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by Dwight Spivey
Home Automation For Dummies
Cover
Cover
Title Page
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Introducing Home Automation
Chapter 1: Home Automation 101
Defining Home Automation
Benefitting from Home Automation
Understanding the Tech Involved in Home Automation
Chapter 2: What You Need to Get Started
Happiness Is a Wireless Network
Having the Right Tools for the Job
Chapter 3: Determining Your Home Automation Needs (and Wants)
Considering Factors Before You Buy
Deciding How Much You Want to Automate
Part II: Automating Inside Your Home
Chapter 4: Keeping Your Cool or Turning Up the Heat
Controlling Your Thermostat from Afar
Introducing the Big Players in the Thermostat Arena
Chapter 5: Nice and Tidy Does It!
Cleaning Up While You’re Away
Introducing a Who’s Who of the Remote Cleaning World
Chapter 6: I’m in the Mood for . . . Anything: Automated Lighting
Lighting Your Life Automatically
Illuminating the Kings of Automatic Lighting
Chapter 7: Safe, Sound, and Hunkered Down
Establishing Security in the Automatic Age
Staking Out the Wardens of Home Security
Chapter 8: Home, Home on the Automatic Range: The Automated Kitchen
Cooking Without Being in the Kitchen, and Other Kitchen Awesomeness
Checking Out the Top Home Automation Chefs
Chapter 9: Monitoring Water Use and Detecting Leaks
Watching Your Water Usage
Assessing the Water Monitoring Mavens
Chapter 10: Smart Home Entertainment
Modernizing Home Entertainment
Introducing the Smart Home Entertainment Gurus
Part III: Automating Outside Your Home
Chapter 11: Checking the Weather
Keeping Tabs on the Weather
Checking the Weather Automatically
Chapter 12: Your Grandfather’s Dream, Your Reality: Automating Lawn Care
Caring for Your Lawn Doesn’t Have to Break Your Back
Getting to Know the Top Companies in Lawn Automation
Watering Your Lawn Automatically
Part IV: Taking Command of Your Home Automation Systems
Chapter 13: Working with Mobile Devices and Computers
Discovering Devices Commonly Used for Smart Home Automation
Keeping Apps Up-to-Date
Chapter 14: Controlling Your Home from One Platform
Examining the Lack of Unity
Choosing the Single-Platform Path
Opting for Multi-Protocol Solutions
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Easy Ways to Begin Automating Your Home
Wink
WeMo
Chapter 16: Ten Great Websites for Home Automation
Smarthome
CNET
CEA
SmartThings
Amazon
Home Controls
Z-Wave.com
ZigBee Alliance
Lowes
Home Depot
Chapter 17: Ten Other Options for Automating Your Life
Cleaning Your Home’s Gutters
Making a Robot Part of Your Family
Feeding Pets While You’re Away
Cleaning Up Kitty Litter
Cleaning Your Pool the Robotic Way
Waking Up to a Fresh Cup of Joe
Starting Your Vehicle Remotely
Flushing Your Troubles Away Automatically
Pulling the Shades from Across the Room
Controlling Your Home’s Humidity
About the Author
Cheat Sheet
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End User License Agreement
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