I'm tryin to show my friend the kids by using the web cam and I needed to know if she needs to have a web cam in order to view me and the kids?
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No, she does not need a web cam to see you.  Your web cam picks up images of you and your kids and can be seen by anyone with a program that is compatible.  She is only viewing. Now, if she wanted to send video of her to you then yes, she would need a web cam...which is what, all of about $40.\n\nYou and she would have to coordinate which program you will be using.  Yahoo and MSN chat, amongst the many others, both offer video capabilities and voice also.  You each log in, insert her Yahoo or MSN ID into your address book, and double-click on her name to connect...if she is there and logged in she will be prompted with your communications.  Once connected you click on the button to share your Video or Web Cam.  She accepts your invitation to view you and the kids and the chat program takes care of the rest.  If you only have microphones and speakers then save yourself the cost of a telephone call and connect via voice using the internet connection you are already paying for.  Stay sweet.
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I am asssuming you're using Yahoo Messenger.  On June 1st, Yahoo stopped supporting webcam for users of versions below 7, and since Yahoo hasn't updated it's Mac version of messenger in years, we, as mac users, are once again shunned.  They're trying to make the cam thing go faster, or they just want people with older versions to update so they will get more advertisements.  I have tried to use Jabber to communicate to my Yahoo friends.  I got the text to work, but so far, no video.
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Yes, it is easy to watch without your permission, there is a program at http://www.oatmealmedia.net that does it. The only way to be secure and NOT be seen, is simply NOT to go on cam. There is a way to view a webcam no matter what software you use. It's not just a YaHoo thing.
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Kids need supervision on the Internet just as they do when playing at the playground. Here are some things you can do:\n\nSet up your computer in a high-traffic location in your home so anyone passing by can see the kind of content is being viewed.\n\nSpend time with your kids teaching them how properly to use the computer. If they're young and you want to strictly limit the places they can go, put all of the sites you allow in the Favorites section.\n\nInstall a filter system. I highly recommend Bsafe.com.\n\nIt's a battlefield out there. We parents need all the help we can get.
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um, do you want to stream a mpg/avi file OR a live webcam?\n\nyou can't do both combined, when you stream a webcam live it is (generally) not saved to a file anywhere. when you stream a mpg/avi file it has obviously been made previously and isn't live or connected to your webcam in any way.\n\nEDIT: that's one of the most bizarre things i've heard, i won't bother asking why you'd want to do that...but, you need this:\nhttp://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Chat/Other-Chat-Tools/Fake-Webcam.shtml\nhttp://www.fakewebcam.com/Products.asp\n\nit's a free trial, don't expect to find software like that free - there isn't much of it about to begin with 'cos it's a niche market so paid for software is your only avenue, how you get that software is really up to your conscience.
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I use GabMail to be sure that the person wanting to talk to my daughter online is who they say they are.  If they are a known contact or one who appears to be a safe person, then I add them to her addressbook; if they aren't a good contact, they get added to our internet browser's block list.  In case you've never heard of Gabmail, visit www.freegabmail.com to see how it works.  It is Free, doesn't require special software, and doesn't suck up your time in filling out registration information.  You just record your video message and send the link to whomever (either via email, webpage, blog, etc.).  \nYes, parent supervision is the primary neccesity in protecting children.  Gabmail helps take the guesswork out of identity though.  And, since I'd have their video link in my email, if that person were to step out of line, I'd have a video ID to hand over to the authorities.  So, in my case, I use video emails to protect my child from internet predators.  She's never allowed to surf alone, and can only email people I have added to her addressbook.  And the only way they get there is if I have viewed them through a GabMail.
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Can be done, but it's more effor than it's worth. Good rule: don't put *anything* on the internet that you don't want the whole world to see. As far as pictures of your kids, I'd skip that idea entirely. If you want friends to have pictures of your baby, send them in e-mail.
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setup a seperate profile for that friend, and make sure you save your files and pictures in my documents. assuming you have default settings then they wont be able to view your files when they log in under their own account.
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The web-cam must have came with a disk. You must install the disk software on your computer in order for the web-cam to work. If you dont have the cd. Go to where u purchase the camera and they must guide you on it. You can also go to google.com and type in software for whatever model camera you have and download it to you computer.
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It depends, unless you save them, i don't think so because its not recording its just sending video to another computer.\n\nHoped i helped
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I saw this posted about Mainworry a few minutes ago, but I didn't see what the poster was referring to.\n\nBut, anyway, to answer your question...\n\nI wouldn't personally do it. If the person wants to put those pics there, they shouldn't make them public. That's my opinion.\n\nThe other side of the coin is that if I had a young child, that child would not be on the internet unsupervised, period - and for more reasons than that they might see someone naked.
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If you don't have it already, get Yahoo messenger. You can usually find people with webcams there. Sorry if is of no use to you.
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perhaps you want to make sure people don't steal your pix?\n\ncss background images!\n\npeople will always be able to view source and figure out where the images come from, but this thwarts the kiddies!\n\nthere are other techniques to befuddle the kids, but not the pros!
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Uhhh who cares?  Did you start a child porn ring during you trip and have them take pictures? Then you might want to be a little worried.
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Be careful if you have your web cam on  people CAN see you even if you cant see them    I didn't know that some one was using my computer and they left the web cam on and i was wondering why people kept saying I can see you.   So make sure you know the person you are talking to before you go on   To many people have been hurt from thinking that they are a friend and then well you decide
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Hello,\n First I guess your Web Cam was installed yet.\n You should have a software which is able to do it. For instance: Net Meeting, yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger, so the option like "Start talking with Web Cam" should have been used.\n  The talker who is talking to you have to have the same software that you have.\n   I hope you have success.
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go to yahoo chat, web cam uses are marked on that site