Book description
Take a geek and a PC, add one soldering iron, a home, and a copy of Home Hacking Projects for Geeks, and you'll give new meaning to the term, "home improvement." From fearless neophytes to tool-wielding masterminds, the home hacker in any geek will find new inspiration and plenty of hands-on guidance to take on a variety of home-transforming projects once relegated to the world of sci-fi. This fun new guide combines creativity with electricity and power tools to achieve cool--and sometimes even practical--home automation projects. Never again will you have to flip a light switch when you enter a room or use a key to open your front door. With a few off-the-shelf devices, some homemade hardware, and a little imagination, you can be living in your own high-tech habitat. Home Hacking Projects for Geeks shows hackers of all ability levels how to take on a wide range of projects, from the relatively small but energy-conscious automating of light switches, to building home theaters using Windows or Linux-based PCs, to more complicated projects like building home security systems that rival those offered by professional security consultants. Each project includes a conceptual diagram, a "What You Need List" and a small "Project Stats" section that describes the relative difficulty, time involved, and cost of the project. What's more, each project is a workable, practical way to improve your home--something unique that you can customize for your individual needs. The thirteen projects in Home Hacking Projects for Geeks are divided into three categories: Home Automation, Home Entertainment Systems, and Security, and include projects such as:
Remotely Monitor Your Pet
Make Your House Talk
Remotely Control Your Computer's MP3 player
Create Time-Shifted FM Radio
Watch Your House Across the Network
Build a Home Security System
If you've ever thought the Jetsons had it made, or looked around your house and thought, "I could make that better " then you're ready for Home Hacking Projects for Geeks.
Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
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Part 1: Home Automation
- Chapter 1: Automate a Light
- Chapter 2: Automate Your Porch Light
- Chapter 3: Remotely Monitor a Pet
- Chapter 4: Make Your House Talk
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Part 2: Home Entertainment
- Chapter 5: Remotely Control Your Computer
- Chapter 6: Control Your Home Theater
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Chapter 7: Build a Windows-Based Home Theater PC
- Project Overview
- The Hardware Platform (1/2)
- The Hardware Platform (2/2)
- The Software Platform
- The User Interface
- The Services Layer (1/3)
- The Services Layer (2/3)
- The Services Layer (3/3)
- Wrapping Up
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Drivers and Software Versions
- Chapter 8: Build a Linux-Based Home Theater PC
- Chapter 9: Create Time-Shifted FM Radio
- Chapter 10: Access Your Entire Media Collection Over the Internet
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Part 3: Home Security
- Chapter 11: Keyless Entry Welcome Home
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Chapter 12: Watch Your House Across the Network
- Project Overview
- Video Cameras
- Video Capture
- Video Transfer (1/3)
- Video Transfer (2/3)
- Video Transfer (3/3)
- Video Playback
- Playback Control (1/3)
- Playback Control (2/3)
- Playback Control (3/3)
- Wrapping Up
- Extensions
- Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
- Exhibit B: Software Versions
- Chapter 13: Build a Security System
- Index (1/2)
- Index (2/2)
- About the Authors
- Colophon
Product information
- Title: Home Hacking Projects for Geeks
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2004
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596004057
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