'Tis the season for traveling to places in addition to celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus. As we live in a rough neighborhood, safety of our apartment during trips always has been a concern to us. This year, we will have additional security measure in our household: webcam surveillance system! For those of you who are planning on breaking into our home, give it a second thought, better yet, repent! 
As you read this article, you may think we're way too paranoid or something, but I think it's kind of a fun project even if you're not paranoid about it. I had fun with it
This system will detect any motion in the room and take pictures and email them to you (also will transfer the files to a remote SSH server for safe-keeping). There are 5 steps to this process. Let's begin! Read the rest of this entry »