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SecuritySpy updated to 1.4.1
Sometimes there's a Mac app that's so functional, bulletproof and reliable, it almost drops below the radar. In my office, that app is SecuritySpy, recently upgraded to version 1.4.1. Developed by Ben Bird of BTV fame, this security camera monitoring/timelapse/motion capture tool just keeps ticking along with minimal poking and prodding, keeping a watchful eye on our network of Axis IP cameras and tracking every entrance and exit in areas of special interest. It's installed on a G5 with a couple of big drives, keeping a week or two of video available, and it's stable to the point of boredom: before the recent DST updates forced a reboot, the box was edging towards one year of continuous uptime.
New in 1.4, MPEG-4 compression support for remote video monitoring and a snazzy Dashboard widget; download the demo and try it out. If you're the DV-using sort, the current beta version supports multiple DV devices. SecuritySpy pricing varies depending on the number of video sources, topping out at $500. Version 1.4.1 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lucas Couvreur said 4:33PM on 3-26-2007
So what about rebooting when installing OS updates??
How many Gigs in total ?
Greetzz
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Dan Riley said 4:46PM on 3-26-2007
Software looks great, but I'm looking for wireless cameras to
work with it, and I think $300 for the AXIS is pretty high.
Anyone have other ideas?
What about wired cameras?
Which are recommended? iSight is no more, but even so,
it was DV and you don't run long DV cables.
Thanks,
Dan
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Michael Rose said 4:59PM on 3-26-2007
Lucas -- sad to say, we didn't install any OS updates on that machine for a year. :-(
My point was more to indicate that SecuritySpy is so stable that the entire system was able to stay up cleanly for that long.
On our box we've got about 2 weeks worth of video from 17 cameras (motion trigger & time lapse); takes up about 300 GB.
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Michael Rose said 5:02PM on 3-26-2007
Dan: This D-link model is $95:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=270
More models here:
http://www.ipcamerareports.com/default.view
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Brady J. Frey said 6:19PM on 3-26-2007
I'd pass on the D-Link - they have lots of reports of burning out quickly, they were blasted pretty heavily on amazon.com for this:
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DCS-G900-Wireless-Internet-802-11G54MBPS/dp/B000BMNMAM/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6839800-1990569?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1174947455&sr=8-1
TrendNet has served me well the past year, it's been a great alternative:
http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-6187272-0274439?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=trendnet+wireless+camera&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go
Linksys sucks in this market, since their cameras only work with ActiveX, making it manageable only by windows.
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HK said 9:04PM on 3-26-2007
Hey Michael, how do I get in touch with you? Please e-mail me. Thanks.
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