Small Form Factor PCs Build a Computer That Fits Inside Anything

Name: Small Form Factor PCs Build a Computer That Fits Inside Anything
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ISBN: 9780596520762

ISBN-10: 059652076X

ISBN-13: 9780596520762

Edition: 2008

Authors: Duane Wessels, Matthew Weaver

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Shoebox sized and smaller, small form factor PCs can pack as much computing muscle as anything from a PDA to a full-sized desktop computer. They consume less power, have few or no moving parts, and are very quiet. Whether you plan to use one as a standalone PC or want to embed it in your next hacking project, a small form factor PC may be the next thing you build. Small Form Factor Projects for Geeks is the only book available that shows you how to build small form factor PCs -- from kits and from scratch -- that are more interesting and more personalized than what a full-sized PC can give you. Included in the book are projects for building personal video recorders, versatile wireless…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


How to Use This Book


Who Should Read This Book


Organization of This Book


Recommended Reading


Using Code Examples


Conventions Used in This Book


Acknowledgments


Safari Enabled


How to Contact Us



Introduction


What Is Small Form Factor?


Why Small Form Factor?


Small Form Factor Systems


More Cool Hardware



Digital Audio Jukebox


Introducing the VIA EPIA-M


Additional Hardware



Install and Configure Gentoo Linux



X Windows and XMMS



Infrared Remote Control


Case Modding


Extra Credit



Digital Video Recorder with MythTV


Introducing the Shuttle ST62K XPC


Operating System: Gentoo Linux


X Windows


MythTV


Adding a Remote Control


Starting MythTV Automatically


Using Your TV as the Display


Extra Credit



Home Network Gateway


Introducing the Soekris net4501


Additional Hardware


Installing OpenBSD


From Installation to Gateway


Packet Filter (pf)


Extra Credit



Network Monitor


Introducing the Soekris net4801


Additional Hardware


Installing FreeBSD


Arpwatch


Nagios


Snort


RRDTool


Extra Credit



Wi-Fi Extender


Introducing the Access Cube


Assembling the System


Exploring the Access Cube


Wi-Fi Configuration


Antenna Options


Using the Wi-Fi Extender


Building a Console Cable


Extra Credit



A Portable, USB-Powered, Bridging Firewall


Introducing the OpenBlockS


SSD Linux


Turning the OpenBlockS into an Ethernet Bridge


Using the Firewall


Powering OpenBlockS via USB


Extra Credit



Cheap Wi-Fi SSH Client


Introducing the Ziplt Wireless Messenger


Updating the Ziplt Firmware


Playing with the BURN3 Firmware


Loading OpenZiplt


Playing with OpenZiplt


Extra Credit



Bluetooth LED Sign


Introducing the gumstix


Assembling the System


Exploring the gumstix


Building Software for the gumstix


Learning About Bluetooth


The Pro-Lite LED Sign


Putting It All Together


Sending Messages to the Sign


Extra Credit



Running an NFS Server


About NFS


The Exports File


Starting NFS Services


Mounting


Index