So I wanted to document these horrible Hoosierville winters, and what do you know. The first full day of the webcam is the nicest day in recent memory! It’s 52.5 degrees!
Wow. It’s nice. I would like a way to show the temp also, but I haven’t thought of a good one yet. I have this wonderful digital wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer we received as a wedding gift, I wish I could put that in part of the webcam shot or something.
I had some problems with the massive huge expensive software suite (that’s sarcasm) I’m using for this project, so I increased the webcam update time. It seems to have taken care of the problem. So now there’s a new image every five minutes or so or something like that, I forget exactly. Oh yes, I wanted to mention. I’m open for donations towards a higher-rez webcam, this one is the five-dollar variety. As if you couldn’t tell.
It won’t always be on the backyard, there are some other wonderful things I have in mind for it.
11 Responses
February 14th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
Maybe I’m looking through the wrong part of my glasses, but it appears you need to sharpen your camera’s focus.
A web cam is a neat idea.
Maybe I need to set one up in my office so my customers can see me at work.
Hmmmm….
But I don’t have broadband.
February 14th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Tom, just wanted you to know that I just posted some of the juicy details of our Valentine’s Day celebration. Emphasis on “some”! I figured you’d nearly given up on me posting something new like several others, so I figured I better get word out!
For your sake, I wish I could have better described the food I had.
February 14th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
The infamous Mark Roth does not have broadband! I wonder how he survives the misery of dial-up? Hey Mark, ever thought of trying a satellite broadband service? Just wondering…
February 15th, 2006 at 9:52 am
Infamous?! Oh boy.
We live just far enough out of town that DSL and cable do not reach us.
Yes, I have given serious thought to satellite. The cost is prohibitive.
So dial-up it is. And very unstable at that.
Frustrating? Often.
But I’m still grateful to have something.
February 15th, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Bummer of bummers. Me thinks I would have to move just close enough to town to get broadband. Only a little suggestion. LOL
February 15th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Ha ha! You should’ve gotten this thing up and running sooner, maybe it would’ve mellowed out the rest of the winter, too! I wonder if it’ll cool down the summertime as well?
The Baritone
February 16th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Everytime I click your webcam it is pitch black. Are you sure you don’t live in Alaska? I am looking forward to some new shots…too bad you can’t set it up at the Den of Iniquity.
February 16th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Yeah Mark, I tried to tune it up a little, but like I said it’s the five dollar variety. There’s not a whole lot of room for improvement.
I wish! That would be fantastic, Ben. You certainly wouldn’t want audio with that though. Sorry, the cam’s been down off and on, I’m still playing with it.
July 24th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Tom, we need a link to your webcam on the home page.
And do you have a more current shot?
Or are you still yakking on the phone?
Thanks,
Mark
July 24th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Sometimes it feels like it!
Yeah, I’m not quite sure of the current direction of my vision for the webcam. Actually I do have a good idea for it, I just haven’t taken the time to work out the technicalities.