Build Your Own Smart Home [Paperback]

Toby Velte (Author), Robert C. Elsenpeter (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0072230134
ISBN-13: 978-0072230130
Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 515,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.

About the Author

Toby J. Velte (Minneapolis, MN) Ph.D., MCSE+I, CCNA, CCDA is a technology entrepreneur. He is co-author of the best-selling Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Windows 2000 Enterprise Networking, E-Business: A Beginner's Guide, Optical Networking: A Beginner's Guide, and Windows XP Professional Network Administration.

Robert C. Elsenpeter is an award winning journalist, freelance writer, and co-author of E-Business: A Beginner's Guide, Optical Networking: A Beginner's Guide, and Windows XP Professional Network Administration.

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Lots of cool ideas 7 Dec 2003

By ueberhund - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

This is a fascinating book which gave me a lot of ideas for home improvement now and for my next home. Building a smart home is actually a pretty easy process, especially with a lot of the equipment which is currently available. The whole point of having a smart home is being able to control every aspect of your house regardless of where you are-be it in the next room or across the world.

Several sections are dedicated to designing, installing, and programming a home security system. This not only includes installing motion detectors, but also configuring your heating and cooling system to be remotely programmed, as well as your lights. Additional chapters cover projects for your garage and outside, kitchen and bathroom (how about a stove that shuts itself automatically when you forget or a toilet that is smart enough not to overflow), and even audio/visual systems and distribution mechanisms.

While smart homes may not be for everyone, there are a lot of cool ideas in this book. If you know (or are) someone who is interested in the idea of a smart home, you should definitely pick up a copy of this book. You'll find a lot of cool ideas as well as good advice for making your first smart home enhancements.

1 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Missing Info 9 Feb 2007

By Guido Rodriguez - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

This book is missing info about the control and equipment. How to cable the home is one thing, to make it all work is another, it's better to spend money on a contractor.

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