Just Watching
Imagine that you could continuously monitor multiple online images without having to open your browser! Use Just Watching to build a custom wallpaper that can display web cams, stock charts, weather maps and home security cams right on your desktop! ... Watch the sun rise and set anywhere in the world and at the same time! ... You specify the update frequency so you can always keep track of the outside world, plus it will help keep you from losing your connection!
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CamPermanent
CamPermanent - Is the ultimate solution for all of your video demands. It supports Webcams, Netcams (IP-Cams) (still picture & motion-JPEG & MPEG4-mode) and all video devices which are working with an up to date driver for Windows. The permanent record functionality makes your PC to a digital... For example you can generate for each day a new record which contains the whole day! ... Easily could the video picture of all cameras be uploaded to a webpage, or all Netcams within a company's LAN could work as a surveillance system with permanent video recording and viewing parallel.
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