<\/div>\nThe PorchCam dwells in a box to one side of my front porch, tucked under the eave so that it’s protected from the weather. The camera’s USB cable threads through a hole through the wall into my office. where it plugs into my test computer. The software (YAWCAM) uploads the image to this web site 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n
The old PorchCam wasn’t Windows Vista compatible. When I replaced my test computer with a new Windows Vista system the old camera and software failed to be recognized. I kept trying! I bought a camera on eBay and downloaded new drivers at least once a month to see whether they would work. Nothing ever did.<\/p>\n
For a while now I’ve been researching new webcams. Some of them are pretty fancy, some wireless, and some remote-controllable. But I ended up getting a typical, desktop web camera, the Logitech QuickCam. The software is shareware I found. It works really well \u2014 much better than the old stuff I was using.<\/p>\n
So enjoy the new PorchCam! See a vista similar to what I see every day as I work in my office. Granted, the view doesn’t change much. But someday you might be able to catch a stray cat, college student, alien invasion, or perhaps the mailman. Or maybe even myself out mowing the lawn or shoveling the snow.<\/p>\n
Relevant Links.<\/strong> Wambooli PorchCam<\/a>. Logitech QuickCam Communicator<\/a>. YAWCAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n