Re: WMM2 as [free] Nannycam

Thank you KDE for your thoughtful response. WMM2 already IS an excellent
Nannycam with "Capture time limit" of 1-23 hours. It's already installed on
everyone's computer so there is no need for concerned parents to learn media
encoding, pay $50 for commercial software, or waste time searching for the
"free" software that does not exist in reality.

No, It appears that some elite WMM2 artists might want to keep it just for
making Little Angel's birthday party movie into a Hollywood Masterpiece and
restrict any possibility of a concerned parent using it to catch the
babysitter tossing Little Angel around like a ragdoll for crying while mommy
is at work.

Microsoft should tweak WMM2 so that their "Capture time limit" 1-23 hours
can work behind a screensaver, deploy this tweak via the next Windows Update,
and then widely advertise this free Nannycam to the masses.

"KDE" wrote:

> >Millions of at-risk children worldwide live in homes
> >that can't afford the $50 and can't understand 10 pages of "how to
> configure
> >your new nannycam behind Windows Firewall.
>
> while your intentions are indeed honorable, I too agree you may be going
> about this the wrong way. First of all, your argument that people can't
> afford a small piece of software doesn't hold up. 1) these people have
> already afforded a computer, and a web cam, surely a minimal investment into
> the right piece of software is not out of the questions and 2) there are
> MANY MANY free alternatives to what you are trying to do that were designed
> for this purpose. Just because you haven't figured out how to use Windows
> media encoder, doesn't mean it is too complicated, in fact, If you use the
> wizzard it is probabbly easier to use for most people than figuring out how
> to use moviemaker for the first time. there are also hundreds of webcam
> applications (some free) which will time capture, hide in the background,
> stream pictures or movies, allow for remote administration, email alerts,
> motion sensor, time stamp, multiple cameras (for multiple rooms or multiple
> views in the same room.) and can be very easy to set up.
>
>
>
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