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Chris and Chuck welcome you to the Linux toyshop 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 Music jukebox Home video archive Television recorder/player Arcade game player Home network server Home broadcast center Temperature monitor Telephone answering center Mini ISP Web-hosting service DogHouse Linux with BSD games Toy car controller 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