Well, the linux side of it is pretty simple. The image at http://diamondharbour.org.nz/Local%20Weather.html is automatically generated ( post-processed and uploaded ) every to minutes. It is wired, though. Still can't get the colours right, though.
Steve On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:40:25 +1300 Olwen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My letter box got ripped out and tossed in the ditch the other day. > I've been pondering installing a wireless motion detecting webcam with > a solar-charged battery being recorded by a server. It can't be that > hard. > > On 10/01/07, Joseph Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Holdoway wrote on 10/01/07 14:44: > > > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:50:45 +1300 (NZDT) > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> 9:00 am *bing* "Honey we have some mail" > > >> 9:01 am hmm weird the box is empty. > > >> > > >> 9:10 am *bing* "Honey the letterbox rang again" > > >> 9:11 am hmmmm no mail here. > > >> > > >> Repeat until annoyed! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Get it to snap a picture of the 'postie' as well??? > > > > Even better, have it take a picture of the *mail*, so you can then see if > > it's worth going out to the letter box to retrieve.... > > > > Cheers, > > Joff. > >
