You don’t need expensive software or a new camera to keep an eye on things at home. Whether you’re looking after your dog or trying to catch burglars in the act, you can put together a home security system with a regular webcam and your PC. More »
iOS: As the name suggests, Security Cam is a security camera app for your iPhone or iPod touch. It lets you secretly capture images and video for specified periods of time, allowing you to also use it for time-lapse photography. More »
We recently shared a way to use your home computer as a surveillance system using FaceTime and an AppleScript that auto-answered incoming calls. It turns out, though, that FaceTime already has a hidden feature that does just that. More »
We’ve featured a few ways to create a home surveillance system, but if you’d like something really, really simple for keeping an eye on your living room, all you need is a Mac and this AppleScript. More »
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We’ve featured numerous home surveillance apps, as well as some details on how to make a pretty hardcore surveillance system. If you’re looking for something simpler, though, how-to weblog Tinkernut shows us how to do it in just a few steps. More »
Windows: Desktop Eye is a small sidebar gadget that puts security camera monitoring in an unobstrusive widget and saves you from running a bulky separate application that may not always be in focus where you can see it. More »
Vitamin D, the Windows/Mac remote webcam monitoring software that we liked for customisable accuracy, and which one reader used to nab proof of a derelict dog walker, has hit a 1.0 release and announced its pricing. More »
Ed. note: We publish tips every day with hopes at least a few will find a useful place in our readers’ lives, and occasionally we hear back about how things turned out. Here’s how today’s tip tester used previously mentioned Vitamin D. More »
If you’ve been thinking about setting up a web surveillance camera but were put off by the expense or hassle, Vitamin D makes it easy to turn your web or networked camera into an easy-to-use monitoring tool. More »
