Archive for February, 2010

Dutch Harbor and it’s Webcams

As you may or may not know, the island of Unalaska is seperate from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Usa.  Dutch Harbor is a tiny island in of itself.  The image below shows where on the Dutch Harbor docks the local webcams are located (marked as Coastal Transportation Dock).  If you check the webcams from time to [...]

2012 Olympic Pool Filled With Water For First Time

Look, see, on this here webcam. The Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park has its first pool. The dive tank is the smallest in the complex and the first to be completed. The current inundation is to test the structure before work progresses on the other pools. Don’t expect to go swimming any time soon, [...]

Webcam Buying Tips…

Webcams have become an essential Desktop Computer Parts rather than just the usual Personal Computer accessory. With the Internet getting more and more interactive in terms of communicating with other people on the other part of the connected world, the webcam offers an added aspect to the experience, that of letting two people see each [...]

School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home

According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools’ administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to [...]

Monitor Your Home for Free via Webcam

The great thing about having a computer is that you have so many tools available to you. While some you may not know how to take advantage of, (hacking into someone’s computer, creating botnets, etc), there are some you can. How about using your computer’s webcam to monitor what is happening in your house, perhaps [...]

BourboCam returns Mardi Gras night – February 16

Here’s your chance to see what really happens on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras Day. BourboCam, a live webcam perched upon a balcony on Bourbon Street, will stream between the hours of 4 p.m. and midnight. Tune into BourboCam starting at 4 p.m., February 16, 2010 : Webcam New Orleans : Here

Reykjavik Hekla Volcano Webcam

Live view of Hekla volcano. Hekla is 1.491 meter high volcano, located in the highlands of Iceland.  Scientists believe that Hekla is likely to erupt soon and if that happens – you will be able to watch it happen live. The webcam was installed in partnership between Iceland´s National Radio, Iceland´s Civil Protection Department and [...]

St. Valentine's Day Webcam all around the World

Across many parts of the world on February 14th, many flowers, cards and gifts will be exchanged between loved ones, as St. Valentine’s day is celebrated. However, the story of why we celebrate this day is a bit of a mystery: The traditions of St. Valentine’s Day mix elements of both ancient Roman rites and [...]