Car PC Hacks
- Car PC Hacks
- Table of Contents
- Credits
- About the Author
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Why Car PC Hacks?
- How to Use This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Using Code Examples
- Safari Enabled
- How to Contact Us
- Got a Hack?
- Chapter 1. Car Power Basics
- Section 1.1. Hacks 1-11: Introduction
- Hack1.Understand Car Electrical Systems
- Hack2.Prevent Electrical Fires
- Hack3.Gauge Your Wires
- Hack4.Connect Your Wires
- Hack5.Calculate Your Car s Battery Life
- Hack6.Upgrade Your Car Battery
- Hack7.Add New Power Connectors Throughout Your Car
- Hack8.Use a Huge Capacitor to Sustain Power
- Hack9.Upgrade Your Car s Alternator
- Hack10.Add a Second Car Battery
- Hack11.Put Home Power Outlets in Your Car
- Chapter 2. Automotive Audio Entertainment
- Section 2.1. Hacks 1222: Introduction
- Hack12.Get a Headful About Your Car Audio
- Hack13.Install a New Head Unit
- Hack14.Get Computer Audio into Your Head Unit
- Hack15.Amp Up Your Computer Audio
- Hack16.Make a Very Cheap AUX-in
- Hack17.Reduce Your Audio System s Noise
- Hack18.Control Your iPod with Your Car Stereo Knobs
- Hack19.Tune Your PC for Radio Reception
- Hack20.Record Radio Shows
- Hack21.Listen to Email, Weblogs, and RSS Feeds on the Road
- Hack22.Find Out What Was Playing on the Radio
- Chapter 3. Automotive Video Entertainment
- Section 3.1. Hacks 2340: Introduction
- Hack23.Understand Video Connectors
- Hack24.Choose Your Screens
- Hack25.Install a Headrest Screen
- Hack26.Install a VGA Touchscreen in Your Dashboard
- Hack27.Install a Sun Visor Screen
- Hack28.Install a Motorized Fold-out Screen
- Hack29.Install a Fold-Down Ceiling-Mounted Screen
- Hack30.Supersize Your Fold-Down LCD Screen
- Hack31.Turn Your Laptop into a Fold-Down or Dashboard Screen
- Hack32.Connect a Car PC to Your Factory Screen
- Hack33.Install a Rearview Mirror Screen and Camera
- Hack34.Boost Your Video Signal for Multiple Screens
- Hack35.Customize Each Passenger s Video
- Hack36.Tune in TV in the Car
- Hack37.Receive Satellite TV While Driving
- Hack38.Play DVDs with Your in-Car Computer
- Hack39.Put Multi-Channel DVD Surround Sound in Your Car
- Hack40.Install a Video Game Console Computer in Your Car
- Chapter 4. In-Car Computers
- Section 4.1. Hacks 4154: Introduction
- Hack41.Choose an in-Car PC Hardware Platform
- Hack42.Power Your Car PC
- Hack43.Start Up and Shut Down Your Car PC
- Hack44.Reduce the Boot Time of Your in-Car Computer
- Hack45.Keep Your Computer on During Engine Cranking
- Hack46.Turn On Your Car Computer Before You Start Your Car
- Hack47.Boot Your Car Computer on a Schedule
- Hack48.Choose an in-Car PC Software Platform
- Hack49.Install Windows on a CompactFlash Card
- Hack50.Power Your Portable Devices in the Car
- Hack51.Install USB Ports in Your Car
- Hack52.Build an in-Car PC
- Hack53.Build an in-Car Macintosh
- Hack54.Install a Mac Mini in Your Car
- Chapter 5. Car PC Interface Options
- Section 5.1. Hacks 5561: Introduction
- Hack55.Control Your Car PC with a Keyboard and Mouse
- Hack56.Control Your Car PC with a Handheld Remote
- Hack57.Control Your Car PC with a Touchscreen
- Hack58.Car-Enable Clunky Applications
- Hack59.Listen to What Your Car Computer Is Saying
- Hack60.Control Your Car PC with Voice Recognition
- Hack61.Find More Ways to Control Your in-Car Computer
- Chapter 6. Wireless Connectivity and in-Car Internet
- Section 6.1. Hacks 6268: Introduction
- Hack62.Get Online in Your Car
- Hack63.Make Your Mobile Phone Hands-Free with Your Car PC
- Hack64.Transfer Data to and from Your Car PC
- Hack65.View Real-Time Traffic Data on the Road
- Hack66.Videoconference from Your Car
- Hack67.Use GPS on Your Car PC
- Hack68.Find WiFi Hotspots on the Road
- Chapter 7. In-Car Applications
- Section 7.1. Hacks 6975: Introduction
- Hack69.Plug into Your Car s Built-in Computer
- Hack70.Put a Video Jukebox in Your Car Theater
- Hack71.Choose Your in-Car Navigation Software
- Hack72.Play Thousands of Games by Emulating Video Game Consoles
- Hack73.Use CENTRAFUSE as Your Car PC Frontend
- Hack74.Use Neocar Media Center as Your Car PC Frontend
- Hack75.Use FrodoPlayer as Your Car PC Frontend
- Colophon
- Index
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- ERP System Acquisition: A Process Model and Results From an Austrian Survey
- Enterprise Application Integration: New Solutions for a Solved Problem or a Challenging Research Field?
- The Effects of an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) Implementation on Job Characteristics – A Study using the Hackman and Oldham Job Characteristics Model
- Intrinsic and Contextual Data Quality: The Effect of Media and Personal Involvement
- A Hybrid Clustering Technique to Improve Patient Data Quality