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 Geek House: 10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home

 

Published by: WILEY
Author: Press, Barry; Press, Marcia
Number of pages: 280
Group: PCs - GENERAL
ISBN: 0764579568/9780764579561
User level: Beginner/Intermediate
Objective: Reference
Date Published: May 2005
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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