How To Remotely Monitor Your Home... Using Yahoo Messenger!
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You Dont need to download Yahoo to IM with friends! Just sign in from Here to Instant message Instant Message (I.M) with your Yahoo and Windows Live Messenger friends.
System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Flash 9.0 or later - Other versions: Windows, Mac and Mobile.
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Have you ever wanted to know whats going on inside or outside your home while your away? If so, your in luck, In just a few minutes you will be able to remotely view your home or workplace from any location, using just yahoo Messenger! No need to purchase separate Remote Monitoring programs! Or trying to configure all the complicated settings when Yahoo can do this!...
What Is Yahoo Messenger? For those that don't know.
Yahoo Messenger is just one of the many free instant messenger programs available! Save hundreds of dollars a year using your PC instead of your phone to Connect with all your friends: Play games, send files with anyone anywhere in the world! Decide who sees you online with stealth settings - Share photos and files in real-time. If your contacts are not online, send them a message which will be received as soon as they sign-in, this can eliminate the need to email. Stay connected with your IM friends from your PC and mobile phone.
The person's you want to communicate with will also need to have Yahoo Installed.
What Is An Instant Messenger Program?
Instant messaging (IM) is a small program you Download and install, to communicate with another person (or more) via PC from another location - There are many Instant Messaging programs which are all available for free! - Talk to family, co-workers and friends anywhere in the world! Talk, via, microphone or Internet phone and video conference with your web-cam. - See and hear each other in real-time!
If you already use Yahoo messenger, your half way there! If you don't have Yahoo Messenger you can Install the latest version Yahoo Messenger 9.0, which will open new window - System requirements: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista. Other versions: Mac, Web, Mobile. Previous versions will still work if you do not want to install the latest version!
How Can I Remotely View My Home While I'm Away?
OK, So You have Yahoo Messenger (9.0) installed and a user name... Now click Sign-out! and now click Get a new Yahoo ID.. and choose Create a new ID. Once you have created a new ID- Sign-in with your new ID- Click the Contacts tab to add new contact- Now Add your previous ID as new contact- You will now see your other ID in your friends list waiting for approval (from you!) Now sign out and resign in with your other ID and confirm contact request! So you should now have two IDs..
Next! Now click on the Messenger tab and choose Preferences & Web-cam. You will now see a window like the "Image below", Choose, Always allow the following people to view my web-cam, Now click Edit. there you will see your other ID. Click on the name and add & ok & apply.. Now do the same with your other ID...Setting up your web-cam. -1st, Sign into Yahoo Messenger with either ID. In the main Yahoo window, click on messenger then My web-cam - (If this is your first time you have installed yahoo, you will need to follow the instructions to add your cam!) Once your web-cam is on, point it towards whatever you want to monitor.To Remotely View Web-cam While Away: or on another home PC, sign-in with your ID, once signed in, you will see your other ID signed in as your new contact. Right click on the name and choose more actions - View Web-cam....... Job Done!:)
System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera; Flash 9.0 or later - Other versions: Windows, Mac and Mobile.
Professional Remote Monitoring Software.
Using Yahoo to Remotely Monitor your home is not recommended for security purposes alone- If you want to Monitor your home or business locally from any location with Internet access.Notification and viewing via internet, email or cell phones - Record videos and images on local or network drivesView and record multiple cameras simultaneously Then you would be better of with a professional Remote Monitoring Software.
If you have Yahoo, you may be interested in these very good Yahoo chat clients. which have much more features from cool to security such as yahelite!.
Most Web-cams that are not built in to laptops have a very small USB cable so you may need to buy a USB cable extension to locate your webcam more freely.
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i like it its so great and perfect
But u have to keep the other computer power on and internet connected unless u reach home. Is there any solution?
Great information tweeted-voted up-useful-follow Thanks!
Can u help me with more question? What is your contact information please?
or is there any way that if a person sign in to yahoo messanger the cam connects its self by default...????
hi there..... i knew this since very long time..... but i m wondering if a person forget to turn on the option "My Webcam" and then one try's to use this web cam on the other pc..... what would be the trick for that.....????
This is a nice idea, but unfortunately it needs the webcam window to already be opened. It's not much easier than going to the 2nd computer and sending an invitation to the 1st computer.
Your Hub caught my eye..What a great Idea!!
i tried that before
but you u have to start your cam in the messenger first
How To Remotely Monitor Your Home Using Yahoo Messenger
Good point. I hope the rest of the Asteroidea class welcome me with five arms wide open
How To Remotely Monitor Your Home Using Yahoo Messenger
very good, I support you, come on , welcome to my hub!
Hi compu-smart, How you doing? Only a compu-smart hacker knows smart ideas like this one. I didn't knew you were that smart.....hahaha just kidding.
This is the difference between regular use & creative use. Everyday people like me & others use Webcams to chat & view live videos. I never thought of using Yahoo messenger or others to monitor my home. Although idea is same when you are doing a video chat with some one they can see you & you can see them too.
It is very good idea but the only problem is people who have DSL internet connection can use this. In addition, your computer has to be permanently connected to the internet plus computer plug into power too. Therefore, it will be costly experiment.
Now I know you are really a compu-smart excellent hub & thanks for sharing your ideas.
Clever! I wonder if I could create 3 more accounts and have am accessable webcam in every room - since i have desktop in the office - a laptop wherever - and an old mac in the bedroom -hmmm, that could be fun (each computer has a unique ip, Ithink it will work!)
awesome idea - although hopefully I will never get in the habit of looking at it - taht could be addictive, and i will finally answer the question of what my dog does while im away!
how to force my friend to sign out from his msn ?
That's genius! Great hub!
very very clever compu-smart, i have been using yahoo for as long as i can remember. i wish i knew about this idea which could have saved me so much time and money! THANKS
Wow compu--another great hub and something I hadn't thought of. As we have many burglaries around here, I may use this idea! Thanks my friend!
Hi compu-smart. what a great and informative hub! :) I'm keeping an eye on you. LOL
Hi compu-smart, this is such a smart idea. A lot of businesses can save fortune,instead of buying those pricey monitoring devices...I would want to try this at home.
Great hub!
This is really something new for me, and you are right, i discussed about this with my friends, they don't even thought of this trick, i never thought that we could do so much with yahoo messenger, great information.
Compu-Smart,
The new technologies are so amazing. If this Web-Cam captures images at the Speed of Light, then I might be able to keep an eye on Fast Eddie.
Thanks, Barbie Perkins
I choose to believe that I live in the land of the brave and the home of the free!
Now please help me about you not having a table to eat at. So are you saying then that the picture above of the simese cat is you having dinner???? And who is keeping an eye on you? The other cats??? Help!
Great Hub and I agree with Shalini, I have a few cameras lying around, now I can put them into good use. Well done.
compu-smart - that's really, really smart!!! :) wouldn't ever have thought of using Messenger like that! Thanks!
To tell you the truth I would like to go out, leave my doors unlocked, windows open and which is pretty much the way I live! shhhh. I do lock up when I'm sleeping.
BTW compu-smart... did you know you left your monitoring system on last night ....and I see your cats are on the table! :)
Fascinating, compu-smart. You haven't been in touch with Big Brother, have you? This hub, along with your other hubs on Live Streaming Videos and How to See Your House Live, are giving me a good education on this subject. But what I'd like to know is who is watching me while I'm watching everyone and everything else?
Very interesting. I learn something new everyday. Now I can keep an eye on Barbie to make sure she is working while I'm resting.:)
Thank you. ~ eddie
Wow!! This is great as i never realized you could do this , thanks for sharing !!
Good hub. I have this this installed ..but did not think of it in this fashion. It just goes to show you that there are ways to do what ever the mind can imagine.
Thanks for sharing ..my best to you!
Genesis Level 3 Commenter 2 months ago
I don't use Yahoo messenger but this is an excellent idea! I wonder if would work with the Google video chat?...
Thank you for sharing this information, great hub!