| Smart Homes for Dummies is packed with chapters of cool info. Below, you can see the high level Table of Contents, and following is a file which contains the full Table of Contents for the book. |
Introduction |
1 |
Part I: Future-Perfect Homes |
7 |
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Chapter 1: Mi Casa, Cool Casa |
9 |
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Chapter 2: Zen and the Art of Whole-Home Networking |
21 |
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Chapter 3: Cool Stuff Home Networks Can Do |
41 |
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Chapter 4: Timelines and Budgets |
57 |
Part II: Making Your Home an Entertainment Center
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65
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Chapter 5: Breaking the Entertainment Bottleneck — Without Breaking the Bank |
67 |
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Chapter 6: Getting Video Where You Want It |
85 |
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Chapter 7: Wiring a Video Network |
99 |
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Chapter 8: Bringing You Music |
117 |
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Chapter 9: Running Audio Here, There, and Everywhere |
131 |
Part III: Now We ’re Communicating!
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145
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Chapter 10: Planning a Phone System |
147 |
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Chapter 11: Making the Phone Connection |
167 |
Part IV: Livin’ Off the Fat of the LAN
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179
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Chapter 12: A Cornucopia of Computers |
181 |
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Chapter 13: All Roads Lead to the Net |
197 |
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Chapter 14: Designing a Data LAN |
215 |
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Chapter 15: Choosing the Parts for a Wired Data LAN |
227 |
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Chapter 16: Alternatives to a Wired Data LAN |
239 |
Part V: Keeping the Bad Guys at Bay
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255
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Chapter 17: Home Security Boot Camp |
257 |
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Chapter 18: Wiring a Security System |
273 |
Part VI: Putting It All Together — Home Automation and Control
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283
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Chapter 19: Home Automation Extravaganza |
285 |
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Chapter 20: Making Home Automation a Reality |
305 |
Tens
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323
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Chapter 21: Ten Common Pitfalls When Building Your Smart Home |
325 |
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Chapter 22: Top Ten Toys of the Future |
331 |
Index
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343
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