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| Credits | |
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| Preface | |
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| Car Power Basics | |
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| Understand Car Electrical Systems | |
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| Prevent Electrical Fires | |
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| Gauge Your Wires | |
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| Connect Your Wires | |
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| Calculate Your Car's Battery Life | |
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| Upgrade Your Car Battery | |
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| Add New Power Connectors Throughout Your Car | |
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| Use a Huge Capacitor to Sustain Power | |
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| Upgrade Your Car's Alternator | |
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| Add a Second Car Battery | |
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| Put Home Power Outlets in Your Car | |
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| Automotive Audio Entertainment | |
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| Get a Headful About Your Car Audio | |
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| Install a New Head Unit | |
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| Get Computer Audio into Your Head Unit | |
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| Amp Up Your Computer Audio | |
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| Make a Very Cheap AUX-in | |
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| Reduce Your Audio System's Noise | |
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| Control Your iPod with Your Car Stereo Knobs | |
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| Tune Your PC for Radio Reception | |
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| Record Radio Shows | |
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| Listen to Email, Weblogs, and RSS Feeds on the Road | |
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| Find Out What Was Playing on the Radio | |
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| Automotive Video Entertainment | |
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| Understand Video Connectors | |
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| Choose Your Screens | |
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| Install a Headrest Screen | |
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| Install a VGA Touchscreen in Your Dashboard | |
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| Install a Sun Visor Screen | |
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| Install a Motorized Fold-out Screen | |
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| Install a Fold-Down Ceiling-Mounted Screen | |
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| Supersize Your Fold-Down LCD Screen | |
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| Turn Your Laptop into a Fold-Down or Dashboard Screen | |
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| Connect a Car PC to Your Factory Screen | |
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| Install a Rearview Mirror Screen and Camera | |
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| Boost Your Video Signal for Multiple Screens | |
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| Customize Each Passenger's Video | |
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| Tune in TV in the Car | |
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| Receive Satellite TV While Driving | |
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| Play DVDs with Your in-Car Computer | |
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| Put Multi-Channel DVD Surround Sound in Your Car | |
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| Install a Video Game Console Computer in Your Car | |
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| In-Car Computers | |
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| Choose an in-Car PC Hardware Platform | |
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| Power Your Car PC | |
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| Start Up and Shut Down Your Car PC | |
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| Reduce the Boot Time of Your in-Car Computer | |
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| Keep Your Computer on During Engine Cranking | |
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| Turn On Your Car Computer Before You Start Your Car | |
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| Boot Your Car Computer on a Schedule | |
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| Choose an in-Car PC Software Platform | |
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| Install Windows on a CompactFlash Card | |
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| Power Your Portable Devices in the Car | |
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| Install USB Ports in Your Car | |
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| Build an in-Car PC | |
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| Build an in-Car Macintosh | |
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| Install a Mac Mini in Your Car | |
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| Car PC Interface Options | |
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| Control Your Car PC with a Keyboard and Mouse | |
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| Control Your Car PC with a Handheld Remote | |
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| Control Your Car PC with a Touchscreen | |
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| Car-Enable Clunky Applications | |
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| Listen to What Your Car Computer Is Saying | |
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| Control Your Car PC with Voice Recognition | |
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| Find More Ways to Control Your in-Car Computer | |
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| Wireless Connectivity and in-Car Internet | |
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| Get Online in Your Car | |
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| Make Your Mobile Phone Hands-Free with Your Car PC | |
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| Transfer Data to and from Your Car PC | |
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| View Real-Time Traffic Data on the Road | |
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| Videoconference from Your Car | |
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| Use GPS on Your Car PC | |
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| Find WiFi Hotspots on the Road | |
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| In-Car Applications | |
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| Plug into Your Car's Built-in Computer | |
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| Put a Video Jukebox in Your Car Theater | |
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| Choose Your in-Car Navigation Software | |
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| Play Thousands of Games by Emulating Video Game Consoles | |
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| Use CENTRAFUSE as Your Car PC Frontend | |
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| Use Neocar Media Center as Your Car PC Frontend | |
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| Use FrodoPlayer as Your Car PC Frontend | |
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| Index | |