cbr\u003ethings so you can get the most\u003cbr\u003ehack for your buck. I follow Kyle's \"educational\" article with the second\u003cbr\u003einstallment of my new column, The Open-Source Classroom. This month, I\u003cbr\u003estart a series on LTSP. Thin clients have evolved a lot since I started\u003cbr\u003eusing them back in 2001 or so. I'll walk you through setting up a lab, and\u003cbr\u003ein the next few issues, I'll teach you how to tweak the system. Kyle probably\u003cbr\u003ewill follow up with a tutorial on using the distributed CPU power of thin clients\u003cbr\u003eto break in to the local 7-11, but you'll have to wait and see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark O'Connor shows how to use Linux on an iPad. No, probably not how\u003cbr\u003eyou think, but rather, he explains how to use Linode on an iPad in order to\u003cbr\u003edo your work in the cloud. If you want the convenience of an iPad with the\u003cbr\u003epower and flexibility of Linux, Mark's solution is worth a look. Bill\u003cbr\u003eChilders does a similar feat with his article on IRC proxying to mobile\u003cbr\u003edevices. I've been using Irssi in a Screen session for all my instant\u003cbr\u003emessaging for a few months now, but I'll admit it's rough when I'm out and\u003cbr\u003eabout. Logging in to Irssi on a software-keyboard over SSH isn't terribly\u003cbr\u003efun on a phone. Bill describes how to get the best of both worlds, and at\u003cbr\u003ethe same time!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca \"Ruji\" Chapnik also delves into the command line, but instead of\u003cbr\u003ebridging IRC to a mobile device, she shows how to play music from the\u003cbr\u003econsole. Many Linux users think Ncurses is as GUI as an application ever\u003cbr\u003eneeds to get (ahem, Kyle Rankin), and Rebecca shows how to use the\u003cbr\u003ecommand line to its fullest extent. Stuart Jarvis heads in the opposite\u003cbr\u003edirection and talks about Plasma Active. Tablet computing is still quite\u003cbr\u003eyoung, and the interfaces we use on touchscreen devices are far from\u003cbr\u003eperfect. Stuart describes what KDE is doing to address tablets and\u003cbr\u003etouchscreen devices. As someone who constantly thinks tablet computers\u003cbr\u003ewould be great if they had hinges and keyboards, I'm interested in\u003cbr\u003ealternative interfaces!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon't worry if you prefer your Linux more \"desktoppy\" than mobile. This is\u003cbr\u003eLinux Journal, and we always have a variety of articles that will tickle\u003cbr\u003eevery geek's interest. Whether you want to continue the series on EFI with\u003cbr\u003eRoderick W. Smith, or explore the world of cryptocurrency with me, this\u003cbr\u003eissue has lots to offer. --Shawn Power","brand":"Linux Journal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083273027824,"sku":"2940013918870","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013918870_p0.jpg?v=1763597121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013918870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}