D-Eye Windows Sidebar Gadget

Posted Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:45 by Admin

The Desktop Eye is a Windows Sidebar Gadget that constantly retrieves images from remote location. In tandem with a webcam software like Yawcam, you can use this to monitor your shop, store, or even home. This negates the need to keep a certain program open all the time and adds the convenience of being located right on your desktop. This initial release would only work with YawCam for the moment.
 

Note:

If you are using this gadget and would like to share, please send a screenshot of your whole desktop or portion of it showing the gadget to Admin@sticktech.net. I would like to add some to this page.

 

New with Latest Version:

  • Added checks to determine the presence of "http://". It should no longer matter whether you include it or not
  • Added the ability to turn the gadget off. Double clicking the image would replace it a very small power button. Double clicking the button reverts it back

 

Feature set:

Two image sizes: (130x98) and (320x240)
User configurable refresh rate
Update Notifier
Takes three inputs: URL, Port Number, and Refresh Rate
Can be turned On/Off
More features to be added…

 

Planned Features:

Higher resolution options
Support for other Webcam applications
Open to suggestions, just leave a comment....

 

Screenshots:

D-Eye (Small Size)

 

D-Eye Large Size

 

Settings Page

 

 

Guide:

  1. Download and Install YawCam on host computer
  2. Change Windows Firewall Settings
  3. Forward Ports
  4. Install D-Eye on client computer
  5. Change IP and Port Number

 

Detailed Guide can be found here

 

Known Problems:

This is more of a problem with YawCam rather than with D-Eye. The time stamped on the image is up to date but the image stays the same. This is addressed by turning on Motion Detection while removing all actions. This would increase CPU load by some amount but would hopefully be not too much to significantly affect performance. I’d post an update once a permanent fix or temporary workaround is found.

edit: This problem has been addrssed by the coder of YawCam with the latest version. So there's no need to activate Motion anymore.

 

Older Versions: 

These are old versions. The latest version can be downloaded at the top of the page. In a box entitled LATEST

 

 

Comments

This only works for Vista and

by Admin - 02/22/2010 - 03:22

This only works for Vista and Windows 7.If you have either, just double click the downloaded file and it should appear shortly in your desktop.

How to install gadget

by Anonymous - 02/21/2010 - 15:26

Please excuse my ignorance but how do you install the garget? I do not see an install file as part of the download. Do I just place the files somewhere?