Specific question on iChat with iSight

[arnop]

Hi everyone,

I just gave my iBook G4 to my girlfriend and she would like to use iChat with its iSight to watch her cat when she's not @ home. Does anybody knows if it's possible to monitor a room via iChat ? She would like to leave her mac on all day long and just watch a few minutes when she's not at home.

Thanks for your answers

 

[natebookpro]

Hi everyone,

I just gave my iBook G4 to my girlfriend and she would like to use iChat with its iSight to watch her cat when she's not @ home. Does anybody knows if it's possible to monitor a room via iChat ? She would like to leave her mac on all day long and just watch a few minutes when she's not at home.

Thanks for your answers

Well... if she left her computer on and kept ichat running, I believe she could set it to auto accept video chats. I cant remember if this is only possible on leopard though. If thats the case you can search here and find out how to get leopard on there. Im not really familiar with how to do that though.

 

[arnop]

Well... if she left her computer on and kept ichat running, I believe she could set it to auto accept video chats. I cant remember if this is only possible on leopard though. If thats the case you can search here and find out how to get leopard on there. Im not really familiar with how to do that though.

Thanks ! I think i've found something, you have to type
defaults write com.apple.ichat AutoAcceptVCInvitations 1
In terminal and iChat will automatically accept every video chat request.

Thanks a lot anyway

 

[USMaC]

Here's another option - Evocam

It's not free, but is a bit more advanced with motion sensor and such.

 

[SHADO]

iBook G4's don't have iSight cameras...

 

[natebookpro]

iBook G4's don't have iSight cameras...

iSights were around long before they were built into the screens. Had one with my old iBook actually.