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The next screen in the wizard lets you choose from the three standard methods of broadcasting your captured video. You can stream it all to an external web server, pcbuildinsight.Com you can turn your PC itself into a web server, or you can upload via FTP. In my case, I'm hoping to receive an email with a nice snapshot of the intruders that I can take over to the police station, so on this step I'll select " None ." Once you're past the startup wizard and you've set up your first device, go to settings and select " Motion Detectio

Most DVD drives need to be installed from the front, so that means taking the front panel off carefully and avoid pulling the wires for the power switch. It's also better to connect any cables now before it's slotted in, as things can get quite tight back th

You will be able to search through your music, create playlists, use the system with a touch screen and much more. This seems to be chock full of options. It does require some time to set up your library but when you are done it sure is worth

Once you have Subsonic running, you can either access the system by going to " http://localhost/ " on the PC itself, or open up a browser on any other computer on your Wi-Fi network and type in the IP address of the server PC where Subsonic is runn

Also, back up your data. This is a guide about installing a solid state hard drive. Even if nothing goes wrong, that new drive will be blank, and you’ll have to install a fresh version of your operating system on it or clone an existing drive to

Now that you have a shared home server directory set up you need to be able to start sharing your files! To do so, simply go to your other computer(s) that you wish to access these files at and click on "Start" and then right-click on "My Computer" and select "Map Network Drive." Now, click "Browse" and select the name of the home server and click the "+" beside it to expand the options and click the folder that we just crea

Navigate to your music directory that has been setup as we said above. Then hit add path . After that you will need to click on Update Album List . It will do its thing and bring in your music. Click exit when you are done. But note that if your tracks do not start with numbers you will need to do t

In this article, I'm going to describe how you can set up a system of security webcams that will alert you to even the slightest intrusion into the space the camera is monitoring. Before we get going, I do need to make it clear that the download link above for Active Webcam is to a free trial version of the software. However, the trial version offers all of the features of the full version, except there's a small "nag window" in the upper left part of each webcam. If you can tolerate the window (I know I can), then the software is the top free choice for what we need to accompl

Start by browsing on over to here and then hit the download link on the left hand side. You will need to download both files. The support files as well as the application. The support files will install the framework for the application. Install the MSI from the first download and then extract the files from the second download somewhere you will be able to find t

My first thought is a distributed surveillance system where you wire up a webcam at every remote location you want to monitor. This could be your elderly mother's house, your camp way up north or maybe even your office because you suspect someone's stealing your favorite multi-colored sticky notes. Whatever the reason, all you need to do is install your webcams with either their own Internet IP, or plugged into an Internet-connected PC running Active Webcam. For my global distributed network test, I visited Opentopia and selected three random webcams from several Universities around the United Sta

Now that you’ve cloned data to the SSD, or decided to do a fresh install, you need to make the SSD your boot drive. This can be done only by entering your computer’s BIOS. Reboot the computer and then press the BIOS hotkey at the first boot screen (this is usually Delete or F12). Your operating system will not boot and BIOS will appear inst

The buttons are self explanatory. To launch this full screen just go to your menu and choose full screen. You now have a dedicated Juke Box from an old computer. Good job! And if it's fast enough you can watch music videos and look at lyrics as w

You may find your power supply doesn’t match up if your case is particularly old and you’re trying to use it with a newish motherboard. Older PSUs have only 20 pins, while newer ones have 24. You can see the difference in this ph

This has been a dream of mine for years, but I've always avoided the project because of the costs I assumed were involved. However, writing for MakeUseOf often forces me to think a bit outside the box. How would I accomplish a home security system inexpensively or f

Disconnect your PC from all power and peripheral cords and move it to a flat, level surface with good lighting. Once settled, open it open. A standard tower PC will usually open on the left side (as viewed from the front). The panel will be secured by screws on the back. Not every case is like this, however. You may need to refer to your computer’s man