New Streaming Camera Test
Hi folks,
Thought you might be interested in checking out a new streaming cam feed we've just learned about.
Remember that cheapie Chinese video cam we wrote about earlier this month? We discovered that it could be used as a streaming web cam as well, so we're testing it out as a secondary "spot" cam for the yard. Currently it is sitting in our computer room, focused out the front window toward the road. Not a lot of bird action, but we do see an occasional crow hop by in search of bugs and roadkill.
Free video streaming by Ustream
As we iron out the bugs on this one (and get a longer cable, as Mrs. CapeCodAlan will no longer allow USB cable taped across her kitchen floors and counters), we'll be giving updates, and if all works well, we may use this one to broadcast Squirrel-palooza.
And speaking of Squirrel-palooza, we are doing a dry run before the live broadcast, and are pleased to announce that watching squirrels try to eat corn off a cob attached to a bungee cord is as much fun as watching hundreds of circus clowns come pouring out of a tiny car. In fact, it's freakin' hilarious.
See you by those corny feeders,
CapeCodAlan
Thought you might be interested in checking out a new streaming cam feed we've just learned about.
Remember that cheapie Chinese video cam we wrote about earlier this month? We discovered that it could be used as a streaming web cam as well, so we're testing it out as a secondary "spot" cam for the yard. Currently it is sitting in our computer room, focused out the front window toward the road. Not a lot of bird action, but we do see an occasional crow hop by in search of bugs and roadkill.
Free video streaming by Ustream
As we iron out the bugs on this one (and get a longer cable, as Mrs. CapeCodAlan will no longer allow USB cable taped across her kitchen floors and counters), we'll be giving updates, and if all works well, we may use this one to broadcast Squirrel-palooza.
And speaking of Squirrel-palooza, we are doing a dry run before the live broadcast, and are pleased to announce that watching squirrels try to eat corn off a cob attached to a bungee cord is as much fun as watching hundreds of circus clowns come pouring out of a tiny car. In fact, it's freakin' hilarious.
See you by those corny feeders,
CapeCodAlan
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Comments
After looking at this photo, there is a joke that could be made about squirrels and what they like to eat, but I'm not going to make that joke.
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Posted by: Gordon | October 28, 2009 8:40 PM
ROTFL
Posted by: CapeCodAlan | October 28, 2009 8:58 PM