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by binary
Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:02 pm
Forum: Computer Programming
Topic: Virtual Box ???
Replies: 5
Views: 5590

Re: Virtual Box ???

I use VirtualBox a lot. On my home PC and Laptop I do a lot of server software testing and I don't need any additional PC's. If your system is powerful enough you can simulate a whole network with a server (Linux or Windows Server) and clients like XP or Win7. At work I mainly run a Linux desktop bu...
by binary
Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using webcams as security cameras
Replies: 7
Views: 4507

Re: Using webcams as security cameras

You can use inexpensive web cams, from eBay and other sources, and use ZoneMinder for the software. ZoneMinder http://www.zoneminder.com runs under Linux. I'm running it at work with 6 Axis web cams (expensive though) to monitor 5 labs. I'm taking a snapshot every four seconds. Another way to use Zo...