Automation-ka gurigu wuxuu soo maray waddo aad u fog laga soo bilaabo maalmihii ay dhammaan wixii la heli jiray ay ahaayeen waqti-gooyeyaal laga yaabo ama laga yaabo inayan bixin wax ka badan awoodda lagu shido nalka ama qalabka shid iyo daminta^(Off) hal mar, ama modules-ka X-10 iyo kontaroolayaasha eryay ku dhawaad ​​qof kasta oo nuts isku dayaya inuu si sax ah u shaqeeyo. Maalmahan waxaan haysanaa wax u eg doorashooyin aan dhammaad lahayn, iyada oo aysan jirin laba nidaam oo isku mid ah badeecadaha ama kakanaanta. Sida loo sameeyo macno dhan? Automation Home for Dummies^{(Home Automation for Dummies)} wuxuu isku dayaa inuu toosiyo dhammaan. Buugani ma guulaysto? Aan^(Let) ogaano:

Aasaaska Automation-ka guriga, aka SmartHome

Sida dhammaan buugaagta taxanaha ah ee Dummies , ^{(For Dummies)}Home Automation for Dummies waxay ku bilaabataa malo ah inaadan wax badan ka garanayn, haddii ay jiraan, oo ku saabsan mawduuca laga doodayo, oo waxay ku bilaabataa sharaxaadda aasaasiga ah ee aasaasiga ah ee aad u baahan doonto inaad ogaato si aad u hesho bilaabay. Qoraaga, Dwight Spivey , ayaa sidoo kale ka dhigaya fikradda ah in akhristuhu uusan u socon doonin inuu sameeyo qalab weyn, is-rakiba, rakibaadda guriga oo dhan. Waxa uu u qaadanayaa akhristaha tignoolajiyada caqli-gal ah oo leh miisaaniyad macquul ah, miisaaniyad-dhabta ah, taas oo lagu daray qeexan.

Maqaalkeenii dhowaa Sida aad ugu caqli badan tahay gurigaaga^{(How to get smart about your home)} waxaan ka wada hadalnay falsafadaha aasaasiga ah ee kala duwan ee dejinta hababka otomaatiga ah ee gurigaaga. Buugani kama hadlayo falsafada inta uu ka hadlayo ogaanshaha waxa yoolalkaagu yihiin (wax yar markiiba ama "dhammaantood") iyo haddii aad rabto inaad isku daydo inaad ka dhigto qalabyada warshado badan oo wada shaqeeya, iyo haddii aad rabto. si aad u qaadatid habka dhabta ah ama aad ku tinkertid gizmoskii ugu dambeeyay uguna waynaa ee aad ka heli karto. Dadka sida dhabta ah cagaha dhulka ugu dhigaya, habkani wuxuu badbaadin karaa waqti badan, lacag iyo niyad jab.

Waxa jira qorshe tallaabo tallaabo ah oo lagu go'aaminayo waxa la taaban karo ee habayn kasta oo shaqsi ah: Baaxadda gurigaaga, haddii aad rabto in aad otomaatig u samayso aaladaha dibadda, haddii aad rabto in aad ku bilowdo qalab yar oo fudud ama aad horay u sii waddo oo aad ku afuufo jidka rakibaadda weyn , iyo wixi la mida. Qaybahani waa kuwo mudan in la akhriyo, laakiin dhinaca hoose ayaa jirta: Qoraagu waxa uu doortay aalado gaar ah si uu qodobadiisa u muujiyo. In kasta oo tani ay si fiican u shaqayn doonto in muddo ah, iyadoo habka tignoolajiyadu u horumarto, aaladaha buuggu si dhakhso ah ayay u duugi doonaan oo laga yaabaa inaanay u adeegin tusaale qiimo leh oo qodobbada ah.

Si otomaatig ah ugu samee gudaha gurigaaga

Qaar badan oo naga mid ah ayaa sameynay wax yar "automation-guri" markaan jadwaleyno nalalka iyo qalabka si loo shido ama loo damiyo^(Off) . Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto in kafee-sameeyaha uu hore u bilaabo, si aad u cabto qaxwo kulul markaad sariirta ka soo kacdo oo aad u haabto jidkaaga jikada. Ama waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto in laydhkaaga iyo raadiyahaagu shid, si aad ugu ekaato inaadan fasax ku maqnayn. Dad badanina waxay haystaan ​​heerkulbeegyo loo habayn karo si ay meesha ugu ilaaliyaan heerkul macquul ah. Maalmahan^(Nowadays) , dabcan, waxaa jira fursado aad u badan oo loogu talagalay daarinta iyo daminta alaabta ,^(Off) xakamaynta nalalka iyo xakamaynta heerkulbeegga. Automation Home for Dummies^{(Home Automation for Dummies)}Wuxuu si faahfaahsan u qeexayaa dhawr doorasho, isagoo tusaaleyaal ka bixinaya aaladaha qaaliga ah iyo kuwa qaaliga ahba, wuxuuna soo jeedinayaa sida loo isticmaali karo.

Arrintu ma aha oo kaliya Off and On, marka ay timaado nidaamyada iftiinka. Koontaroolayaashu waxay ka jawaabi karaan iftiinka qoraxda ama mugdiga guriga waxayna beddelaan nalalka si habboon, waxaana lagu xakameyn karaa taleefankaaga casriga ah si aad meesha ugu iftiimiso ka hor intaadan guriga iman mugdiga. Waxa kale oo ay kicin karaan dhaqdhaqaaq, kaas oo aad u caawin kara bini'aadamka oo ka soo kaca sariirta meel mugdi ah, laakiin aan aad waxtar u lahayn haddii aad haysato xayawaan guri ah oo wareegaya habeenkii. Nidaamyada qaarkood looma isticmaali karo oo keliya in lagu shido gurigaaga laakiin si loo xakameeyo midabka nalalka aad isticmaasho. Buuggu waxa uu dulmar wanaagsan ka bixinayaa fursadaha laga heli karo shirkadaha sida Philips Hue , INSTEON , TCP , SmartThings , iyoBelkin .

Nabadgelyadu waa goob weyn oo ku cusub qalabaynta guriga. Nidaamyada amniga gurigu^(Home) waxay jireen muddo dheer, dabcan, laakiin hadda waxaa jira fursado badan oo dheeraad ah. Habka alaarmiga gurigaaga waxa lagu dejin karaa lagana ilaalin karaa qalabkaaga gacanta, oo waxaad xidhi kartaa oo furi kartaa albaabbadaada si la mid ah. Waxaad kula socon kartaa gurigaaga kamaradaha webka ee signalka u soo dira qalabkaaga gacanta, oo waxaad dami kartaa alaarmiga haddii nidaamkaagu aanu si toos ah u samayn. Waxaa jira xitaa aalado kuu sheegi kara halka xayawaankaagu ku sugan yihiin, adigoo u maleynaya in xayawaanku uu ku filan yahay inuu ku dhejiyo sumad aad u weyn, taas oo si qurux badan u xaddidaysa eeyaha dhexdhexaad ah ilaa weyn ama xayawaanka yaryar, iyo haddii ay wax yihiin. ka daadanaya gurigaaga gudihiisa. Automation Home for Dummies^{(Home Automation for Dummies)}mar kale waxa uu bixiyaa dulmar alaabta si uu u muujiyo noocyada waxyaabaha uu qofku ka fiirsan karo iibsashada iyo rakibidda.

Waxaa jira cutub dheer oo u go'ay nidaamka madadaalada guriga. Qoraagu waxa uu is jeclaaday markii uu bilaabay cutubka isaga oo sifaynaya caruurnimadii ay tignoolajiyada ka liidatay si la mid ah aniga oo kale, TV-yadu^(TVs) waxa ay heleen saddex channel oo kaliya (ugu badnaan) halka Rimuutyada laga hagi jirayna ay ahaayeen kaliya dadka taajiriinta ah ee ku sugan galaxyo aad u fog. In kasta oo aan ka soo bilaabay da'dii hore markii UHF aan weli la allifin. Ka eeg internetka " Phico^(Philco) TV 1956" haddii aad rabto xoogaa madadaalo bilaash ah oo laga helo adduunkii hore. 🙂

Kadib wuxuu sii wadaa inuu soo bandhigo adduunka casriga ah ee madadaalada guriga, waxaana jira tignoolajiyada badan oo ka dhigi kara doorashada waxa la daawado ama la dhegeysto, iyo meesha, iyo qalabka, oo ku saabsan sida ugu fudud ee ay noqon karto.

Waxaa jira qayb u go'an "guriga madadaalada guriga." Kuwani waa shabakado ku tusaya sida loo sameeyo waxyaabo laga yaabo inaadan waligaa ku fikirin, sida inaad haysato shabakad ku salaysan "kontorool fog" kaas oo xamili kara dhammaan aaladahaaga iyadoon loo eegin sida ay isu gudbiyaan calaamadahooda. Ama isticmaal tignoolajiyada Bluetooth si aad ugu beddelato sanduuq ay ka buuxaan kontaroolada fogfog ee taleefankaaga casriga ah. Qaar badan^(Many) oo naga mid ah ayaa hore u yaqaannay aaladaha qulqulka leh sida Roku , AppleTV iyo ChromeCast . Cutubka " Smart Home Entertainment " wuxuu si tafatiran uga hadlayaa aaladaha la yaqaan iyo kuwa aan la aqoon labadaba waxayna siinaysaa akhristaha fikrad wanaagsan waxa ka jira… ugu yaraan waqtiga buugga la daabacay.

Isku soo wada duuboo

Ma aha wax ka badan kala badh inta lagu jiro Automation-ka Guriga ee Dummies^{(Home Automation for Dummies)} in qoraagu hoos ugu dhaadhaco oo u guntado sidii uu nidaamyadaagu u shaqayn lahaa. Maadaama ay jiraan fursado badan oo la heli karo, habkan ayaa macno samaynaya. Waxaa roon in aad ogaato waxa ay doorashadu yihiin, marka loo eego heerka xirfadaada, miisaaniyadaada iyo aaladaha aad rabto in aad ku shaqeyso ka hor inta aanad isku dayin in aad wada hesho.

Si sax ah sababtoo ah waxaa jira xulashooyin badan, buuggu kama bixin karo macluumaad faahfaahsan mid kasta. Laakiin waxa ay siinaysaa akhristaha bilow fiican oo uu ku ogaanayo. Marka hore^(First) , dabcan, waa in la ogaado qalabka sida ugu fiican u wada shaqeeya iyo kuwa aan shaqaynaynba. Waxaa jira dood ku saabsan taleefannada casriga ah iyo tablet-yada ( Android iyo iOS) iyo kombiyuutarada ( OS X , Windows , Linux , iyo Chromebooks ). Faa'iidooyinka iyo khasaarooyinka waxaa looga hadlayaa si qumman. Arrinta yaabka leh ayaa ah, in kastoo, qaybtan ay ku soo gebagebowday "Ilaalinta Apps -ka^(Apps)Up-to-Date" marka ay si tafatiran uga baxdo aaladaha laga yaabo in ay wakhtigoodii dhamaadeen marka uu qof akhriyo buugga Qalabka ama miiskaaga oo leh dhammaan amniga, madadaalada iyo aaladaha la taaban karo ee gurigaaga gudihiisa ah.

Kadibna waxaa jira baaritaan ku saabsan niyad-jabka ugu weyn, la'aanta heerarka iyo soo-saarayaasha badan ee ku adkaysanaya inay wax walba u sameeyaan sidooda. Xaqiiqdu waxay tahay in dadka badankiis ay ku qasban yihiin inay dejiyaan aaladaha hal soo saaraha (ama warshadeeyayaasha ku heshiiya inay u hoggaansamaan hal halbeeg) halkii ay ka iibsan lahaayeen aaladaha shelf oo ay filayaan inay is qabsadaan. ( Qof kasta^(Anyone) oo isku dayay inuu helo modules X-10 iyo kontaroolayaasha si ay u wada shaqeeyaan waxay u badan tahay inay weli ka soo kabanayaan timahooda jeexjeexay, gizmos-kaas waxay ka yimaadeen isla soo saaraha!)

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa jira ikhtiyaaro ay heli karaan dadka raba inay isku dayaan inay "nidaamyada borotokoolka badan" shaqeeyaan. Guud ahaan, tani waxay ku lug leedahay xarun nooc ka mid ah oo la xiriiri karta aaladaha kale kuna qancin karta inay wada shaqeeyaan. Waxaan daboolnay kor u kaca iyo hoos u dhaca la shaqaynta xarumaha maqaalkeenii hore ee ^{(our previous article on )} SmartHomes .

Qaybta Tobanka

Inta badan buugaagta For Dummies waxay ku dhamaanayaan qayb la yiraahdo Qaybta Tobnaadka^{(The Part of Tens)} . Caadi ahaan waxay ka kooban yihiin toban tilmaamood oo waaweyn, talooyin, mareegaha, alaabada, iwm. Automation Home^{(Home Automation)} for Dummies wuxuu qabtaa wax ka duwan: Waxay ka hadlaysaa alaabooyinka fudud ee ay dadku isticmaali karaan si ay u bilaabaan automation-ka guriga iyaga oo aan niyad jab badan lahayn. Mar labaad^(Again) , in kastoo, alaabooyinkaas laga yaabaa in aan la heli karin marka akhristuhu tago dukaanka si uu u bilaabo.

Ka dib waxaa jira Qayb ka mid ah^{(Part of Tens)} Tobanka oo u heellan " Toban^(Ten) shabakadood oo waaweyn oo loogu talagalay qalabaynta guriga" kuwaas oo ah inay daneeyaan ku dhawaad ​​qof kasta, waxayna leeyihiin faa'iidada ay u fududahay in la cusbooneysiiyo sida adduunka qalabku isbeddelayo.

Laakiin sug, waxaa jira wax ka badan….

Automation-ka Guriga ee Dummie^{(Home Automation for Dummie)} s waxa uu ka hadlayaa aaladaha qaar oo laga yaabo in aanay dadku tixgelin.

Waligay maan helin robot vacuum cleaner, tusaale ahaan, umana malaynayn in ay qayb ka tahay nidaamka iswada guriga, laakiin haa runtii, waxaad jadwal u samayn kartaa Roomba yar ee mashquulka ah (ama wax kasta) si aad u bilawdo socodka inta aad socoto. ma joogtid halkaas oo dhammayso ka hor intaadan guriga iman (saaxiibadaada afarta lugood leh waxay ku qasban yihiin inay ka helaan ama ku duubaan).

Ama sidee ku saabsan nadiifiyaha tooska ah, quudiyaha xayawaanka ee tooska ah ( Miyaanu ^(Did)Doc Brown u abuurin midkaas?) Ama flush-a-ma-jig si toos ah musqushaada si aadan waligaa u gaarin agagaarka oo aadan mar kale biyo raacin?

Waxaa jira badeecooyin^(LOT) badan oo la sheegay oo aan laga yaabo inaan waligay ku fekerin, sida weelka iyo qalajiyaha internetka ku xiran, robo-mop, nadiifiyaha si toos ah loo dubay iyo wax la yiraahdo RoboSnail , oo algae ka soo saara dhalada ku jirta haanta kalluunkaaga. OK, ii soo wac Luddite laakiin waxaan filayaa in ^(Luddite)Plecostomus qadiimi ah oo wanaagsan ay tahay waxa lagama maarmaanka u ah hawshaas u dambaysa, sidaas oo kale Plecostomus -kaygu wuxuu ku jiraa haanta kalluunka.

Waxaan ka shakisanahay in qaar ka mid ah alaabooyinkaas qarsoodiga ah ay ku daali doonaan dukaamada ku dhow ama eBay si fiican ka hor inta uusan buuggu helin daabacaadda xiga ama uusan ka bixin daabacaadda. Taasi waa dhinaca hoose ee ugu weyn in aad si gaar ah u gaartid talooyinka qofka.

Xukun

Home Automation for Dummies waa buug si fiican loo qoray, qoraaguna si cad ayuu u garanayaa waxa uu ka hadlayo. Si aad u badan fikradda ah in dadka yaqaanay adduun aan lahayn kontaroolada fogaanta ay yihiin rajo la'aan xagga tignoolajiyada. Waxaa jira xog badan oo adduunka dhabta ah, iyo Dummie^{(For Dummie)} s waxay siisay dheeraadka caadiga ah ee aad u wanaagsan^(Extras)website wehel. Buuggu waxa uu daboolayaa doorashooyin badan oo waxa uu dulmar wanaagsan ka bixinayaa waxa shaqayn doona iyo waxa aan dhici doonin. Laakiin buug si weyn ugu tiirsan badeecadaha maanta jooga ayaa si degdeg ah u taariikhaysan taasina waxay noqon kartaa dhibaato. Way adag tahay in la sameeyo doorashooyin caqli-gal ah oo ku salaysan aaladaha horay ugu jiray qashinka maalintii, si loo hadlo. Sidoo kale, sawiradu waa madow iyo caddaan iyo cawl, mana aha kuwo soo jiidasho leh sida sawirada midabka. Laakiin sawirada midabku had iyo jeer waa qaali. Sidaas oo ay tahay, waxaan kugula talin lahaa in aad akhrido si aad u hesho dulmar wanaagsan oo ku saabsan waxa jira iyo waxa laga yaabo inaadan waligaa aqoon. Haddii aad ka heli karto maktabadda dadweynaha ee xaafaddaada, si aad ah ayey u wanaagsan tahay, sababtoo ah markaa waxaad ogaan doontaa in kani buuggu adiga kuu yahay iyo in kale. Aniga ahaan, waa ilaaliye.

Book review: Home Automation for Dummies

Home automatiоn has come a long way from the days when all that was available wеre manual timers that might or might not have offered anything more than the ability to turn a lamp or appliancе On and Off at one set timе, or the X-10 modules and controllerѕ thаt drove almost everybody nuts trying to get them to work properly. Nowadayѕ we have what seems like endless choices, with no two systems bеing аlike in either products or complexitу. How to make sense of it all? Home Automation for Dummies tries to straighten it all out. Does this book succeed? Let's find out:

The basics of home automation, aka SmartHome

As with all the For Dummies series of books, Home Automation for Dummies starts with the assumption that you don't know much, if anything, about the subject under discussion, and starts by explaining the absolute basics you'll need to know to get started. The author, Dwight Spivey, also makes the assumption that the reader isn't going to be gearing up to do a massive, self-installed, whole-house installation. He assumes a reasonably tech-savvy reader with a reasonable, real-world budget, which is a definite plus.

In our recent article How to get smart about your home we discussed the different basic philosophies of setting up automated processes in your house. This book doesn't talk philosophy as much as it talks about figuring out what your goals are (a little at a time or "all in") and whether you want to try to make devices from multiple manufacturers work together, and whether you want to take the practical approach or just tinker with the latest and greatest gizmos you can find. For people who are truly just getting their feet on the ground, this approach can save a lot of time, money and frustration.

There's a step by step plan for determining what's practical for any individual setup: Your home's size, whether you want to automate exterior devices, whether you want to start off with just a few simple gadgets or go ahead and blow the wad on a major installation, and so forth. These sections are well worth reading, but there is a downside: The author has chosen very specific devices to illustrate his points. While this will work OK for a while, with the way technology advances, the devices in the book will be obsolete quickly and may no longer serve as a worthwhile illustration of the points.

Automating inside your home

Many of us have done a little "home automation" when we schedule lights and appliances to turn On and Off. Maybe you want the coffee maker to start early, so you have hot coffee when you stumble out of bed and grope your way to the kitchen. Or maybe you want your lights and radio to turn On, to make it look like you're not away on vacation. And many people have thermostats that can be programmed to keep the place at a reasonable temperature. Nowadays, of course, there are far more options for turning things On and Off, controlling the lights and controlling the thermostat. Home Automation for Dummies describes quite a few options in detail, giving examples of both inexpensive and expensive devices and suggesting how they might be used.

It's not just a matter of Off and On, when it comes to lighting systems. The controllers can respond to sunlight or darkness in the house and change the lights accordingly, and they can be controlled with your smartphone so you can have the place lit up before you get home in the dark. They can also be triggered by motion, which could be very helpful for humans getting out of bed in a darkened dwelling, but not quite so helpful if you've got pets who roam around at night. Some systems can be used not only to light your home but to control the color of the lights you use. The book gives a good overview of the options available from companies such as Philips Hue, INSTEON, TCP, SmartThings, and Belkin.

Security is a big new field for home automation. Home security systems have been around for a long time, of course, but now there are even more options. Your home alarm system can be set and monitored from your mobile device, and you can lock and unlock your doors the same way. You can monitor your home through webcams that send a signal to your mobile device, and you can set off an alarm if your system doesn't do it automatically. There are even devices that can tell you where your pets are, assuming the pet is big enough to put a fairly bulky tag on, which pretty much limits it to medium-to-large-size dogs or small farm animals, and whether something is leaking inside your house. Home Automation for Dummies once again gives a product overview to illustrate the kinds of things one can consider buying and installing.

There's a lengthy chapter devoted to home entertainment systems. The author endeared himself to me when he began the chapter by describing a tech-deprived childhood much like mine, where TVs only got three channels (at most) and remote controls were only for rich people in a galaxy far, far away. Although I was from an even more primitive age when UHF hadn't been invented yet. Look on the internet for "Philco TV 1956" if you want a bit of free entertainment from the ancient world. 🙂

He then goes on to introduce the modern world of home entertainment, and there's a lot of technology out there that can make choosing what to watch or listen to, and where, and on what devices, about as easy as it can be.

There's a section devoted to "home entertainment gurus." These are websites that show you how to do things you might never have thought of, like having a virtual web-based "remote control" that can handle all your devices regardless of how they transmit their signals to each other. Or using Bluetooth technology to replace a box full of remote controls with your smartphone. Many of us are already familiar with streaming devices like Roku, AppleTV and ChromeCast. The "Smart Home Entertainment" chapter goes into detail about both the known and the unfamiliar devices and gives the reader a good idea of what's out there… at least at the time the book was published.

Putting it all together

It isn't till more than halfway through Home Automation for Dummies that the author gets down to the nuts and bolts of making your systems work. Since there are so many options available, this approach makes sense. Better to know what your choices are, according to your skill level, your budget and the devices you want to work with before you try to get it all together.

Precisely because there are so many options, the book can't give detailed information about every single one. But it gives the reader a good start on figuring it out. First, of course, is figuring out which devices work best together and which don't work at all. There's a discussion of smartphones and tablets (Android and iOS) and computers (OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chromebooks). The pros and cons are discussed in an evenhanded manner. The irony is, though, that this section concludes with "Keeping Apps Up-to-Date" when it's gone into detail about devices that may well be out of date by the time someone reads the book. Still, though, it's a handy reference to what you need to consider when you try to tie together your mobile device or your desktop with all the security, entertainment and practical devices inside your home.

Then there is an examination of the biggest frustrations, the lack of standards and the multiple manufacturers who insist on doing everything their own way. The reality is that most people are going to have to settle on devices from one manufacturer (or manufacturers who agree to abide by one standard) rather than just buy devices off the shelf and expect them to get along. (Anyone who tried to get X-10 modules and controllers to cooperate is probably still recovering from tearing their hair out, and those gizmos were from the same manufacturer!)

There are, however, options available for people who want to try to make "multi-protocol systems" work. In general, this involves a hub of some kind that can communicate with other devices and convince them to work together. We covered the ups and downs of working with hubs in our previous article on SmartHomes.

The Part of Tens

Most of the For Dummies books end with a section called The Part of Tens. They usually contain ten great hints, tips, websites, products, etc. Home Automation for Dummies does something different: It talks about the simple products that people can use to get a start in home automation without too much frustration. Again, though, these products may no longer be available when the reader goes to the store to get started.

Then there's Part of Tens devoted to "Ten great websites for home automation" that should be of interest to almost anyone, and they have the advantage of being easy to update as the world of gadgets changes.

But wait, there's more….

Home Automation for Dummie s talks about some devices that people might not have considered.

I've never had a robot vacuum cleaner, for example, and wouldn't have thought of it as part of a home-automation scheme, but yes indeed, you can schedule your busy little Roomba (or whatever) to start prowling around while you're not there and finish up before you get home (your four-footed friends are just going to have to like it or lump it).

Or how about an automatic gutter cleaner, an automatic pet feeder (Didn't Doc Brown invent that one?) or an automated flush-a-ma-jig for your toilet so you never have to reach around and flush again?

There are a LOT of products mentioned that I might never have thought of, like an Internet-connected washer and dryer, a robo-mop, an automatic grill cleaner and something called RoboSnail, that gets algae off the glass in your fish tank. OK, call me a Luddite but I think a good old fashioned Plecostomus is all that's necessary for that last task, and so does my Plecostomus in the fish tank.

I suspect that some of those esoteric products will be languishing at the closeout stores or on eBay well before the book gets its next edition or goes out of print. That's the big downside to being too specific in one's recommendations.

Verdict

Home Automation for Dummies is a well-written book and the author clearly knows what he's talking about. So much for the notion that people who knew a world without remote controls are hopeless with technology. There's a wealth of real-world information, and For Dummies has provided their usual excellent Extras companion website. The book covers a lot of options and gives a good overview of what will work and what won't. But a book that relies so heavily on present day products gets dated all too fast and that may be a problem. It's hard to make intelligent choices based on devices that are already in the day-old bin, so to speak. Also, the illustrations are in black and white and greyscale, and they're not as appealing as color illustrations. But color illustrations are always more expensive. Still, I would recommend reading it to get a good overview of what is out there and what you might never have known about. If you can find it at your local public library, so much the better, because then you'll know whether this is the book for you. For me, it's a keeper.

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• ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 dib u eegis: Xagga sare, si kasta!

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• Dib u eegista TP-LINK Smart Wi-Fi LED nalka leh Midabka Beddelayo (LB130)

• Dib u eegista Xiaomi Mi Router 3: Router-ka ugu quruxda badan ee la awoodi karo!

• Dib u eegista TP-LINK RE580D fidiyaha kala duwan - WiFi wanagsan ee 5 GHz!

• Dib u eegista Tenda nova MW6: Maxaad ka helaysaa nidaamka WiFi mesh ee ugu jaban?

• Dib u eegista ASUS RT-AC58U - Ma router wireless AC1300 heer sare ah?

• Dib u eegista TP-Link Archer AX20: Dib u qeexidda qiimaha lacagta? -

• Dib u eegista Tenda AC9 AC1200 router wireless - Dheeman qallafsan!

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• Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2 dib u eegis: Amniga shabakada guriga jiilka xiga!

• Dib u eegida kamarada TP-LINK NC450 - Waa la awoodi karaa oo ku habboon!

• Dib u eegida TP-LINK RE450 AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender

• Dib u eegista D-Link DIR-822: Wifi-router-ka la awoodi karo!