October 19, 2022 Small CCTV Monitor for RTSP Display This project allows the use of an old raspberry pi (V1), plus a basic automotive 7″ analogue LCD screen to display streamed CCTV images. Categories CCTV/Home Automation Comments: 0
July 9, 2021 Cheap/Small Wireless Streaming Camera (V380) Getting an ultra cheap wireless IP camera to put out an RTSP Stream with reflashed firmware. This enables it to be firewalled off the wider internet (local view only). Categories CCTV Comments: 0
June 11, 2020 Secure the Chocolate: Simple Cupboard Security We have created a self contained area of our house that we still use a lot ourselves, and part of the need is to be able to store and use spaces for our own stuff… without guests having access. One of the bedrooms and a full sized cupboard can be locked with a key when needed, but what do you… Categories Home Automation/Home Renovations/Security Comments: 0
May 12, 2019 Lachco Front Door Lock for Home Automation I researched, bought and installed an electronic front door lock to go with the home automation & security system for under NZ$200 in 2017. I looked for one with these features specifically as it was a free egress handle, would lock on door close (not a deadlock) and had a wireless RF remote… which is an easy way to connect… Categories Home Automation/Home Renovations/Security Comments: 0
January 9, 2019 My car was broken in to… without my remote! Someone recently sent an email to our local neighbourhood and it went something like this: We live at no 123, and I thought it was worth sending an email as my car was broken into last night on our driveway. My husband’s car was also broken into on our driveway the other night. Both times, the burglars managed to open… Categories Security/Technology/Vehicles Comments: 0
June 24, 2018 How to Stop Your Caravan From Disappearing Caravan thefts in New Zealand have become a lot more common in the past few years, and every day or so you hear about another one going missing. Caravans are pretty easy to steal by themselves, as they are light weight, usually easily accessible on a driveway… and they sit home alone when people go to work. An often touted… Categories Retro Caravans/Security Comments: 0
November 8, 2017 Set up a Cheap Home Surveillance System You can spend a lot on home security and surveillance. Obviously, better quality, higher resolution digital systems are great and can be set up for more money, but as digital systems have become more common, analogue systems have become dirt cheap. In my opinion, more lower resolution cameras is as good or better than just a few of high resolution,… Categories CCTV/Home Renovations/Technology Comments: 0
July 3, 2014 Dashcams… and the $80 Mobius The proliferation of small sports cameras, ‘dash’ cams and security cameras has meant that Youtube abounds with footage of incidents, near misses, ‘oh %$#@’ moments, and just generally people and drivers doing stupid things. Camera technology has improved markedly in the past couple of years, with prices coming down, quality and resolution improving and the merging of use with model… Categories CCTV/Opinion/Technology/Vehicles Comments: 0
