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Introducing the Asterisk WiFi HotSpot Finder

Introducing the Asterisk WiFi HotSpot Finder

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

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Today Nerd Vittles introduces a WiFi HotSpot Finder for Asterisk. Dial "WiFi" from any Asterisk phone, enter a zip code, and listen for the names and addresses of up to 10 WiFi HotSpots at or near your zip code. The code can easily be tailored to support commercial hotspots, free hotspots, or both.

No Asterisk on Cruise Ships ... Yet

No Asterisk on Cruise Ships … Yet

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

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Today we provide a roundup of the latest cost-saving telephony tips for those setting sail to… anywhere.

Keeping Telemarketers At Bay With TrixBox and freePBX-Enabled Asterisk Systems

Keeping Telemarketers At Bay With TrixBox and freePBX-Enabled Asterisk Systems

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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Three different approaches to keeping the telemarketers off your phones are presented today with step-by-step instructions for implementing each solution using TrixBox or any Asterisk system running freePBX.

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.