December 2004
Beginner
336 pages
14h 32m
English
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313
A
ActivePerl, 25, 271, 272
download site, 25
Active Server Pages (ASP), 214, 216, 217,
220, 224, 280
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
(ALSA), 162
alarms
audible, 294
silent, 294
alert system, network-based, 251–282
cameras (see cameras, used in alert
systems)
extensions to project, 281
materials for project, 282
project overview, 252
script (see script, network-based alert
system)
software component versions, 282
video capture (see video capture)
video playback (see video playback)
video transfer (see video transfer)
ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Archi-
tecture), 162
sound card matrix page, 163
Apache
checking version, 65
configuring, 65
downloading, 64
installing and configuring, 60–66
updating, 65
APT (Debian Advanced Package Tool)
installing, 159–160
using, 163
arming security systems, 301
AT&T Natural Voices, 80
ATrpms kernel, installing, 160–161
audible alarms, 294
audio
distributing from computer to bed-
room, 83–85
formats, comparison of popular, 185
installing remote system, 302
installing wireless, 84
whole-house system descriptions, 189
aumix, 201
automating lights (see lights, automat-
ing)
B
Barton, Jim, 127
built-in motion detector, 4
C
C. Crane Digital FM Transmitter, 191
cameras
used in alert systems, 253–257
installing, 256
planning layout, 253
selecting, 254–256
Camserv, 259
CGI::Carp module, 50, 51
chassis, 172
choosing, 130
circuit breaker versus fuse box, 7
circuit testers, wired and wireless, 8
closed-circuit secur ...
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