INSTEON: Smarthomes for Everyone is the first book to cover the amazing new INSTEON home automation and control system. INSTEON works over your existing powerlines to reliably control lighting and appliances from any switch in your house. Setup path lighting, scene lighting, security and environment control with the touch of a button. Best of all, no computer expertise or electrical skills beyond basic Do-It-Yourself handyman skills are required If you can replace an electrical switch, you can install an entire INSTEON home automation system yourself.

INSTEON: Smarthomes for Everyone brings together everything the Do-It-Yourself homeowner needs to know about INSTEON in order to design and install a complete and reliable smarthome system. Smarthome technology is the wave of the future, and INSTEON is the low-cost, high-reliability leader in the field, with more installed systems than any other modern smarthome technology--even those costing many times more.

For less than $1 per square foot, you can control all the lighting in your home as well as your audio/visual system, security system, sprinkers and irrigation. Turn off lights over the Internet Close your garage door from Work Shut off every light in your home from your nightstand--and lock all the doors

From beginner to expert, this book will guide you through the process with step-by-step instructions and leave you with a complete understanding of your system. Get more out of your home with INSTEON Smarthome technology.

The Best of SlashNOT is a collection of short satirical stories ranging from true observations of humorous events to hilarious absurdity that any true geek will love. The Best of SlashNOT takes the most humorous stories from posted on SlashNOT.com and presents them in the order that the SlashNOT community ranked them. You won't find Geek humor funnier or more laser focused on technology than The Best of SlashNOT. Articles include all the community favorites, like: . Einstein returns from grave to bitch-slap dark matter . Quaker: The non-violent first person shooter . Microsoft seeking two letters cooler than X and P . Science reverts to mad science Universe even darker and scarier than previously thought . Google arrested while dumping body . Gates and Torvalds to finally settle this thing . Schrodinger arrested on cruelty, weapons charges . IBM developing Artificial Stupidity . Microsoft releases Windows XP Homeless edition SlashNOT is a satirical website that parodies Slashnot.com, the ridiculously popular open-source advocacy website. In addition to the stories and comments from SlashNOT.com, The Best of SlashNOT includes exclusive commentary and insights from the author and edi