From: RobertB 

In article ,
 Ad  wrote:



> >
> > Talk about the well-connected home. You're more connected than Bill
> > Gates.
> >
>
> Nah. The home came cabled up with std TV aerials & then....I bought a
> UKL 25 mini box thingy from China wot converts VGA into a very good TV
> picture. That & the output from the PC's sound card is then hooked into
> a video....which then gives me the TV signal....

Ah. I see, Well still sounds like you're fairly well wired over there.


>
>
> >> The proper digi-vidcams are by far the best coz that's what
they do e.g.
> >> they have zoom etc so you can sit some distance from the TV
etc & simply
> >> use the optical zoom.
> >
> > Yeah, that's nice. However, Apple was nice enough to bundle some
> > software with the camera so you can add effects -- mostly to make
> > yourself look bizarre.
> >
>
> Oooer...the only thing I want is a green screen etc so anyone calling
> would think I am on the beach, in a cathedral etc 

You need a nice backdrop, that's all. Something with the sea, the sand, and
a babe in a bikini.

>
> >>>> wrt the scanner part....I've run into that with
webcams but most
> >>>> humorously with mice which have a fingerprint scanner
on them.....if you
> >>>> need to scan something oh...about the size of a
finger then they work
> >>>> great 
> >>>
> >>> Never saw a mouse with a fingerprint scanner in it.
> >>
> >> Yup. We got issued with them a while back & periodically
I have to use
> >> it to get access to things.
> >
> > The fridge? 
>
> More to do with work 

Ugghh. No Guinness for you then.

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