Book review: Linux Smart Homes for Dummies
It's nice to see a yellow and black "For Dummies" book with "Linux" in the title -- namely Wiley's Linux Smart Homes for Dummies . Author and home automation expert Neil Cherry has put together 364 pages and a CD-ROM that cover not only the typical X10 hardware and software characteristic of home automation, but also networking, video, audio, and even heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) control that can make your house the envy of your neighborhood.
Cherry is clearly an expert in both Linux and home automation. His Web site is the most comprehensive online forum on the topic.
"For Dummies" might not be an apt description of any work that includes a section on compiling a custom Linux kernel, but it demonstrates how much handholding readers get with the book. Many readers will already be way past the level where they need information on how to get a wireless network working, but the information is available for raw beginners.
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