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Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
Neal Krawetz
Wiley, 2007
One of the most useful Linux books I own
This book is a gem. Most other Linux books are heavy with theory but don't get you where you need to go. By contrast, this book is chock full of really practical mods (hacks) that are easy to do, yet provide great enhancements to the usability and security of your new ...
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Wi-Fi Toys: 15 Cool Wireless Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment
Mike Outmesguine
Wiley, 2004
A must have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is excellent, a must have. This book gives you the all the basic theory you are going to need to undertand wireless, and of course Cool Proyects.
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Hacking Roomba: ExtremeTech
Tod E. Kurt
Wiley, 2006
Good book for newbie Roomba hackers and seasoned Roomba entusiasts
Thank you Tod for putting all of your (and some other Roomba enthusiasts) hacks in one place for easy reference. While my initial reason for buying the book was to read the section about my kids' business, myRoomBud, I was just as interested in the information to help ...
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RFID Toys: 11 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment (ExtremeTech)
Amal Graafstra
Wiley, 2006
Awesome book!
Every project is explained in details. It has also many pictures. Great book for beginners and amateurs. I recommend it.
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Hacking the PSP: Cool Hacks, Mods, and Customizations for the Sony PlayStation Portable (ExtremeTech)
Auri Rahimzadeh
Wiley, 2006
Nice reference. Cheap price.
You can find many useful tricks and guides to learn about your PSP.
One of the most useful is to learn how to disassemble it.
There's a battery charger, and other nice stuff you may not be aware of. Some of the chapters fall on useless tips but...whatever...and ...
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Hacking World of Warcraft (ExtremeTech)
Daniel Gilbert, James, II Whitehead
Wiley, 2007
Dated - but still terrific!!!
By its very nature, this sort of material is dated by the time it can go to press. That being said, the authors have done an exemplary job of providing material that covers lasting principles, and not specifics that will be immediately invalidated. In addition, ...
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Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine
John St. Clair
Wiley, 2004
Excellent help and source of ideas
This book covered so much more than what I was expecting. If you have never built an arcade cabinet before then I would recommend this book if only to see how many different ways it can be done.
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Hacking MySpace: Mods and Customizations to make MySpace Your Space (ExtremeTech)
John Pospisil
Wiley, 2006
Great book for getting the job done.
I wish I had found this book sooner. I'd spent at least a week surfing the Internet to find more information on how to really tailor MySpace, and this book would have saved me a lot of time. It's appropriate for people who are new to html and CSS, as well as ...
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Hacking Windows Vista: ExtremeTech
Steve Sinchak
Wiley, 2007
A Winner
I bought Hacking Windows Vista to help me make a decision about upgrading to Vista. After reading it, I got more than I bargained for -- it was not just a superficial book dealing with cosmetic changes. It went into depth about making Vista secure, a major concern of ...
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Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments (ExtremeTech)
Reed Ghazala
Wiley, 2005
circuit bending
I I can't review this book with out talking about Reed Ghazala, having viewed hundreds of bending related web sights I was most taken with Reed's many had lots of noise but not much substance, but Reed seems not only to have mastered bending but also how to use what ...
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Hacking GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth (ExtremeTech)
Martin C. Brown
Wiley, 2006
Already out of date, but still worth the read
Although I really enjoy this book, it's too bad that it's already out of date (as mentioned in other reviews).
As someone with very little previous experience with JavaScript, I found this book to be really helpful it describing how to make stuff happen. I ...
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Hacking Digital Cameras (ExtremeTech)
Chieh Cheng, Auri Rahimzadeh
Wiley, 2005
Must read book
This provides very crucial ideas and the rare how to do them lists that all photographers should read. This is increased my abilities to perform better pictures for my friends and clients.
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Hacking Video Game Consoles: Turn your old video game systems into awesome new portables (ExtremeTech)
Benjamin Heckendorn
Wiley, 2005
Tinkerers rejoice!
This book surpassed my expectations. If you are a tinkerer this book will be great for you...if you also like retro-gaming, this book becomes a must have. He is so thorough in his descriptions of the projects, that even if you aren't already handy with electronics ...
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Geek My Ride: Build the Ultimate Tech Rod (ExtremeTech)
Auri Rahimzadeh
Wiley, 2005
Made it all look like fun, and very easy to understand
This was awesome - from the intro chapters to the projects, I could get into everything. It was very easy to understand and when spring comes around I'm gonna try it (it's pretty cold right now). I'll definitely get the music-in-car stuff done this winter, but the more ...
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Geek House: 10 Hardware Hacking Projects for Around Home (ExtremeTech)
Barry Press, Marcia Press
Wiley, 2005
Great Project Frameworks and Ideas
This book is by the authors of PC Toys. The PC Toys projects are relatively easy to implement and spoon feed the reader all the material needed to complete the toys.
I think this is an excellent book. I'm very comfortable with software and coding, but not that ...
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