List Price: $21.99Amazon.com's Price: $14.95 You Save: $7.04 (32%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 696
EAN: 9780470165676
ISBN: 0470165677
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: July 23, 2007
Publisher: For Dummies
Sales Rank: 47377
Studio: For Dummies
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Product Description:
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!
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Not as informative as I hoped it would be
I assumed this book would be about home automation, but it only briefly touches on that. It is mostly about wiring of distributed audio and video, which I didn't ... Read More
Rating: - Where's the beef
A good introductory book for understanding the options but not enough examples of how to use the technology in real life.
Rating: - An excellent orientation; a mediocre how-to
This book was very useful in providing an organized and cross-referenced overview of all the systems and sub-systems and technologies that can be utilized in constructing ... Read More
Rating: - Good Guidance
Lots of info for x10 systems but not leaning to any particular vendor. Very much like that they wrote from personal experience. I did wish they were a bit more clear in regards ... Read More
Rating:  - Food for thought.
My husband and I are in the midst of a major remodel/expansion of our 1968 tract home so we have read pretty much every remodeling book we could find. This book offers a lot of ... Read More
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Glider Garden Bench
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Brand: Lifetime Products
Color: Almond
EAN: 0081483228716
Manufacturer: Lifetime Products Inc.
Model: 22871
Number Of Items: 1
Sales Rank: 624
Variation Description: Almond
Features:- Dimensions: 49 by 28 by 34 inches; weighs 63 pounds;
- Strong, durable 4-foot glider bench designed for high-impact outdoor use
- High-density polyethylene material won't crack, chip or peel; powder-coated steel frame for maximum weather resistance
- Contoured for a comfortable seat; ball bearings for a smooth, quiet glide
- Made in the USA; stain-resistant and easy-to-clean
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