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Author Steven Goodwin is behind the Minerva home automation suite (http://minervahome.net)
Linux is popular for controlling smart homes as it runs low power devices like the Slug that Windows cannot reach.
Linux on netbooks means many people are now using it for things like media.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Linux users can now control their homes remotely! Are you a Linux user who has ever wanted to turn on the lights in your house, or open and close the curtains, while away on holiday? Want to be able to play the same music in every room, controlled from your laptop or mobile phone? Do you want to do these things without an expensive off-the-shelf kit?
In Smart Home Automation with Linux, Steven Goodwin will show you how a house can be fully controlled by its occupants, all using open source software. From appliances to kettles to curtains, control your home remotely!
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Smart Home Automation with Linux
Authors: Steven Goodwin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2779-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Steven Goodwin 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-2778-6Published: 29 March 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-2779-3Published: 06 May 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 312
Topics: Computer Communication Networks, Information Systems and Communication Service