Recent content by toughbook

Very interesting thanks. Good to hash it all out here for someone in the future looking for ideas and clues etc. Stupidly as I type all of this sitting right in front of me on the book mark bar is alexa.amazon.com whole web interface for alexa with all its settings and customization. My...

That's my main concern, forgetting I have something in place. I even started on simple sewing needles cut down and affixed to an ice cream stick to be fitted behind the door handle of the vehicle. Be one really really nasty surprise for anyone including me!

Like that, would love something like that, hell even a concrete block propped up above and trip wire would give me immense satisfaction. Here's the paintball mines and electronic firecracker. I think a firecracker in a trash can would scare the sh!t out of him, have to think he's amped up and...

The gif above is from January the white is the snow, doesn't seem to deter him.

Yes, totally in the back of my mind that. That's why I am aiming for something "natural" looking or functioning like the in ground sprinkler going off which is programmed for 4 am. So that the fool thinks it is just his bad luck or timing and doesn't do any damage or any acts of revenge.

Very nice! Knew there had to be something. Damn, that would be ideal. Let me see if any of the other software viewers can do similiar. Excellent, thanks very much for the tip.

Afterthought! Forget the damn camera, what about a motion sensor for Alexa... Made for Amazon Motion Sensor for Echo Flex Certified “Made for Amazon” Motion Sensor designed exclusively for Echo Flex. Echo Flex sold separately by Amazon...

Here's a stupid question :) Without effort and by design Alexa can fire the sprinkler system via voice. Issue is how to get the camera to talk to Alexa programmatically. The camera or viewing software can "talk" to you via email or alerts and alarms etc. Can one get the camera to synthesize a...

This is the thing, I have to believe there programmable calls which can be used. I have since asked the camera manufacturer and the sprinkler controller manufacturer for a listing of what can be done with their devices. Alexa as the bridge in all of this might be were I should be looking. While...

Like that and the mayo idea. Trip wire was the first thing I wanted to do as it would be flawless on the low lighting. Just got worried that I would forget it one day and would drive over or through it ripping whatever it would be anchored to. Mayo or fake blood. Tons of practical joke pranks...

Very small confine that is already well lit up. Yes, excellent profile video of the POS despite wearing the hoodie pulled down thief attire but, so far not actionable yet. First time capturing the event pure outrage on my part to the point of almost being prepared to sit closer with a baseball...

Very nice, thanks. So something can be done just need to tie it all in. The area is very small one car wide driveway with a slight over hang (car port), above it, which is all lit up. Camera in fact doesn't even switch to B&W when the sun sets. Just don't have power or water in that spot other...

Hi, Looking for ideas / solutions to get my security camera (Vivotek) to trigger via motion detection my sprinkler system (Rainbird WiFi). Ever since installing the camera 180 degree on the garage door frame, captured what appears to be the same scumbag car door checker in the last year. Been...

Thanks, as I posted I came across an old thread here about telnet'ing in which I was planning on doing, then someone mentioned ODM which I just installed and spent some time with. What a brilliant piece of software. Gives all the url parameters needed and a lot more options. Just finished a...

There are quite a few out there, selecting quality might be the issue. Not sure the TOS here regarding posting links but google: I706-P Black $27. What it looks like is another question. Otherwise if you are handy any 'mini board camera' with wiring should also do, if you connect your own RJ45...