Take This Stuff and Hack It! by Dave Prochnow

Take This Stuff and Hack It! by Dave Prochnow

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A hacker's guide which shows how 30 common household items can be hacked and tweaked into products totally different than what the manufacturer intended. This book provides garage and basement tinkerers with illustrated step-by-step coverage of which products are "hackable," how to hack them, and how to convert them into different stuff.

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Take This Stuff and Hack It! by Dave Prochnow

Hack into common household productsand convert them into really cool stuff! This true hacker’s guide shows how 30 commonhousehold items can be hacked and tweaked intoproducts totally different than what the manufacturerintended. Garage and basement tinkerers will getfully illustrated step-by-step coverage of exactly whichproducts are “hackable,” how to hack them, and howto convert them into some unique, fun stuff. Youwill learn how to hack a telephone solicitor zapperthat hangs up on phone spammers, create a robotthat’s a digital plaything for Fido, and hack theirhome into an abode that would make a securityexpert envious.
Dave Prochnow (Hattiesburg, MS) is an award-winning professional writer, editor, and contributor to numerous technical publications including MAKE, Nuts & Volts, and SERVO Magazine. He is the author of 27 nonfiction book titles for Addison-Wesley, F&W Publications, McGraw-Hill, and TAB Books; including the bestselling PSP Hacks, Mods, and Expansions (McGraw-Hill, 2006) and The Official Robosapien Hackers Guide (McGraw- Hill, 2006) and the upcoming Take This Stuff and Hack It! Currently, Dave serves as the Contributing Editor for Nuts & Volts and SERVO Magazine. In 2001, Dave won the Maggie Award for writing the best how-to article in a consumer magazine.
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ISBN 13 9780071477376
ISBN 10 0071477373
Title Take This Stuff and Hack It!
Author Dave Prochnow
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Year published 2006-10-16
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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