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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents

By : Stefan Sjogelid
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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents

By: Stefan Sjogelid

Overview of this book

Ever wished you could play around with all the neat gadgets your favorite spies use (like James Bond or Michael Westen)? With the introduction of the remarkable Raspberry Pi and a few USB accessories, anybody can now join in on the action.Discover how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a multipurpose secret agent tool! Through a series of fun, easy-to-follow projects you'll learn how to set up audio/video surveillance, explore your Wi-Fi network, play pranks on your friends, and even learn how to free your Raspberry Pi from the constraints of the wall socket.Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents starts out with the initial setup of your Raspberry Pi, guides you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques, and then shows you how to apply what you've learned out in the real world. Learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring the audio, video, and Wi-Fi projects. Learn how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to distort your voice. You can even plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm, or find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you've mastered the techniques, combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we had a look at the different parts of the Raspberry Pi board and learned a bit about how it came to be. We also learned about the importance of a good power supply and how a powered USB-hub can help alleviate some of the power drain caused by hungry USB peripherals.

We then gave our Pi an operating system to run by downloading and writing Raspbian onto an SD card. Raspbian was booted and configured with the Raspi-config utility. We also learned a few helpful Linux commands and how the Pi was set up to accept remote connections from SSH clients over the network.

Finally, we learned how to keep both software and firmware up-to-date and ready for maximum mischief.

In the upcoming chapter, we'll be connecting sound gadgets to the Pi and getting our feet wet in the big pond of spy techniques.