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The Asterisk Weather Station: Forecasts from Any Phone for 42,740 U.S. Zip Codes

The Asterisk Weather Station: Forecasts from Any Phone for 42,740 U.S. Zip Codes

Monday, December 11, 2006

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Whether it’s a quick weather update or a seven-day forecast, you now can grab reports for 42,740 U.S. locations with your very own Asterisk Weather Station. From any touchtone phone, dial 947 and enter a five-digit zip code for anywhere in the U.S. All you need is a free TrixBox or Asterisk@Home server, the free Flite speech synthesis engine, our free MySQL database of zip codes and cities in the United States, and, of course, the latest version of our free Asterisk text-to-speech Weather by ZIP Code application. Here’s how …

Adding an iTunes Telephone Controller to Your Asterisk PBX

Adding an iTunes Telephone Controller to Your Asterisk PBX

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

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Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more applications to control from your telephone, along comes the iTunes Telephone Controller to manage iTunes from any telephone on your Asterisk or TrixBox system.

PBX-in-a-Flash: HOW-TO NerdVittlize Your TrixBox 1.2.3 Asterisk PBX

PBX-in-a-Flash: HOW-TO NerdVittlize Your TrixBox 1.2.3 Asterisk PBX

Monday, November 6, 2006

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If you love TrixBox and want all of the Asterisk goodies that come with it PLUS all of the Nerd Vittles patches and add-on applications that accompany our VMware builds, then our new one-minute wonderscript, PBX-in-a-Flash, is just the ticket. Download it today and build a turnkey TrixBox/Asterisk IP PBX on any clunker PC in under 30 minutes.

Free Asterisk IVR Prompts While They Last

Sunday, November 5, 2006

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Nerd Vittles is giving away several dozen free voice prompts featuring Allison Smith. First come, first served. Prompts must be 20 words or less. One per customer or company please…

FON.com WiFi Router Giveaway for $5 Ends Wednesday

FON.com WiFi Router Giveaway for $5 Ends Wednesday

Friday, November 3, 2006

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FON’s $5 WiFi Router Giveaway ends next Wednesday. Order yours NOW before it’s too late. Here’s how…

Introducing Version 3 of the Plug-and-Play Asterisk IP PBX for Windows

Introducing Version 3 of the Plug-and-Play Asterisk IP PBX for Windows

Monday, October 30, 2006

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Third Time’s the Charm! The ultimate (free) Asterisk PBX for your Windows Desktop just keeps getting better. Version 3 of nv-trixbox adds the latest patches to Asterisk and the latest freePBX build in addition to the usual Nerd Vittles application smorgasbord. Enjoy!

As Easy As 1-2-3: The Newbie's Guide to TrixBox 1.2.3

As Easy As 1-2-3: The Newbie’s Guide to TrixBox 1.2.3

Monday, October 23, 2006

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This may be the best, free (and bug-free) IP PBX ever! Introducing the Newbie’s Guide to TrixBox 1.2.3 …

Introducing Nerd Vittles' PBX-in-a-Flash

Introducing Nerd Vittles’ PBX-in-a-Flash

Thursday, October 19, 2006

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Christmas comes early this year with an easy way to score a new Asterisk PBX-in-a-Flash device for you and yours…