2004.06_the Perfect System-Designing Your Ideal Computer for Home.pdf

The Perfect System Intro

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The Perfect System

A standard beige or grey system box might be all well and good for the server room, but when it comes to home, you

need to be thinking about style. You are likely to spend many a fine night with your computer at home. It may be time

for a computer makeover. BY JOHN SOUTHERN

earned money on creating the ideal

home without any consideration

being spent on your home computer. It is

something that could be a talking point

one way or another. Having friends

admire your decor is nice; but to have

then complain about your computer

being an eyesore is too much for any

self-respecting computer user. More

important is the nuisance level that will

soon confront you from the noisy fans

inside most PCs. With Linux being stable

and able to undergo extremely long peri-

ods without shutdown, noise can make

all the difference between a system that

is loved, or one that starts to be hated.

With this in mind, we set about find-

ing just what can be done to produce a

quiet – if not completely silent – PC. Of

course, this does come at a price. For

most, a silent PC will be far beyond what

their budget allows, but considering how

much the noise pollution produced can

affect your health, it is worth taking a

look at what you could do. There are

thousands of options available. We

tested and tried the best in our Linux

labs, so you can cut to the chase and

simply choose what is best for you.

Having settled on your ultimate PC

design, we take a real in depth look at

the attachments you are likely to add to

your machine. The first peripheral usu-

ally bought is a printer. Not all printers

cost the same or offer the same func-

tions. Fortunately for us, the man behind

Linuxprinting.org has come to our res-

cue and produced the ultimate guide to

buying a printer for your Linux com-

puter. This ranges from the big

professional color laser printers

usually found in graphic design

shops, to the budget inkjet and

mono laser machines

designed to suit almost any

pocket.

Now we have a quiet

computer and match-

ing printer, all we

need is a digital

camera to take

some photos.

The range

has recently

increased to

include cameras

that act as mass

storage devices

when connected to

your computer. We

explore what is available,

how you can gain access,

and more importantly, take

control of your latest digital

purchase with ease using Linux.

The ability to manipulate the pho-

tos and their corresponding data

headers on your camera, makes the

new range of software a joy to use.

So the next time your friends come

around to visit, you can proudly show

them your system and let them leave

green with envy.

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The Perfect Printer ................ 20

The ultimate guide to buying a printer,

whether it is for home or the office. What

you need to consider, what is suitable and

the choices available to ensure perfect Linux

compatability..

Ultimate Quiet PC ................. 26

We take a look at the best components you

can buy to make a machine quiet enough

for your living room. End that noisy fan irri-

tation and relax in a peaceful environment

of Linux harmony.

Digital Cameras ...................... 28

As digital cameras continue to take over

from the traditional wet camera, we look at

the easy graphical ways you can use to

move your precious images over to a Linux

box.

www.linux-magazine.com

June 2004

Designing your ideal computer for home

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