Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Doug
The MacBook and mini are now registered at preyproject.com. I will add my android phone tomorrow. They are working on iPhones and iPads. They have a good video tutorial on the main site. They have calibrated their free service well. Three devices can be track - for 10 that takes $15/month, $180/ye

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

2011-07-28 Thread Kurt Keville
I meant laptop drives... I think I read an interview that said the most density we will ever see is 2TB on a laptop and 4TB on a desktop drive... will see if I can find the article; was more of a business issue than an integration one... At 05:05 PM 7/28/2011, Derek Atkins wrote: On Thu, Jul

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

2011-07-28 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 7/28/2011 4:40 PM, Kurt Keville wrote: I have been following this dialogue at various locations... like http://openstoragepod.org/ ... it is remarkable how cheap DIY NAS is getting... I think 2TB is the biggest we will see a desktop drive; I wonder if this approach would scale up and down to

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

2011-07-28 Thread Derek Atkins
On Thu, July 28, 2011 4:40 pm, Kurt Keville wrote: > I have been following this dialogue at various locations... like > http://openstoragepod.org/ ... it is remarkable how cheap DIY NAS is > getting... > > I think 2TB is the biggest we will see a desktop drive; I wonder if > this approach would sc

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

2011-07-28 Thread Kurt Keville
I have been following this dialogue at various locations... like http://openstoragepod.org/ ... it is remarkable how cheap DIY NAS is getting... I think 2TB is the biggest we will see a desktop drive; I wonder if this approach would scale up and down to laptop drives? It may be that you get hi

Re: [Discuss] BLU Meeting: Arduino Hacking 101: Importing the Universe

2011-07-28 Thread James Kramer
Sorry that I missed the talk. Has a copy of Federico's talk posted on the site? Jay On Jul 26, 2011 2:14 AM, "Tom Metro" wrote: > Jerry Feldman wrote: >> Federico previews the talk he's giving at this year's OSCON >> >> So, you have learned the essentials of the Arduino platform, its >> software

Re: [Discuss] BLU Meeting: Arduino Hacking 101: Importing the Universe

2011-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
[Resending as the list server was down when this was originally sent.] Jerry Feldman wrote: > Federico previews the talk he's giving at this year's OSCON > > So, you have learned the essentials of the Arduino platform, its > software package, and completed a few tutorials - learned some basic > e

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Chris Tyler
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 14:12 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > I thought those issues depended on which version of the GuruPlug you got? > I thought that the single-GigE basic server GuruPlug was okay, but the > dual-GigE server-plus system would overheat (or now has the extra fans). > Did I miss somet

Re: [Discuss] D-I-Y NAS enclosures

2011-07-28 Thread Benjamin Carr
Tom et al., >> This is for the model with the 200W PS, 1GB Dimm, and 160GB HD. Both >> of which will be recycled to a friend or given to the BU BUILDS >> group. > What are you using in place of the supplied RAM and hard drive? I was wavering over what drives to go with, but when backblaze endorsed

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Derek Atkins
On Thu, July 28, 2011 1:51 pm, Chris Tyler wrote: > On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 13:23 -0400, Doug wrote: >> Then there is a question of getting a camera to work. That is covered >> in a different wiki. OK, I am sold on the support for the guruplug. >> The credit car will stay in the wallet until the mis

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Chris Tyler
On Thu, 2011-07-28 at 13:23 -0400, Doug wrote: > Then there is a question of getting a camera to work. That is covered > in a different wiki. OK, I am sold on the support for the guruplug. > The credit car will stay in the wallet until the misses votes up or > down on the project. GuruPlug hardwar

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Kyle Leslie
For your macs/laptops and what ever else you could try http://www.preyproject.com Someone sent it out on this list a while ago. I have seen it recommended other places, though no personal experiences. Might be worth a shot for protecting your laptops and macs if they are taken. On Thu, Jul 28,

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Doug
The Efika MX Smarttop that was at the April meeting sounds like it could do the job, but I was not able to find any links to a how-to for zoneminder. I do focus on hardware before the software, but should do it the other way with zonemoniter. Thing is, I don't want to invest a big amount of time t

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Doug
To stay focused on computer issues, I am thinking of a plug computer w/SD card + zonemonitor + wireless N camera. This would be triggered by motion. The plug computer could go anywhere. The wireless camera goes in the bedroom, and configure it not to record from 7 pm to 9am. Make it easy for us to

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Bob Dunphy
NewEgg has cameras with motion detection that can ftp photos to a server for about $75 D-Link DCS-930L 640 x 480 MAX Resolution RJ45 Wireless N Network Camera Bob Dunphy http://www.REDSystems.com On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Nuno Sucena Almeida wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Nuno Sucena Almeida
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/28/2011 07:48 AM, Doug wrote: > Has anyone setup a motion detection > camera for the home? I don't recommend honey pot, but you can try the 'motion' webcam application. It has motion detection, save to image/video, upload to remote server and o

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread John Abreau
If you could rig it so it streams the video to youtube or elsewhere in the Cloud before displaying it for the thief, then you'd still have the evidence up to the point that he steals or smashes the device... On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM, G Rundlett wrote: > Sorry I'm not answering the questi

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Grant M.
On 07/28/2011 07:48 AM, Doug wrote: We will set up a simple honey pot, a ziplock bag of coins right where we know they have looked before. Has anyone setup a motion detection camera for the home? I figure we just need to cover the bedroom. We are going to change the locks, but this person appear

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread G Rundlett
Sorry I'm not answering the question but I found last night that they make digital photo frames with motion detection. It would be cool to hack that so you could catch someone in the act and show them the picture at the same time. http://www.squidoo.com/digitalframes. Of course they'd steal or sm

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Chuck Anderson
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 07:48:39AM -0400, Doug wrote: > We will set up a simple honey pot, a ziplock bag of coins right where > we know they have looked before. Has anyone setup a motion detection > camera for the home? I figure we just need to cover the bedroom. We > are going to change the locks,

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread eric chadbourne
I suggest no honey pot. Notify the police, secure your house, protect your family. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Anthony Gabrielson
I haven't setup up one for the home, but I have done some algorithm work for other purposes and one of them may be helpful. With that said this may be slightly OT depending on how much work you are going to put into it. You can greatly reduce your data set by running a rolling average of a few f

[Discuss] To catch a thief

2011-07-28 Thread Doug
Hello: We recently lost my wife's engagement ring from the master bedroom of our condo. The thief also went through boxes in a drawer, picking out the one that had a small stone. And I must mention the coins, regular coins, a fistful that have been taken, but not the rolls of quaternions near the