Smart Homes for Dummies 3rd Edition (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Briere, Danny

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ISBN 10: 0470165677 ISBN 13: 9780470165676

Verlag: For Dummies, 2007

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Do you long to listen to your favorite CD from anywhere in your house? To set up a wireless network so you can access the Internet in any room? To install an iron-clad security system? To fire up the coffee pot while you're still asleep and wake up with automated lighting? Smart home technology can help you do just that! Smart Homes For Dummies, Third Edition, shows you how easy it can be to create and live in a cutting-edge, fully connected home-without breaking your bank account. With this user-friendly guide, you'll discover all the latest trends and gadgets in home networking, automation, and control that will help you make life more enjoyable and comfortable for your entire family. We help you plan for things such as flat-screen TVs, intercom systems, whole-home audio systems, gaming consoles, and satellite systems. We talk about your wiring (and wireless) options and introduce you to the latest technologies, such as VoIP and Bluetooth. You'll see how to: * Build your home network on a budget * Turn your home into an entertainment center * Access the Internet from any room * Get VoIP on your phone network * Boost in-home wireless and cell phone signals * Connect your computer to your TV * Secure your home and property * Increase your home's resale value * Avoid common networking pitfalls * And much, much more Complete with a resource list for more information and neat toys of the future, Smart Homes For Dummies is your plain-English, twenty-first century guide to a fully wired home!

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Make your home safer and increase its resale value

Create a fully automated,21st–century wired home that meets your family's needs

Want to live in a cutting-edge, fully connected home? Now you can design the powerhouse network of your dreams without breaking your bank account. From listening to CDs throughout the house to connecting your PC with your HDTV to watching your house over the Web, you'll discover all the latest trends and gadgets in home networking, automation, and control.

• Build your home network

• Turn your home into an entertainment center

• Access the Internet from any room

• Boost in-home wireless and cell phone signals

• Secure your home and property

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: For Dummies
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0470165677
• ISBN 13: 9780470165676
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 434