Geek House: 10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home (ExtremeTech)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764579568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Back Cover How smart is your house? So your home's more like "ho-hum"? Don't wait for the techno-dwelling of tomorrow; do a little geek remodeling today. And when you've finished these projects, we'll bet you'll be ready to create a few of your own.Try one, try allCovers what you'll need, where to find it, and how to build the projectX-10 under the hoodWireless RS-232 linkHome television serverSecurity monitoringTV mute on phone ringAnything inventoryIn-counter kitchen PCAutomated BBQ temperature controlAutomated sprinkler controlCar PC. Make your TV turn itself down when the phone rings. Let your computer water the lawn. Install a kitchen PC that will automatically pull that award-winning sushi recipe off the Internet
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 barbecuesAdventurous 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 finderCompanion Web site includes the custom software and source code needed to power these geeky creations
Stuart Gardner said Great Project Frameworks and Ideas. This book is by the authors of PC Toys. The PC Toys projects are relatively easy to implement and spoon feed the reader all the material needed to complete the toys.I think this is an excellent book. I'm very comfortable with software and coding, but not that great with electronics.This book is more ambitio. Not realistic J. Galvin I'm interested in X10 projects as well as other home automation projects throughout the house but I thought this book was a little out of tune to what you realistically would do. I was captured by measuring the temperature of a grill and adjusting the heat. This is showing you a control for a "smoker." Othe
Marcia is a former tax CPA and a gourmet cook who loves the efficiency of the kitchen PC. They are coauthors of PC Toys, also from Wiley. . Barry and Marcia Press are hardcore geeks with a decidedly intelligent home. Barry has been designing leading-edge hardware, software, and networks for more than 25 years, including a computer able to analyze adverse drug reactions