Barry Press, Marcia Press

Geek House

10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the garage to the living room, Geek House provides hackers with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects that are not for the faint of heart!

Taking the DIY mentality to a whole new level, this book teaches techies how to hack, customize, and modify everything-from their sprinkler systems to the temperature of their barbecues
Adventurous readers will feast on such projects as installing a bar code inventory system for DVDs or CDs, converting RS232 to wireless, scheduling recording from any television in the house, and creating a remote control finder
Companion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations

Produktdetails

• ExtremeTech
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780764579561
• ISBN-10: 0764579568
• Artikelnr.: 13910206

Autorenporträt

B. Press, Sandy, UT, author and consultant; M. Press, Sandy, UT, author and consultant

Inhaltsangabe

- Acknowledgments.
- Introduction.

Part ONE: IN THE BASEMENT.
1. X10 Under the Hood.
2. Wireless RS-232- Link.

Part TWO: IN THE DEN OR FAMILY ROOM.
3. Home Television Server.
4. Security Monitoring.
5. TV Mute on Phone Ring.

Part THREE: IN THE KITCHEN AND DINING.
6. Anything Inventory.
7. Kitchen PC.
8. Automated BBQ Temperature Control.

Part FOUR: IN THE GARAGE AND OUT THE DOOR.
9. Automated Sprinkler Control.
10. Car PC.
11. Hacking on Your Own.
- Appendix A: Working with Your PC - Software.
- Appendix B: Working with Your PC - Hardware.
- Appendix C: What's on theWeb Site.
- Index