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.

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…

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…

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.

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

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 …