Designed for the curious enthusiast or habitual tinkerer looking to push the boundaries of knowledge, PC Toys has projects to suit the interests and skills of readers from all walks of life. No matter if you're a first timer at or seasoned pro, PC Toys is sure to have something to grab your interest within these pages. The guide covers, amongst other things: home network building, remote home security, building weather stations, robots, automotive diagnostic devices and a recipe for spicy chicken wings. The style is relaxed and friendly and very easy to read without being uppity. In true geek style, the book comes with a CD filled with the programs described in the text, a copy of the book in PDF format to read as you work on your PC and a copy of the Unreal 2003 demo for your first home LAN. Not the most expensive book if you're looking to kick your geekdom up a notch and fill a few weekends, or something to kill the time, it is filled with projects to fire up on a rainy afternoon.