Archive for 2007

March Madness: Another Asterisk Security Hole in TrixBox Systems

March Madness: Another Asterisk Security Hole in TrixBox Systems

Thursday, March 22, 2007

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Today Nerd Vittles walks you through fixing (yet another) Asterisk SIP security problem on TrixBox systems which makes all Asterisk systems vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack…

Introducing Phone Genie for Asterisk (Web Edition)

Introducing Phone Genie for Asterisk (Web Edition)

Thursday, March 15, 2007

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Nerd Vittles today introduces version 2.0 of the Phone Genie for Asterisk web application. It gives you almost complete control of the Asterisk Manager API, the Asterisk CLI, and the Linux command prompt. Version 2 also lets you add, update, query, display, and delete any information stored in Asterisk’s internal database. So you can transfer calls, trace calls, configure call waiting and Do Not Disturb, and much more. HTTPS secure web access also is supported in version 2.0.

Fixing the Asterisk Security Hole in TrixBox Systems

Fixing the Asterisk Security Hole in TrixBox Systems

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

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Today Nerd Vittles walks you through fixing the new Asterisk SIP security problem on TrixBox systems which makes all Asterisk systems vulnerable to a remote denial of service attack…

Introducing Nerd Vittles Phone Genie for Asterisk

Introducing Nerd Vittles Phone Genie for Asterisk

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

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Nerd Vittles today introduces an all-new web application that gives you almost complete control of the Asterisk Manager API and Asterisk CLI. Version 1 lets you add, update, query, and delete any information stored in Asterisk’s internal database. So you can transfer calls, trace calls, configure call waiting and Do Not Disturb, and much more…

Programmer's Corner: Asterisk Weather Station Updates

Programmer’s Corner: Asterisk Weather Station Updates

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

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Yes, today brings more weather… and more new Weather Applications for Asterisk using Airport Codes or Zip Codes. Special thanks to the National Weather Service for their recent "improvements" that made today’s column possible.

Click2Dial for Every(Asterisk)man... and Woman

Click2Dial for Every(Asterisk)man… and Woman

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

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Add Click2Dial for Asterisk functionality to your web site and to the AsteriDex RoboDialer with this 2-minute install…

Weather, Weather Everywhere: Finally, Worldwide Weather Forecasts for Asterisk

Weather, Weather Everywhere: Finally, Worldwide Weather Forecasts for Asterisk

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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Whether it’s a quick weather update or a five-day forecast, you now can grab reports for thousands of cities around the world with your very own Asterisk Worldwide Weather Station. From any touchtone phone, dial 612 and enter a code for your favorite places around the globe. All you need is a free TrixBox or Asterisk@Home server, the free Flite speech synthesis engine, and, of course, the latest version of our free Asterisk text-to-speech WorldWide Weather Forecaster application. Here’s how …

Hacker's Dream Machine: Introducing the Best Gadget of the Year And It's Not From Apple

Hacker’s Dream Machine: Introducing the Best Gadget of the Year And It’s Not From Apple

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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A WiFi server, web server, streaming audio server, MP3 player, light show, RSS Feed fetcher, RFID proximity detection device, and Asterisk mailbox. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s…