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:
<ul>
<li>Remotely Monitor Your Pet</li>
<li>Make Your House Talk</li>
<li>Remotely Control Your Computer's MP3 player</li>
<li>Create Time-Shifted FM Radio</li>
<li>Watch Your House Across the Network</li>
<li>Build a Home Security System</li>
</ul>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.

Home Hacking Projects for Geeks

Computers & Technology

Northrup, Tony

Faulkner, Eric

Games & Strategy Guides

O'Reilly Media

- Gain expert knowledge of the physical layer of the OSI model (Chapter 3)- Learn about different wireless technologies, including infrared and radio (Chapter 4)- Use the circuit and packet switched transmission facilities (Chapters 16-17)- Discover how to use modems and dial-up technologies in your WAN (Chapter 17)- Manage and fine-tune your network's performance (Chapter 20)- Secure the data on your network (Chapter 21)- Build fault-tolerant systems using redundant arrays of inexpensive disks-RAID (Chapter 22)- Learn about the different types of remote access for NT networks (Chapter 23)- Prevent and troubleshoot problems with your network (Chapters 25-26)- Discover how intranets, extranets, and VPNs differ, and when their deployment makes sense (Chapter 25).

Networking Essentials Unleashed

Sportack, Mark A.

Certification

Sams.

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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-299): Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Network: Implementing ... Server(tm) 2003 Network (Pro-Certification)

Thomas, Orin

Microsoft Press

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70-298 Designing Security for a MS Win2003 Network: Microsoft Official Academic Course

Microsoft Pr

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MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional: Installing, ... Second Edition (Pro-Certification)

Glenn,Walter

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCDST Exam 70-272—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide, fully updated for Windows XP Service Pack 2. Work at your own pace through a system of lessons, hands-on exercises, troubleshooting labs, and review questions. The Readiness Review Suite on CD, featuring advanced technology from MeasureUp, provides 425 challenging questions for in-depth self-assessment and practice. You can choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on specific objectives. You get expert exam tips and detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning how to: <ul>
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MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-272): Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on Microsoft® Windows® XP, Second Edition (Pro-Certification)

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCDST Exam 70-271—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide, now updated for Windows XP Service Pack 2. Work at your own pace through a system of lessons, hands-on exercises, troubleshooting labs, and review questions. The Readiness Review Suite on CD, featuring advanced technology from MeasureUp, provides 425 challenging questions for in-depth self-assessment and practice. You can choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on specific objectives. You get expert exam tips and detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning how to: <ul>
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MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-271): Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System: Supporting Users and ... a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System

EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-526—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and labs. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to: <ul>
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MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development

Stein, Steven J.

Stoecker, Matthew A.

Stoecker, Matthew

EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-528—and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and labs. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time. Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to: <ul>
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A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 Web-Based Client Development (Pro Certification)

Johnson, Glenn

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