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MonitorMyMac 1.5.1

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Takes timed screenshots and/or snapshots from your iSight/webcam. Demo ($10)

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Arten Science

MonitorMyMac takes timed snapshots of your computer screen(s) and / or takes snapshots from your connected Webcam. These images are stored locally (or remotely) and are also optionally uploaded to your FTP server meaning they can they be accessed from anywhere with Internet Access.

Snapshots of your Screen and/or Webcam at Timed Intervals
Full Stealth Capability
Save Images to a Quicktime Movie / Slideshow
Built in Image Viewer
Stores Your Images Locally or on a Shared Device
Automatically Upload Images to FTP Server
Ability to convert Selected

What's New

Version 1.5.1:

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Compatible
Intel Only

Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Jimturney commented on 18 Jun 2010

Like others, I intend to use this app for stolen Mac recovery. It would be much more valuable for that purpose with whatever geo location info is possible to include with each snap (particularly WiFi ID and IPs), preferably in the EXIF data. This can be raw data that isn't converted to human readable location until necessary.

I suggest there also be a feature to automatically save only the last X number of snaps on the FTP server (or DAV, why not Dropbox and MobileMe) so that if the owner leaves this app on, the server isn't filled with useless snaps.

If the Mac is stolen, the snaps can be saved from the directory on the server before they are over-written by the newer snaps, allowing location data and snaps to help track down the perps and recover the Mac, and probably other items stolen.

My web dev apps are able to poll the server for file versions so that is why I think FTP/DAV can also be used to delete the oldest snaps on the server. I suggest the number of snaps saved on the server should be optional, as well as the snap interval. I would leave at least the last 200-300 on the server.

[Version 1.3.0]

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Jake The Snake commented on 18 Dec 2009

Without "Motion Sense" options, I have no use for this either. Timed screenshots might be handy for some people but the vast majority of us would prefer only taking snapshots if there is actual movement for security reasons.

Please consider adding that feature or add a vote above for it.

[Version 1.3.0]

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Formica replied on 19 Dec 2009

Iagree, this app seems nice but it's useless without motion detection.

+24

nighthawk090 commented on 29 Jul 2009

Yes, motion detection would be great.....wondering what the response would be, am thinking about buying it now, but having screenshots at wide intervals might miss something, taking screenshots in small intervals takes up too much space/bandwidth.........no motion detection to get only what I need to see that is moving in front of my computer/in the room is making me lean away from purchase at this time......

[Version 1.2.6]

ziozio commented on 15 Jul 2009

Hello.
I would like to know if this app can take shots only when isight "notice" some activity, because I could use it in order to survey my room when I'm not at home.
(sorry for my bad english)

[Version 1.2.4]

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Arten Science (developer) replied on 28 Jul 2009

Hi

There is no motion detection in this release of MMM, if the demand is there a future release is likely to feature this ability.

Cheers

-Steve

tecto replied on 29 Jul 2009

checkout periscope (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24797/periscope)

Arten Science (developer) replied on 29 Jul 2009

Yep, I Know that program but what i dont know is whether there is any demand for the Motion Detection. Cheers - Steve

Arten Science (developer) commented on 10 Jun 2009

Any ideas for additional functionality ? We are listening. steve@artenscience.co.uk

[Version 1.2.2]

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blablabla@dodgit.com replied on 13 Jul 2009

If you're using this software to recover a stolen computer, there's a downside. You don't really want the computer taking pictures and screenshots while you, (the legitimate owner) are using it. You only want ti doing that when it's stolen.

Perhaps you could have the program run in idle mode. All it does in idle mode is check an FTP server at some user-determined interval. When it logs in, it looks for a file called "stolen" in the directory. If it finds one, then it goes into picture taking / screenshot taking mode.

Just an idea.

Arten Science (developer) replied on 14 Jul 2009

Thanks for that idea. That could work. I may implement something similar in a future version.

The way it is designed at the moment is that you set the Stealth version of MonitorMyMac to start when the computer starts. If you are the legit user you will just terminate the application. If the computer is then stolen the first time it is restarted MMM starts recording ...

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