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Monday's Mac Gadget
Lurk 5.1.1 (Freeware) In the bad old days, before widespread adoption of computers and the Internet, getting a video feed from a remote location could be an expensive proposition. Thanks to inexpensive Web cameras and Internet access, that has changed. Almost anyone can put on their own show for the rest of the world to see, but how do you learn about and keep track of all these webcams? Lurk is what can best be described as a webcam browser. Technically, it acts like a browser, but is designed to only show pictures. It does this very well, however, allowing you to view and update multiple webcam windows. To start using Lurk, just launch it, and you'll be presented with a Lurk Webcam Bookmarks window. This list contains all of the webcams you can access. They are divided into groups like Places, Personal Cams, Space and Weather. Clicking once on a camera will give you a short text description of the material, clicking twice will display it.
Once you select a camera, you'll see a window where the camera's image is displayed. This window will also contain other information, like the time and date of the picture, and the number of seconds before the picture will be reloaded. This automatic reload is one of the great features of Lurk that make it better than a browser. Of course, you can have multiple windows open at the same time, all updating their contents on their own schedules. But wait, there's more! If you control-click (or right-click if you have a multi-button mouse) on an image, you can do many additional things, like save the picture to disk, create an archive of all pictures taken by the camera, change the text that is displayed in the window, and even copy the camera to the Lurk Startup Folder, so the camera will be displayed as soon as you start Lurk. So start checking out what's going on in the world, and start Lurking today! Have any other Mac Gadgets that let you know what's going on? Send an e-mail to John, and he'll check it out.
Monday's Mac Gadget is here to help you with those cool things that we all just have to have on our Macs. Shareware, Freeware, Postcardware, Emailware, and even commercial apps, Monday's Mac Gadget is here to help you find and use the best of these programs. John is a software engineer who works in the corporate R&D group of a Fortune 500 company, focusing on all aspects of communications technology. He has several degrees that claim he knows what he's doing when it comes to computers. After watching co-workers reinstall Windows, search for device drivers, and experience other horrors during the day, he's glad that he comes home to a Mac (compatible) computer. Have any comments, suggestions, or favorite Gadgets? Drop John a line at You can also Post Your Comments below. Current Monday's Mac Gadget
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