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Capture bash script
The final piece to get my eeepc to take pictures periodically was to wrap up the vlc (see Webcam capture using vlc) and crontab (see Crontab) stuff in a bash script. This is a way of making scripts for the Unix shell which is default on many distributions and certainly …
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Webcam capture using vlc
After many attempts to use different software to take regular pictures with either an external webcam or indeed the one built into the eeepc, I found the only one I could get working was the excellent, versatile vlc.
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Crontab
In my experiments to get my eeepc to be a recording device for the walks I was doing as part of my ‘Going Solo’ residency in Hathersage, I needed to run a script at a regular interval. The crontab is a way of doing this for a linux system. My …
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First Post
I know it sounds like some kind of military roll call, but I’ve been meaning to start this blog for some time. After dipping my toe in the water here, I have come to realise that a blog is a good way of both reflecting on research and process …
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Thanks
Of course for anyone familiar with open and free software, the list of people to thank would be endless. This is a more personal thanks to the people who (re-)introduced me to another way of looking at the computer I increasingly spend more time in front of.
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