Build Your Own Car PC or Cubase SX 3

Build Your Own Car PC

Author: Gavin D J Harper

Everything you need to expertly install car PCs

This is a heavily-illustrated, step-by-step guide to installing and controlling a car PC -- using commonly-available, off-the-shelf components. Numerous how-to photos and product shots allow you to easily navigate each step even if you have little "do it yourself" experience.

• Includes parts and required tool lists, troubleshooting tips, and a list of manufacturers where you can purchase the parts best suited for your customized system
• Companion website offers free software and demo versions of products to use with your car PC

Gavin Harper is a member of a number of car clubs and online automobile hobbyist/enthusiast groups. He writes regularly for VIAarena.com, and started their Car PC Forum. Author of 50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius (also from McGraw-Hill), as well as other forthcoming titles in the Evil Genius series, he has been building car computers and other automotive projects for years. He lives in Essex, United Kingdom.

Table of Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Why would I want to build a Car PC?

Chapter 2: Buying your components

Chapter 3: Building Your Car PC base unit

Chapter 4: Installing the operating system, motherboard drivers and front end

Chapter 5: Connecting your Car PC to the "Real World"

Chapter 6: On-board diagnostics

Chapter 7: In-car speech recognition

Chapter 8: Killer software applications for your Car PC

Chapter 9: Getting more out of your Car PC

Chapter 10: In-Car GPS

Epilogue

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Index

About the Author

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Cubase SX 3 (Ignite! Series)

Author: Eric Grebler

Get ready to understand, use, and explore the world of music sequencing with this one-stop guide to Cubase SX 3. This introductory book provides you with a solid foundation of Steinberg's powerful digital music production software. With "Cubase SX 3 Ignite!", you'll examine the many different tools Cubase has to offer. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions guide you through the various new features in SX 3. Hands-on exercises help you take your skills to the next level. From setting up SX on your computer to learning about VST connections and MIDI maps, you'll be up and running within Cubase in no time!