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 dont 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.
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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 ReCam 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!.
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 extention to locate your webcam more freely.
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Wow!! This is great as i never realized you could do this , thanks for sharing !!
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
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?
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! :)
Hi gcody, , Thanks,
I have been using this way to monitor my homw while im away for soo long and its only talking to other people about this concepy that i realised that noone i know did this or new this!
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Hi Eddie, Im sure you will only need to keep an eye on Barbie purley for heer beauty and NOT because you dont trust her im sure!:)
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Hi William, I have and am alwys in touch with Big Brother just like us all (without even realising it!) ps-IYou know im waatching your back when and where i can!;)
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Hi Dottie, lmao @ the cats on the table! That would be a surprise as i do not own a table! heehee..
When i visited Cyprus for the first time, this was the case! I could not believe it! ,,I even remember walking into the bank with no guards, bars, or alarms, and i said to a relative, "I cant believe this bank has no security" at that point, the Teller overheard me and threw me a few thick bundles of money it must have been thousands of greek pounds and he said to me, "You can rob me but you wont get far because of Cyprus being such a small island!
compu-smart - that's really, really smart!!! :) wouldn't ever have thought of using Messenger like that! Thanks!
Great Hub and I agree with Shalini, I have a few cameras lying around, now I can put them into good use. Well done.
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!
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
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.
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!
Hi compu-smart. what a great and informative hub! :) I'm keeping an eye on you. LOL
Hi Shalini Kagal, That's what thinking outside the box can do! I'm always out of my box!;)
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Hi cgull8m, Thanks n yes! put your cameras to good use!
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Hi Dottie, lol,,,, too much pussy talk! lol:D Please don't be too confuzzed!:)
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Hi Barbie, lol, yeas, these cams are super fast and no doubt will help u keep up with fast Eddie! lol
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Hi eswar, I'm glad to hear you will find this simple tip-trick useful, and like most things they are always simple, once you know how!;)
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Hi dept releif, Your soo right! It can save you so much money, instead of buying a separate programs to do this. You can also save on system resources by having just one program (yahoo) running instead of two, with the remote monitoring software especially if you already have yahoo always running! and its so much easier!:) Let me know if you have any problems!;)
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Hi ripplemaker, Mmm, sounds like fun!:D
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!
Thanks Froggy! Please spread the word as i know how extremely useful this simple technique can be!:)
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
That's genius! Great hub!
Your welcome! i wish i had wrote this along time ago to!
how to force my friend to sign out from his msn ?
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!
Super! I have never heard anything so dumb! why would you want to do this!?
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hi sunforger, Yes, you can do this very easily! there is no limitations!
I have my webcam connected to my desktop and wherever i am (home n away) on my laptop i can view my cam! i am using it now to keep an eye on the neighbors and street! ..i will be using it in a minute to keep an eye on the cooking in the kitchen instead of having to keep getting up and check!
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.
Hey Mr Nice;) Thanks for your comment! Its all about thinking outside the box!;)I had Yahoo on my PC for years without realising this could be done! and in that time I had looked for and installing various remote monitoring programs which has some really useful tools especially for security reasons,, Yahoo became my easiest solution as it saved PC resources just having the Yahoo app open which open at all times.. When ever I am ay any other PC I will sign in and keep eye on things if and when i need to! Reference leaving PC on,,I would always recommend leaving PCs (Desk tops) always on as I will always be downloading somethings like movies etc which I do either before I sleep or when I leave the house which, again is to save system recources! If im not doing these, I would always leave PC on! The reasons for me is, before I leave my house or am going to sleep, these are the times I do my disc fragmenting or i will be running other system clean up tools which again saves resources and bandwith!
How To Remotely Monitor Your Home Using Yahoo Messenger
very good, I support you, come on , welcome to my hub!
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
i tried that before
but you u have to start your cam in the messenger first
Your Hub caught my eye..What a great Idea!!
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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!