Car PC Hacks

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barrel plugs

batteries

     adding second car battery 2nd 3rd

     adding small 12V battery as voltage stabilizer

     capacity of

     connectors

     power drain from timed computer wakeups

     sustaining power with large capacitor 2nd 3rd

     tapping directly

battery isolators

BIOS

     optimizing settings

     replacing to speed boot process

     wakeup settings

blade plugs

Bluetooth 2nd

     communication with 3G networks

     driver software

     EDGE connection

     installing on Windows

     making your mobile phone hands-free 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

     mobile phone

     searching for your mobile phone

     use with Mac Mini

bookmarking songs heard on your car radio

boot loaders

     delays at startup

     GRUB and LILO

     optimizing

boot process

     steps in

boot time 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     energy-saving modes

     hardware approaches

     splash screens and sounds during boot

     trimming the operating system

booting car computers on a schedule 2nd 3rd

brightness

     touchscreens

     VGA touchscreen installed in dashboard

building

    computers

         audio connection

         movies and music

         peripherals and controls

         powering the PC

built-in video switchers

bus connectors

bus-powered devices 2nd