SpyCye: The webcam basd maid at Tech Without Wires

This little roller gadget looks like a lawn mower without the blades. Instead, it has a webcam fastened to the front of the device to act as the eyes and ears to household chores such as picking up mail, walking the dog, and serving food. This means that you can do quite a number of household chores from the comfort of your computer. It would be really cool to find [...] Read More


Eliminate wire spaghetti on your home PC at Tech Without Wires

OK, I have a problem, and it has been growing for the past five years. Every time I buy a new technology addition to my computer corner it comes complete with a fat black transformer/plug combination and another cord to connect to a USB port of some other port on my router or computers. I seem to have a habit of multiplying these, including two printers, a network router, a [...] Read More


Boost your home wi-fi network signal at Tech Without Wires

Screedz outlines ten steps towards Boosting Your Home Wireless Network Signal. These are the ten things you should do:1. Upgrade routers and wireless network adapters to (interim) 802.11n. 2. Move the router off the floor and keep it as far as possible from walls and metal objects 3. Place your router (or access point) in a central location in the office 4. Upgrade your router's antenna 5. Upgrade the antenna for [...] Read More


How to make your webcam work on Linux at HackITLinux

Getting the webcam to work on Linux is one of the challenges that I faced when I was configuring a desktop linux installation. (Having an old webcam did not help either) Just like any Linux geek, I scoured the internet and tried various solutions until I reminded myself why I opted for a Mac for my video conferencing. :) Linux.com's Bruce Byfield wrote a short article on how to configure your [...] Read More


Introduce Reality with a Webcam at The Dating Weblog

It's rarely easy to make the move from your online conversations with someone to that first date out in the real world. Sure, you think the other person is witty via email but they might be witty only because they've had the time to plan out what they want to write. And yes, you're attracted to the pictures that you've seen but we all know people who send only their [...] Read More