Spivey Home Automation For Dummies

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-94927-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, E-Book

The easy way to control your home appliances
Do you want to control common household appliances and amenitiesfrom your smartphone or tablet, wherever you happen to be? HomeAutomation For Dummies guides you through installing andsetting up app-controlled devices in your home, such as heating andair conditioning, lighting, multimedia systems, game consoles, andsecurity and monitoring devices--and even suggests popularproducts to consider.
The saturation of the mobile market with smart devices has ledto an upsurge in domestic devices, such as thermostats,refrigerators, smoke detectors, security systems, among others,that can be controlled by those devices. Both Google and Appleoffer fully-integrated solutions for connecting mobile devices tohome theater and audio systems, and now Google has branched outinto smart thermostats and smoke detectors. If you've caught thebug and want to get your feet wet in this cool new phenomenon,Home Automation For Dummies gives you plain-English,step-by-step instructions for tech-ifying your home withoutbreaking a sweat.
* Provides clear instructions on remotely controlling your homeappliances
* Shows you how to set preferences to automatically adjustlighting or temperature
* Explores digital "life hacks" that explain how non-app-readyappliances can be controlled via smart phones using third-partygo-betweens
* Covers an emerging segment of the industry that was one of theprimary focuses of this year's Consumer Electronic Show
If you're looking to find new ways to simplify and bettercontrol your home environment using app-driven devices, your phone,or tablet, Home Automation For Dummies makes it easier.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spivey, Dwight

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing Home Automation 5
Chapter 1: Home Automation 101 7
Chapter 2: What You Need to Get Started 23
Chapter 3: Determining Your Home Automation Needs (and Wants) 37
Part II: Automating Inside Your Home 49
Chapter 4: Keeping Your Cool or Turning Up the Heat 51
Chapter 5: Nice and Tidy Does It! 75
Chapter 6: I'm in the Mood for . . . Anything: Automated Lighting 89
Chapter 7: Safe, Sound, and Hunkered Down 109
Chapter 8: Home, Home on the Automatic Range: The Automated Kitchen 135
Chapter 9: Monitoring Water Use and Detecting Leaks 155
Chapter 10: Smart Home Entertainment 165
Part III: Automating Outside Your Home 189
Chapter 11: Checking the Weather 191
Chapter 12: Your Grandfather's Dream, Your Reality: Automating Lawn Care 205
Part IV: Taking Command of Your Home Automation Systems 225
Chapter 13: Working with Mobile Devices and Computers 227
Chapter 14: Controlling Your Home from One Platform 249
Part V: The Part of Tens 265
Chapter 15: Ten Easy Ways to Begin Automating Your Home 267
Chapter 16: Ten Great Websites for Home Automation 285
Chapter 17: Ten Other Options for Automating Your Life 301
Index 319

Über Autor(innen)

Dwight Spivey has been a bona fide geek since the age of twelve, kicking off his Nerd Quest with a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P. He is the author of many titles on the Mac, iPhone, and Microsoft Office. His technology experience is extensive, consisting of OS X, iOS, Linux, and Windows operating systems in general, smart home automation, desktop publishing software, laser printers and drivers, color and color management, and networking.