Soundflavor | Music Videos | Online Music | Video Playlist | Friendster Playlist | Myspace, Facebook Playlists. QuickTime Components :: Downloads. Hey!Watch - Just encode. HandBrake. dBpowerAMP. HOW-TO: Turn your laptop into a home security system - Engadget - www.engadget.com. In light of recent events, we thought it might be a good idea to show you how to whip up a low-cost home surveillance system. Not only is this system useful for nabbing burglars, British or otherwise, but it can also be used to check in on your pets (warm-blooded or robotic), or merely to provide some added piece of mind that house and home are still standing. With almost any generic webcam and some relatively cheap software, you can set up a motion-detecting security camera, a periodically refreshed image of your home interior/exterior, or even a live video feed direct from the excitement of your empty living room.
You never know who you might catch in there someday. Ingredients This is what you'll need to launch your own personal branch of the Department of Homestead Security: Mac or PC. Let's dive in! Home security camera: Mac We're going to set up our software to detect motion, and perform a series of actions based on that trigger. First, download and install the EvoCam software. Wrap up.