Telephony

Asterisk Call Queues: The Smarter Way to Manage Incoming Calls

Asterisk Call Queues: The Smarter Way to Manage Incoming Calls

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

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Today we’re building an Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) System with Asterisk and, for home users, we’ll show you how to screen incoming calls and then quietly route them to any destination you’d like without tipping off the caller.

Follow-Me Roaming with Asterisk: Transparently Integrating Mobile Phones Into Your Dialplan

Follow-Me Roaming with Asterisk: Transparently Integrating Mobile Phones Into Your Dialplan

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

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Want a dirt-cheap way to simultaneously ring your home or office phones and your cellphone with every incoming call? Using the free Asterisk@Home PBX on either a stand-alone Linux box or in a window on your Windows desktop, today we’ll show you how.

Lessons Learned: Switching Internet Hosting Providers

Lessons Learned: Switching Internet Hosting Providers

Monday, February 27, 2006

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Before you build a web site or start your own blog, read this …

Introducing Telephone Reminders 2.5: The Free Asterisk Telephone Reminder System

Introducing Telephone Reminders 2.5: The Free Asterisk Telephone Reminder System

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

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Continuing our carnage cleanup campaign following the release of Asterisk@Home 2.5, today we present version 2.5 of the Telephone Reminder System for Asterisk. Schedule delivery of customized reminder messages to any phone number at any date and time in the future. And it’s still FREE!

Introducing TeleYapper 2.5: The Free Asterisk Message Broadcasting System

Introducing TeleYapper 2.5: The Free Asterisk Message Broadcasting System

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

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TeleYapper’s back today with version 2.5. And it’s better than ever with built-in support for redialing failed calls. TeleYapper is the perfect (free) tool for broadcasting announcements and reminders from neighborhood associations, schools, little leagues, fund raisers, and anything else except telemarketing calls. Enjoy!

Asterisk CallerID on Steroids: Here’s How

Asterisk CallerID on Steroids: Here’s How

Thursday, February 9, 2006

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Ever wanted customized CallerID numbers for each member of your family or for each of your employees. Today’s article will show you a dirt cheap and an incredibly simple solution using Asterisk and an all-you-can-eat VoIP service provider.

Finally … Installing Asterisk@Home on Your Windows PC for Free: Here’s How

Finally … Installing Asterisk@Home on Your Windows PC for Free: Here’s How

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

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ATTN: Windows Users … If you’ve always wanted to try the Asterisk PBX but didn’t have a spare machine for Linux or the expertise to wade into the bowels of Asterisk, your ship has arrived. Asterisk@Home now can be run as a virtual Windows application. Add the VMware Player, the Asterisk@Home 2.5 VMware app, mix, and serve. Presto! Your new Asterisk@Home server is now running in Microsoft Windows. And it’s all still FREE!

50 Great Halftime Projects Using Your Free Asterisk@Home PBX

Saturday, February 4, 2006

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Included in this updated list are 50 projects using the free Asterisk PBX. It also includes a free version of Linux with all the bells and whistles preconfigured. Each project can be completed in under an hour and most in under 30 minutes.