Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-31 Thread CamaleĆ³n
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:37:20 -0800, Rick Thomas wrote: Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible home security system? We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before we can move in -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time.

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-31 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi again Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible home security system? You could also consider small domo IP networked cameras which provide an embedded mini web-server and they're easy to setup and control (basically you only need to provide the power and a

[slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-30 Thread Rick Thomas
Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible home security system? We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before we can move in -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time. I'd like to install an inexpensive (under $1000 for

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-30 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi, We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before we can move in -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time. I'd like to install an inexpensive (under $1000 for parts -- I'll do the installation myself) CC-TV (CC=closed circuit) and recorder that can be

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

2010-12-30 Thread Rick Thomas
Cool! Thanks, I'll look into those. Rick On Dec 30, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Mirco Piccin wrote: Hi, We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before we can move in -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time. I'd like to install an inexpensive (under $1000