Take a geek and a PC, add one soldering iron, a home, and a copy of Home Hacking Projects for Geeks , and you'll give new meaning to the term, "home improvement." From fearless neophytes to tool-wielding masterminds, the home hacker in any geek will find new inspiration and plenty of hands-on guidance to take on a variety of home-transforming projects once relegated to the world of sci-fi. This fun new guide combines creativity with electricity and...

A guide to selecting, purchasing, configuring, and using a home theater PC with Windows Media Center, discussing the diverse applications, features, and functions of the onscreen interface and explains how to use the interface to perform a variety of tasks.

This all-new edition fully covers iCloud's versatile features and offers step-by-step directions on how to use each one, including Shared Photo Streams, the iWork for iCloud apps, and iCloud Keychain. It discusses how to: set up iCloud, transfer and sync app-specific data, documents, files, photos, music, and other content among computers and iOS mobile devices; use iCloud with Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, and iPod touch; migrate from Apple MobileMe...

Soon to be a Paramount+ documentary series, narrated by Method Man and produced by Marshall Mathers, LeBron James, and more
One of Billboard’s 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year

A New York Times Editors’ Choice
ONE...

Want a smarter home? The home of the future can be your home, with your smartphone or tablet and the easy-to-follow advice in this book. Topics covered: decide what you want to automate and learn what you need to make it work; find out who has the best thermostats, robotic cleaning devices, home security, and outdoor care; discover how to have the lights, temperature, and even a cup of coffee ready when you walk in the door; set up an automated home...

The ultimate power-packed crash course in building Arduino-based projects in just 10 days! About This Book A carefully designed 10-day crash course, covering major project/device types, with 20+ unique hands-on examples Get easy-to-understand explanations of basic electronics fundamentals and commonly used C sketch functions This step-by-step guide with 90+ diagrams and 50+ important tips will help you become completely self-reliant and confident...

Finally, there's an authoritative guide to home networking. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Networking goes far beyond traditional printer or Internet sharing, and is geared to help readers: *Understand home network types and concepts. *Install, configure and interconnect various types of wired and wireless networks to achieve the desired goals of entertainment, information access, and home security/control with Windows, MacOS, and Linux-based systems....

"What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental, economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is already at our fingertips: the global network. Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense communications network that connects billions of people in ways we never thought possible....