A Linux smart home is about controlling and monitoring devices and information around your home using a standard personal computer, Linux, and its vast array of open source tools. You don’t have to be a master programmer to create one. If you like to tinker with Linux, Linux Smart Homes For Dummies will guide you through cool home automation projects that are as much fun to work on as they are to use. Home automation used to be limited to turning on lights and appliance (more…)
Linux users can now control their homes remotely! Are you a Linux user who has ever wanted to turn on the lights in your house, or open and close the curtains, while away on holiday? Want to be able to play the same music in every room, controlled from your laptop or mobile phone? Do you want to do these things without an expensive off-the-shelf kit? In Beginning Linux Home Automation, Steven Goodwin will show you how a house can be fully controlled by its occupants, all usi (more…)
So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking. Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. There’s just no getting around the fact that technology always has, and always will be, very cool. But technology isn’t only cool; it’s also very smart. That’s why one of the hottest technological trends nowadays is the creation of smart homes. At an increasing rate, people are (more…)
Review
…Smart Homes is more than simply accurate, it is truly useful, with an abundance of call-out tips (“The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association…offers advice on how to shop for a security system and the names of contractors who have qualified for their ‘Installation Quality’ certificate.”); warnings (“If your modem connects to your computer with an Ethernet interface…you actually need to install two separate Ethernet Network Interface Cards in your proxy server…” (more…)
Wow! If you’ve got the time and inclination, there isn’t anything that cannot be automated in your home. This one-stop resource shows you step-by-step how to plan and install smart home systems using clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Discover projects for automating entertainment systems, home security systems, utilities and more.
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From piping audio and video through the home to automatically watering the lawn, if you’ve got t (more…)
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