PC Toys: 14 Cool Projects for Home, Office and Entertainment

Wecome to the PC Toys Companion Web Site.

The authors wrote PC Toys expecting you'd use the book in conjunction with the many sites on the Internet we've cited in the book. Those links are on the CD-ROM at the back of the book, and on this page.

The nature of the Internet is such that links can break. If the a link here goes bad, try searching the site for the item we discussed in the book. If the site itself has no search function, use the site search function in the Google toolbar. If a complete site vanishes, try searching for the company to see if they've chosen to change their domain name.

Introduction

http://kogs-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~moeller/symbolics-info/symbolics.html
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/extremetech
http://gpsinformation.net
http://www.smarthome.com
http://www.google.com
http://www.ask.com
http://www.crucial.com
http://www.esctech.com
http://www.allstarshop.com
http://www.cablesnmor.com
http://www.measureanything.com
http://www.temperatures.com
http://www.thomasregister.com (search for sensor)
http://www.findasensor.com
http://www.sensorsportal.com
http://www.x10.com
http://www.dataharvest.com
http://www.data-harvest.co.uk

Chapter 1

http://www.tivocommunity.com
http://kogs-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~moeller/symbolics-info/symbolics.html
http://fare.tunes.org/tmp/emergent/kmachine.htm
http://lemonodor.com/archives/000242.html
http://www.inc.com/articles/finance/fin_manage/bankrupt/2622.html
http://www.grid.org/projects
http://www.seti.org
http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/desktop/charts.htm
http://www.techadvice.com/help/Products/T/tv-tuner-cards.asp
http://mirror.ati.com/products/tvwonderve/index.html
http://mirror.ati.com/products/radeon9700/aiw9700pro/index.html
http://mirror.ati.com/products/tvwonderproremote/index.html
http://www.hauppauge.com/html/usb_data.htm
http://www.shopper.com
http://www.memorex.com/products/product_display.php?cid=161&pid=496&oid=573
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ProductPage.asp?Product_ID=577
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/productpage.asp?product_id=603
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloader.asp?templ=1070&doclink=/WebVideo/
studioversion8/English(US)/doc/comparison.htm&product_id=577
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers
http://www.bluesnews.com/plans/1/
http://www.antennaweb.org
http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.asp
http://www.nero.com
http://www.tvguide.com
http://www.snapstream.com/Products/Products_PVS3.asp
http://sourceforge.net/projects/irtuner/

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Chapter 2

http://www.wurlitzer.de/index.php/article/archive/519/
http://www.MusicMatch.com/download/free
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/zonealarm/znalm_details.jsp
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/prodlist.jsp?tab=cat&pathtype=purchase&cat=
32&selcat=Internet+Gateway+Routers+%26+LAN+Modems&family=178
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2922052.htm
http://www.MusicMatch.com/download/plus
http://www.turtle-beach.com/site/products/santacruz
http://www.streamzap.com/products/pcremote
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=
CTLG%5F002%5F004%5F004%5F000&product%5Fid=15%2D1972
http://www.cablesnmor.com/stereo-rca-y.html
http://www.cablesnmor.com/rca-patch.html
http://www.vcdhelp.com
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers
http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/mb/AX4GETube.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/biztech/articles/01real.html
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,14270,00.html
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=486&CONTENTID=5060
http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/display.asp?subid=22&site=11247
http://us.shuttle.com/specs2.asp?pro_id=183
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/sleekline/sleekline_2000.htm
http://www.turtle-beach.com/site/products/audiotron/producthome.asp

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Chapter 3

http://www.smarthome.com/4815.html
http://www.homeseer.net
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_ms13a.htm
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_rc5000.htm
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=
CTLG%5F006%5F002%5F002%5F000&product%5Fid=61%2D2684
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_lm465.htm
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_ck11a.htm
http://www.homeseer.com
http://www.smarthome.com/1132u.html
http://www.smarthome.com

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Chapter 4

http://www.terraserver.com
http://www.locutuscodeware.com/swatch.htm
http://www.atomtime.com
http://www2.oregonscientific.com/cablefree/
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Yoursky
http://www.sfo.com/~parvin/skywatching.html
http://www.bisque.com/help/thesky/telescope/Telescope_Interface_Cables.htm#TICCables
http://www.bisque.com/help/thesky/telescope/Telescope.htm
http://www.meade.com/catalog/etx/etx_mak.html
http://www.meade.com/catalog/autostar/497_autostar.html
http://www.meade.com/catalog/etx/etx_accy.html
http://www.discovery.com
http://www.bisque.com/Products/TheSky/TheSky.asp
http://www.hnsky.org/software.htm
http://ascom-standards.org
http://www.cleardarksky.com ( The www.cleardarksky.com link is broken please use. http://www.pobox.com/~clearskyclock/csk )
http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk
http://skyandtelescope.com/magazinearchive/
http://www.usno.navy.mil/8inchdob.html
http://tie.jpl.nasa.gov/tie/dobson/
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/tele/tele.htm
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/space/activity.html
http://www.meade.com/support/CommandSet.html
http://www.meade.com/catalog/etx/etx_accy.html
http://www.meade.com/catalog/meade_pictor/index.htm
http://iraf.noao.edu/
http://www.meade.com/catalog/pictor/208xt.html
http://www.epinions.com/Meade_Pictor_208XT_CCD_Camera__Camera_07551xt

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Chapter 5

http://www.acsm.org/pdf/Calculate.pdf
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/logger_features.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/heart.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/magnetic_field.htm

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Chapter 6

http://catalog.blackbox.com
http://www.smarthome.com/7742.html
http://www.pantiltcam.com/TCamWeb/productdes.htm
http://www.shopper.com
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CONTENTID=5042
https://secure.eagletron.com/TCam/purchase/cart.php?Item=H2002E150
http://www.x10.com/products/vanguard_sg1.htm
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk45a.htm
http://www.radioshack.com/
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vt38a.htm
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

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Chapter 7

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/pofeature.htm
http://www.smarthome.com/7152.html
http://www.winland.com/demo.php3?id=7
http://www.smarthome.com/1132u.html
http://www.winland.com/details.php3?id=9
http://www.winland.com/details.php3?id=30
http://www.winland.com/details.php3?id=42
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=
CTLG%5F004%5F001%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=273%2D1631
http://www.x10.com/security/x10_pf284.htm
http://www.x10.com/automation/x10_ck11a.htm
http://www.homeseer.com
http://www.apcupsd.com/manual/upsbible.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/comm98/html/vbobjcomm.asp
http://www.smarthome.com/x10thermostat.html

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Chapter 8

http://www.algone.com/salinity.htm
http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/resourcekit/M3/Classroom/Tutorials/Processing/CTDDataProcess.htm
http://www.fivecreeks.org/monitor/sal.html
http://www.epa.gov/volunteer/spring97/mettec14.html
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/logger_features.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/conductivity.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/general_temperature.htm
http://www.epa.gov/volunteer/spring97/mettec14.html

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Chapter 9

http://www.obdiicsu.com/Docs/DTC/DTCData.html
http://www.actron.com/code_lookup/index.php
http://www.gendan.co.uk/diagnostic/dtcs.php
http://autorepair.about.com/library/ts/obd-ii/bl-obd-main.htm
http://www.carchip.com/drive/products/drive_product.asp?pnum=8210
http://www.carchip.com/drive/products/drive_product.asp?pnum=8220
http://www.shopper.com
http://www.carfax.com
http://www.obdiicsu.com/Studies/2002CaseStudies/O2Codes/O2Codes.html
http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/july2002/techtotech.cfm
http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/aug2002/techtotech.cfm

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Chapter 10

http://gpsinformation.net/main/dopnontech.htm
http://users.erols.com/dlwilson/gps.htm
http://gpsinformation.net
http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPS
http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/nmea.htm
http://pcptpp030.psychologie.uni-regensburg.de/trafficresearch/NMEA0183/manufact.txt
http://217.204.152.210/support_maps.cfm
http://www.topobird.com
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5E86EC97-40A7-453F-B0EE-6583171B4530&displaylang=en
http://www.delorme.com/earthmate
http://www.delorme.com/streetatlas2003
http://www.xantrex.com/products/product.asp?did=146
http://igo.ententeweb.com
http://www.e-zpassny.com/static/info/exteriortags.html
http://www.sourceforge.net
http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter
http://www.netstumbler.com

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Chapter 11

http://www.cheapmeat.net/ClimateControl.html
http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~ross/Documents/SchoolTalkA.html
http://www.weather.com
http://www.intellicast.com
http://nws.noaa.gov
http://www.wunderground.com
http://wwwa.accuweather.com
http://www.earthwatch.com.
http://www.ask.com
http://download.com.com/3000-2381-7467194.html
http://www.cloudforest.com/weather/weather_res.html
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/logger_features.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/general_temperature.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/barometric.htm
http://www.dataharvest.com/Products/easysense/sensors/humidity.htm
http://members.aol.com/eburger/wxsim.html
http://www.weathergraphics.com/wxsim/index.htm
http://www.dayweather.com/Shopping%20Cart/ws2010PC.htm
http://www.topozone.com/findplace.asp
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/cag3.html
http://www.fi.edu/weather/todo/vane.html
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy/dixie.html
http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw/CWOP-Main.html
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html
http://www.calsci.com/Weather.html
http://www.e-insite.net/ednmag/archives/1996/092696/20di4.htm
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrhq/nwspage.html

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Chapter 12

http://mindstorms.lego.com
http://catalog.belkin.com
http://mindstorms.lego.com/support/en/ris20.asp
http://www.quicktime.com
http://shop.lego.com
http://www.pitsco-legodacta.com
http://graphics.stanford.edu/~kekoa/rcx
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lejos
http://www.plazaearth.com/usr/gasperi/lego.htm

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Chapter 13

http://www.cablesnmor.com/cat-5-cable.html
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/search/results/0,10214,0-1257,00.html?tag=sort&qt=ethernet+hub&cn=&ca=1257&so=1&st=0
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/search/results/0,10214,0-1257,00.html?tag=sort&qt=ethernet+switch&cn=&ca=1257&so=1&st=0
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/search/results/0,10214,0-1257,00.html?tag=sort&qt=Ethernet+PCI&cn=&ca=1257&so=1&st=0
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/search/results/0,10214,0-1257,00.html?tag=sort&qt=ethernet+adapter+usb&cn=&ca=1257&so=1&st=0
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=201523
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatSectionView.process?Section_Id=201487
http://www.dlink.com/products/wireless/index.asp
http://www.dlink.com/products/routers/index.asp
http://www.linksys.com/products/group.asp?grid=33&scid=35
http://www.linksys.com/products/group.asp?grid=34&scid=29
http://www.netgear.com/products/wireless.html
http://www.netgear.com/products/routers/websafefirewall.asp
http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.asp?prodID=33
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-List&cat=5&site=c
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-List&cat=4&site=c
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=201523&pcount=&Product_Id=122640
http://www.dlink.com/products/wireless/dwl900ap/
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=157&grid=
http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.asp?prodID=92&view=
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?sec=Products&pg=Product-Details&prod=269&site=c
http://www.shopper.com
http://www.unrealadmin.org

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Chapter 14

http://www.nmra.org
http://www.digitrax.com/zephyr.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/computer.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/mobdec.htm#dh163D
http://www.railroadandco.com
http://www.digitrax.com/dtprod.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/troubleshootdec.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/troubleshootcs.htm
ttp://www.tttrains.com/nmradcc/rp922.html
http://www.atlasrr.com/dcc/Atlas_Decoder_Manual.pdf
http://www.digitrax.com/decodeindex.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/dh163d.htm
http://www.lenz.com/products/decoders/currentdecoders/emfcv-v54.htm
http://www.ncedcc.com/catalog1.html
http://www.zimo.at/MX61E.PDF
http://jmri.sourceforge.net
http://www.wiringfordcc.com/booster.htm
http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/pm4.htm
http://www.digitrax.com/pm42_dcs50%20sync.htm
http://www.cmlelectronics.co.uk/products/dac10.htm
http://www.cmlelectronics.co.uk/products/dsc8.htm

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Chapter 15

http://www.ceiva.com/public/all_about_ceiva.jsp
http://download.cnet.com
http://www.wftpd.com
http://www.shopper.com
http://www.wgldesigns.com/rain8.html
http://www.smarthome.com/7160.html
http://www.christmascave.com/software.htm
http://www.animatedlighting.com/products/default.asp
http://www.smarthome.com
http://www.smarthome.com/hw0276.html
http://www.roguewave.com/products/xol/codesamples.cfm
http://www.shoutsoft.net/feature.asp?productid=1
http://www.findasensor.com
http://www.sensorsportal.com
http://www.smarthome.com
http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/resources/start/getting_started_main.asp
http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/products/basicstamps/basic_stamps.asp
http://www.smarthome.com/1135.html
http://www.nteinc.com/specs/1400to1499/pdf/nte1434.pdf
http://www.smarthome.com/1624.html
http://www.smarthome.com/73101.html
http://www.smarthome.com/73111.html
http://www.modem-software.com/ac_callerid_features.htm
http://www.sunflowerhead.com/software/yac
http://www.pppindia.com/answer/
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl

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Appendix A

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
http://www.google.com/grphp
http://www.speedguide.net
http://www.grc.com
http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10196007.html
http://www.apc.com
http://www.winzip.com
http://www.lavasoft.de
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download

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Appendix B

http://www.intel.com/design/packtech/ch_06.pdf
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/SHARED/SoloESD.shtml
http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/atb/MATMEP/MS%20Word%20Lesson%20guide%20PDF%20files/Lg13.pdf
http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20books/links/sections/11-01%20General%20Requirements.html
http://www.esda.org/
http://www.esdjournal.com
http://www.radioshack.com

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