title: In The Age Of The Smart Machine: The Future Of Work And Power
author:  Shoshana Zuboff 
description: Zuboff asserts that the computer is paving the way for a redistribution of authority in the workplace. "Geared to managers and information-systems experts, her findings, though ponderously written, will be of value to those who want to get the most knowledge and power from computerization," said PW. <BR>Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: Smart Meters: A 21st Century Technology, a 21st Century Threat
   
  Copyright and credits
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  Table of Contents
   
  Introduction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
  Chapter 1 – The A-B-Cs of Smart Meters
  The Era of the Smart Grid.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
  The Launching of the Smart Meter Campaign.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  How.Smart.Meters.Work.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
  Home.Area.Networks.(HANs).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
  Smart.Meters.and.Grid.Efficiency.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
  Don’t.Believe.the.Hype.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .