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| Introduction to Home Automation | |
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| Lights Please: Indoor Lighting | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Understand Lighting Control | |
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| Terminology | |
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| The Equipment | |
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| Installation Instructions | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Selecting the Right Switch | |
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| Intruder Alert: Outdoor Lighting | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing Motion Sensor Lighting Indoors | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Additional Security Monitoring Sensors | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Whole House Automation: Installing an X-10 System | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing an X-10 Computer Interface | |
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| Understanding the X-10 System | |
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| Moving On | |
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| It's Getting Hot in Here: Control Your Climate | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Thermostat | |
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| Choosing the Right Thermostat | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Speak Up! Installing Voice Controls | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing HAL | |
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| Installing the Hardware | |
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| Installing HAL | |
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| How HAL Works | |
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| Moving On | |
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| What's at the Door? Installing a Surveillance Camera | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Home Monitoring System | |
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| Planning Camera Layout | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Shhh...I'm on the Phone | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Caller ID Configuration | |
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| Configuring Other Settings | |
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| Home Entertainment Servers | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Music Everywhere: Audio Controls | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Connecting the Hi-Fi Link | |
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| Installing the Digital Music Center | |
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| Choosing an Automation Installer | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Is Anyone There? Installing an Occupancy Sensor | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Wireless Receiver | |
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| Installing the Wireless Occupancy Sensor | |
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| Setting the Seene | |
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| Choosing the Right Browser Controls | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Today Is Trash Day: Automating Reminders | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Setting Up Reminders | |
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| Calendaring Applications | |
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| Moving On | |
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| No More Dead Lawns: Automating Watering Systems | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Automatic Yard Watering System | |
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| Programming the Automatic Watering System | |
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| Alternatives to Windows-based Automation | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Watching from Afar: Monitoring Kids and Pets from Work | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Hardware | |
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| Installing the Webcam Software | |
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| Accessing the Webcam from the Internet | |
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| Choosing the Best Webcam | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Hot and Ready: Preheat the Oven from Your Cell Phone | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Oven | |
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| Programming the Oven | |
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| You May Already Have X-10 Enabled Devices | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Who Let the Dogs Out: Creating Your Own Robo-Dog | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Programming Your "Dog" | |
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| Should You Network Your Home and Computer | |
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| Moving On | |
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| For the Birds: Installing a Bird Feeder Cam | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Camera | |
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| Configuring the Receiver | |
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| Protecting Outdoor Cameras | |
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| Moving On | |
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| No Keys Necessary: Installing a Keyless Entry | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Lock and Knob | |
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| Programming the Lock and Remotes | |
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| Understanding Remote Controls | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Romantic Settings: Creating Grouped Tasks to Control Your Environment | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Speech Recognition | |
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| Setting the Sc�ne for Romance | |
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| Adding Action to Your Group | |
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| Running the Action Group | |
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| Know Your X-10 Address | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Hello Dave: Creating Automation Personalization | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| How It Works | |
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| Creating a House Mode | |
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| Consideration for Whole House Audio | |
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| Moving On | |
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| TV Anywhere: Wireless Television throughout Your House | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Software | |
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| Connecting the Base Station | |
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| Activating the Viewer | |
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| Setting Up Channels | |
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| Putting Location Free TV on Your PSP | |
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| TV Anywhere. Literally | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Adding Sound Effects to Your Home Automation | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| What's a WAV File? | |
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| Creating Sound Effects | |
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| Putting Voice Activation to Work | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Did I Close That Door? Installing an Automatic Garage Door Closer | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Autocloser | |
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| Common X-10 Problems | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Automating Your Hot Tub | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Installing the Switch | |
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| Automating the Tub | |
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| Controlling Appliances with X-10 | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Add a Little Humor to Your House | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Choosing a Motion Detector | |
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| Somebody Let Me Out of Here | |
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| More About Text-to- Speech | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Connecting to Your Favorite Entertainment | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Hooking HAL Up | |
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| Windows, Mac, and Linux | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Creating an Illusion of Occupancy: Vacation Controls | |
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| Equipment Needed | |
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| Setting Up a Schedule | |
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| Other Safety Tips for When You're Traveling | |
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| Moving On | |
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| Automation Checklist | |
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| Home Automation Resources | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |