My cat likes my desk. I like my desk. I like my cat.
I do not like my cat on my desk.
I’ve been webcam shopping for about six months, so I’m about ready to get one. Haven’t finalized which one yet, so I’m still open.
I’m also willing to purchase a separate camera that’s solely dedicated to this project, especially if mounting it somewhere other than atop my monitor would work out better. Guess if the software allowed it, I could also set other zones in my office to watch the door, the bird feeder in the window, etc…
My idea is to find a piece of software that’ll let me create a box around my desk, and look for my cat within that box. When it sees my cat in the “desk box” it should allow me to trigger… something. Maybe a noise, maybe a magic packet sent to a 50 cal turret, I don’t know. I’m looking for advice.
Check out the free version of Alfred Camera to see if it is what you need. It was designed to repurpose old equipment into a security system, like that old cell phone you have in your desk drawet that was left over from an upgrade.