Timeline for How to be alerted when someone enters my room
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| Jan 18, 2022 at 17:54 | answer | added | GWLlosa | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 8, 2022 at 20:29 | answer | added | Depraved Duck Sultan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 24, 2021 at 6:18 | answer | added | Bookwyrm | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 22:55 | comment | added | Tyler Durden | Get a dog....... | |
| Mar 29, 2021 at 18:32 | answer | added | Lawrence | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 27, 2021 at 18:32 | vote | accept | xorsyst | ||
| Mar 26, 2021 at 17:20 | answer | added | Giant Haystacks | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 25, 2021 at 11:44 | comment | added | xorsyst | Aha - you mean an IP Camera, not what I would call a webcam. Yes, that might work. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 19:13 | comment | added | Weather Vane | I was thinking of something like How to Setup a Webcam and Access it From Anywhere | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 16:55 | comment | added | xorsyst | I think we must be talking at cross purposes. I have 2 webcams on my PC. I cannot use 1 for some other purpose whilst using the other 1 for a meeting. It doesn't work. Or are you suggesting getting a whole extra PC for the extra webcam? | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 16:34 | comment | added | Weather Vane | You can set up a webcam anywhere. The computer does not have to fight the built-in one. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 15:48 | answer | added | Stan | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 15:23 | answer | added | Stan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 15:21 | answer | added | BrettFromLA | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 14:40 | comment | added | xorsyst | @WeatherVane yes, I saw your link (and the reviews of that app, ouch!). In my testing even with 2 webcams, you cannot use 1 for some other purpose while also having a meeting on the other. Otherwise I agree this would be a workable solution, although not ideal as it uses up screen estate on my monitor. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 14:29 | comment | added | Weather Vane | As I commented, use another free-standing webcam, with a wifi or internet connection - no trailing wires. Have you even read my link? I got that the built-in webcam can't see the door. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 14:27 | comment | added | xorsyst | @WeatherVane as I comment in that answer, I need to use my webcam for meetings, and based on my experiments it's not possible to do that at the same time. Also, this would fail the "trailing wires" desire. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 14:25 | history | edited | xorsyst | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 24, 2021 at 13:33 | comment | added | Stan | Kindly provide a diagram of the room showing the door and where you are located to avoid being vague. You have not provided enough detail to make a workable solution possible. Read how to phrase a question in the Help center and the Tour for our quirky site. Edit additional information into the question to avoid isolating information in comments. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 13:02 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Then you are not strictly sitting with your back to the door. The webcam answer looks good. Use wifi and have a small window in the corner of the screen that is 'always on top'. Or see here it says it can be set up to give alerts for motion detection, so you don't even need to be watching it. This is "shopping". | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 12:00 | comment | added | xorsyst | Yes, the shape of the room means there is not a direct line of sight between the desk and the door. At minimum I'd require 2 mirrors, and then getting them to line up would be a nightmare, especially as I move around my space a bit. | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 11:59 | history | edited | xorsyst | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Clarified to "my" room instead of "a" room
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| Mar 24, 2021 at 11:51 | answer | added | Luke Sawczak | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 11:45 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Is it your own room, or a public space? "A mirror won't work" – have you considered a free standing vanity mirror placed on the desk? | |
| Mar 24, 2021 at 11:13 | history | asked | xorsyst | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
