Linux 家庭网络傻瓜书
2006-8
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Cherry, Neil
364
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.
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
