Re: BBQ Webcam is up

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Tue Jul 20 2004 - 23:19:54 EDT


   The webcam quality has been pretty bad, getting constant scan
lines going through it, poor quality at distances that were no
problem before, etc. (They are X10 wireless cameras.) Yesterday
I played around with turning off different lights, computers, etc.
but it didn't seem to make a difference. Just now I got annoyed
enough to do a quick google search, and discovered some people
running wireless networks were having similar troubles because
both devices work in the 2.4GHz range. Hmmm.... I unplugged the
wireless access point and sure enough - back to the quality I
was used to. :-)

  Unfortunately, that means we have to choose between a randonly
crappy webcam pic and wireless access. If anyone is planning
to bring a laptop with a wireless card, I suppose I can just put
the access point on a switch so we can flip it on and off as we
need it.

   Well, back to trying to get the barn ready for the BBQ! BTW,
I got a voicemail from Mike today saying he expects to arrive
here tomorrow morning, so maybe now the webcam will actually have
something worth looking at. :-)

-- 
                                          -Jon-

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