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The Lean, Mean Asterisk Machine: And Now It's a Fax Machine

The Lean, Mean Asterisk Machine: And Now It’s a Fax Machine

Friday, November 14, 2008

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If you’ve longed for the good old days of Asterisk@Home when faxing was simple to install and use as part of your PBX, the wait is over. Today’s tutorial will walk you through installation of NVfax and will have you up and running in under a minute. Here’s how…

It’s a Dell With Asterisk, Dude: Introducing the Orgasmatron II for the $299 Dell SC440, Part III

Monday, November 10, 2008

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For those of you that missed the Dell SC440 at $199 last month and want to use the Nerd Vittles Orgasmatron II build for Asterisk, now’s your chance. The machine is now on sale for $299 with a second hard disk until November 19. Enjoy!

Cloud Computing 101: Using Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service) for Off-Site Asterisk Backups

Cloud Computing 101: Using Amazon’s S3 (Simple Storage Service) for Off-Site Asterisk Backups

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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The photo accompanying this week’s article is everyone’s worst nightmare and explains better than words why off-site backups are critical for computer applications you rely upon… including Asterisk. Amazon S3 now makes cloud computing easy and incredibly affordable. Here’s how…

Introducing Noojee Click for Asterisk: The Free Click-to-Dial Solution for Firefox Using AJAM

Introducing Noojee Click for Asterisk: The Free Click-to-Dial Solution for Firefox Using AJAM

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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If you’ve been searching for a free click-to-dial solution for Asterisk using Firefox, you just can’t beat Noojee Click. And today we’ll show you how easy it is to set up using Asterisk 1.4’s new AJAM technology.

It's a Dell With Asterisk, Dude: Introducing the Orgasmatron II for the Dirt-Cheap Dell SC440

It’s a Dell With Asterisk, Dude: Introducing the Orgasmatron II for the Dirt-Cheap Dell SC440

Thursday, October 23, 2008

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Want a turnkey Asterisk system for a Dell SC440 with a fax machine and every other telephony and text-to-speech bell and whistle on the planet in 15 minutes flat? Well, today’s your lucky day…

Orgasmatron II for Asterisk: A Turnkey PBX Install in Under 15 Minutes, Part II

Orgasmatron II for Asterisk: A Turnkey PBX Install in Under 15 Minutes, Part II

Friday, October 10, 2008

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In this second installment, we document all of the terrific components that comprise this one-of-a-kind, Asterisk build: automatic ISO backups, faxing, the PiaF Software Update Service, Visual Voicemail for Asterisk, a dozen text-to-speech applications, and much more…

The Asterisk Mother Lode: Introducing the Orgasmatron II for the $199 Everex gPC2

The Asterisk Mother Lode: Introducing the Orgasmatron II for the $199 Everex gPC2

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Want a turnkey Asterisk system, a fax machine, and every other telephony and text-to-speech bell and whistle on the planet in 15 minutes flat? Well, today’s your lucky day…

The Dawn of Unified Messaging: Introducing FONmail for Asterisk

The Dawn of Unified Messaging: Introducing FONmail for Asterisk

Monday, September 22, 2008

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Just pick up a phone connected to your Asterisk system, dictate a message, enter either a phone number or the first three letters of any contact in your AsteriDex database, and poof. Your FONmail is delivered in your own voice to the email account of your recipient. And it’s all free! Here’s how…