Geek House: 10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home
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...
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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
Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part I: In the Basement. Chapter 1: X-10 Under the Hood. Chapter 2:Wireless RS-232 Link. Part II: In the Den or Family Room. Chapter 3: Home Television Server. Chapter 4: Security Monitoring. Chapter 5: Television Mute on Phone Ring. Part III: In the Kitchen and Dining. Chapter 6: Anything Inventory. Chapter 7: Kitchen PC. Chapter 8: Automated BBQ Temperature Control. Part IV: In the Garage and Out the Door. Chapter 9: Automated Sprinkler Control. Chapter 10: Car PC. Chapter 11: Hacking on Your Own. Appendix A:Working with Your PC: Software. Appendix B:Working with Your PC: Hardware. Appendix C:What’s on the Web Site. Index.
