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I just love the site Lifehacker. Some of the best ideas are here! This latest one, Motion Detection Is an Effective, Dead Simple Security Camera App is a great tip for making some quick and easy (and of course, like any DIY project, limited) security camera action. I’ve looked into security cameras before, but dismissed them after seeing the sky-high prices of the equipment.

There’s a small software program, called Motion Detection, that you install on your computer. (You need a webcam in order to use Motion Detection). It will turn the webcam on when it detects motion. You can set the sensitivity with a slider. Very neat! I will HAVE to try this!