Linux 家庭网络傻瓜书(附光盘) Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

分類: 图书,进口原版书,科学与技术 Science & Techology ,
作者: Neil Cherry 著
出 版 社: John Wiley & Sons
出版时间: 2007-8-1字数:版次: 1页数: 364印刷时间: 2007/08/01开本:印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780764598234包装: 平装内容简介
A smart home's a happy home! Teach yours lots of new tricks with Linux. Not only can you arrange automation for lights, appliances, and watering the lawn, you can also build your own TV recorder, pipe music throughout the house, set up a severe weather alert, and control everything from your Web browser.
作者简介:
Neil Cherry has been working with computers, computer electronics, and software since 1978. He has been playing with X10 since 1982. He began automating his home in 1992 when a friend gave him an X10 computer interface, and he started the Linux Home Automation Web site (www.linuxha.com) in 1996. When he’s not riding his bicycle or playing with home automation, he works for AT&T Research Lab South, Middletown, NJ, as a Test Engineer. You can reach him by e-mail at linuxha@linuxha.com.
目录
Introduction
Part Ⅰ: Bringing the Future Home
Chapter 1: Exploring the Possibilities of Home Automation
Chapter 2: Filling Your Home Automation Toolkit with Linux Software
Part Ⅱ: Connecting Multiple Computers without the Wires
Chapter 3: Going Wireless
Chapter 4: Creating a Wireless Access Point
Chapter 5: Routing Network Traffic for Free
Part Ⅲ: Entertaining Your Brain with a Little Help from Linux
Chapter 6: Building a Personal Video Recorder with MythTV
Chapter 7: Streaming Music without the Wires
Chapter 8: Having Fun with a Webcam
Chapter 9: Setting Up a Smart Phone System
Part Ⅳ: Keeping a Linux Eye on the Sky
Chapter 10: Letting Linux Watch the Weather For You
Chapter 11: Getting Online Weather Information
Chapter 12: Staying Comfortable with Thermostat Controls
Part Ⅴ: X10-ding Your Environment with Home Automation
Chapter 13: Introducing X10 Home Automation
Chapter 14: Going Wireless with X10
Part Ⅵ: Controlling and Securing Your Automation Network
Chapter 15: Controlling Your House with MisterHouse
Chapter 16: Controlling X10 from MisterHouse
Chapter 17: Using the Web Interface for Remote Control
Chapter 18: Remotely Accessing Your MisterHouse Controls
Part Ⅶ: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: (Nearly) Ten Cool Chores You Can Automate
Chapter 20: Ten Gadgets Worth Checking Out
Appendix
Index