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Savvy Guide to Home Security
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by John Paul Mueller
Sales Rank: 423452
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List Price: $22.95
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Paperback: 287 pages
Publisher: Indy-Tech Publishing September 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0790613158
ISBN-13: 978-0790613154
Product Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
Product Description
It's your home, your castle. You need to protect it. John Mueller, author of over 60 books, takes you through the steps needed to design, install, or purchase a home security system. Mueller covers all the bases, providing information on assessment, planning, purchasing, and maintenance. Whether you are planning to design and install a system yourself, or work with professionals, this book is a valuable tool in securing your home. It includes coverage of home offices, provides interviews with security experts, and offers many recommendations on security systems. Mueller puts his experience to work in helping you secure your home, your valuables, and your loved ones. The topics addressed include: Building a System; Assessing Needs; Choosing Providers Metro vs. Rural Considerations; and Selecting Equipment.
About The Author
John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 60 books and over 200 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to programming. Some of his current books include several C# developer guides, an accessible programming guide, a book on .NET security, and several Windows XP user guides. His technical editing skills have helped over 33 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He's also contributed articles to magazines like InformIT, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, and Visual Basic Developer. He's currently the editor of the .NET electronic newsletter for Pinnacle Publishing Free Newsletter.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book is a book that covers several areas. First, it discusses home security in a general nature covering all of its forms from intrusion detection to fire and smoke. It helps you to analyze and define what are your security needs. Determining your needs before you start to look at solutions can be a real cost saver. Second, it looks at the various types of systems that are availabe. This includes prepackaged systems that are basically turn key operations. It compared the offerings from several vendors to make vendor selection your choice rather than restricing yourself to one offering. Third, it looks at the solutions you could build yourself, either independently or in cooperation with one of the established vendors. Finally, it covers what you might call 'living with the system.' This includes testing, day to day use, maintenance. This is a general introductory book that covers virtually every aspect of building and using a security system for your house. If this is something you are planning to do, it will provide enough information for you to make intelligent decisions.
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Savvy Guide to Home Security
List Price: $22.95
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