| Credits | p. vii |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Car Power Basics | p. 1 |
| Understand Car Electrical Systems | p. 1 |
| Prevent Electrical Fires | p. 8 |
| Gauge Your Wires | p. 13 |
| Connect Your Wires | p. 16 |
| Calculate Your Car's Battery Life | p. 20 |
| Upgrade Your Car Battery | p. 26 |
| Add New Power Connectors Throughout Your Car | p. 29 |
| Use a Huge Capacitor to Sustain Power | p. 33 |
| Upgrade Your Car's Alternator | p. 36 |
| Add a Second Car Battery | p. 37 |
| Put Home Power Outlets in Your Car | p. 40 |
| Automotive Audio Entertainment | p. 46 |
| Get a Headful About Your Car Audio | p. 46 |
| Install a New Head Unit | p. 51 |
| Get Computer Audio into Your Head Unit | p. 54 |
| Amp Up Your Computer Audio | p. 60 |
| Make a Very Cheap AUX-in | p. 64 |
| Reduce Your Audio System's Noise | p. 66 |
| Control Your iPod with Your Car Stereo Knobs | p. 72 |
| Tune Your PC for Radio Reception | p. 73 |
| Record Radio Shows | p. 76 |
| Listen to Email, Weblogs, and RSS Feeds on the Road | p. 77 |
| Find Out What Was Playing on the Radio | p. 79 |
| Automotive Video Entertainment | p. 83 |
| Understand Video Connectors | p. 84 |
| Choose Your Screens | p. 87 |
| Install a Headrest Screen | p. 92 |
| Install a VGA Touchscreen in Your Dashboard | p. 97 |
| Install a Sun Visor Screen | p. 102 |
| Install a Motorized Fold-out Screen | p. 104 |
| Install a Fold-Down Ceiling-Mounted Screen | p. 106 |
| Supersize Your Fold-Down LCD Screen | p. 111 |
| Turn Your Laptop into a Fold-Down or Dashboard Screen | p. 112 |
| Connect a Car PC to Your Factory Screen | p. 116 |
| Install a Rearview Mirror Screen and Camera | p. 123 |
| Boost Your Video Signal for Multiple Screens | p. 126 |
| Customize Each Passenger's Video | p. 127 |
| Tune in TV in the Car | p. 130 |
| Receive Satellite TV While Driving | p. 131 |
| Play DVDs with Your in-Car Computer | p. 132 |
| Put Multi-Channel DVD Surround Sound in Your Car | p. 136 |
| Install a Video Game Console Computer in Your Car | p. 140 |
| In-Car Computers | p. 143 |
| Choose an in-Car PC Hardware Platform | p. 144 |
| Power Your Car PC | p. 150 |
| Start Up and Shut Down Your Car PC | p. 154 |
| Reduce the Boot Time of Your in-Car Computer | p. 164 |
| Keep Your Computer on During Engine Cranking | p. 168 |
| Turn On Your Car Computer Before You Start Your Car | p. 171 |
| Boot Your Car Computer on a Schedule | p. 174 |
| Choose an in-Car PC Software Platform | p. 176 |
| Install Windows on a CompactFlash Card | p. 181 |
| Power Your Portable Devices in the Car | p. 189 |
| Install USB Ports in Your Car | p. 192 |
| Build an in-Car PC | p. 195 |
| Build an in-Car Macintosh | p. 205 |
| Install a Mac Mini in Your Car | p. 217 |
| Car PC Interface Options | p. 229 |
| Control Your Car PC with a Keyboard and Mouse | p. 230 |
| Control Your Car PC with a Handheld Remote | p. 232 |
| Control Your Car PC with a Touchscreen | p. 236 |
| Car-Enable Clunky Applications | p. 239 |
| Listen to What Your Car Computer Is Saying | p. 243 |
| Control Your Car PC with Voice Recognition | p. 246 |
| Find More Ways to Control Your in-Car Computer | p. 250 |
| Wireless Connectivity and in-Car Internet | p. 254 |
| Get Online in Your Car | p. 254 |
| Make Your Mobile Phone Hands-Free with Your Car PC | p. 260 |
| Transfer Data to and from Your Car PC | p. 266 |
| View Real-Time Traffic Data on the Road | p. 272 |
| Videoconference from Your Car | p. 277 |
| Use GPS on Your Car PC | p. 280 |
| Find WiFi Hotspots on the Road | p. 289 |
| In-Car Applications | p. 296 |
| Plug into Your Car's Built-in Computer | p. 296 |
| Put a Video Jukebox in Your Car Theater | p. 303 |
| Choose Your in-Car Navigation Software | p. 311 |
| Play Thousands of Games by Emulating Video Game Consoles | p. 315 |
| Use CENTRAFUSE as Your Car PC Frontend | p. 320 |
| Use Neocar Media Center as Your Car PC Frontend | p. 327 |
| Use FrodoPlayer as Your Car PC Frontend | p. 336 |
| Index | p. 345 |
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