You can monitor your home for free
Take an old dis-used Windows notebook (or even that netbook you recently bought just in case), attach a USB webcam to it, point the web camera at your main door / living room, set up motion detection, set up Auto-Record, and you have a quick and easy surveillance system to give you peace of mind while youre away. Login to Gotocamera.com from any Web browser through a cybercafe or even using your mobile phone click on Archives, and see whats been happening in your absence. You can even Share your camera with friends and neighbors, enlisting their help in watching over your home after all, you can return the favor when its their turn to enjoy the sun and the sand... When you get back home, simply Unshare the camera and your privacy is restored.
