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  1. area651

    Anyone here uses Linux and can recommend me a good distro?

    You can. Why don't you buy a black car and paint it red though? Likely because you can buy a red one from the start. :) There's even a "Hannah Montanna" distrib. Someone took Ubuntu, colorized the desktop and renamed it "Hannah Montanna Linux". That's pretty close to what Elementary and...
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    Anyone here uses Linux and can recommend me a good distro?

    Well, what it "looks like" can be easily changed by changing the desktop. Again, that's essentially the paint on the car. Want a different desktop, install one. There's dozens to choose from. Elementary is just Ubunt with a more polished desktop laid over it. Look at PeppermintOS. Same thing...
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    Hi - looking for security camera advice

    Matt, where's your non profit? (message me). If I'm close I might be able to help. I think an NVR might be the easiest plug and play up and down system. You won't find anything about Linux here. In all honesty, I've never seen anything Linux based in this type of software worthwhile even for...
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    How to reboot computer with active recordings in process?

    nah....even a loss of power will unlikely corrupt a bvr file. You're fine rebooting even if you don't shut down BI first. The bigger question is why is this happening. Simply rebooting isn't necessarily fixing your problem. In short....you got a problem bud. You need to fix it. :)
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    Anyone here uses Linux and can recommend me a good distro?

    It all depends on your need and experience. If you are completely new to Linux and know little to nothing going in and need a lot of friendly, helpful, common support, go with Ubuntu (which is based on Debian). If you're needing more scientific, developer centric, or you're learning for career...
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    Ring video quality eerrrrrrmm intruder deterrant sprinkler system

    staged but still funny!
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    BI tools interfering w/ BI Updates

    When you say BI Tool, are you referring to this? Blue Iris Tools - Weather Overlay, Watchdog & more!
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    BI crashing when I try to zoom in on a camera under review?

    ok I think I may have narrowed it down. Since I was only keeping "1 day" of video files on the local machine, I think since I was looking at last night (which includes some "yesterday") then it was having to pull from the NAS. Apparently BI doesnt like that. I've set the New folder to limit...
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    Ip camera over 4g

    Your first obstacle sounds like is getting the signal from your camera, NVR or BI computer onto the internet. You mentioned 4g (cellular) from the start so I assume that's how you get onto the internet when you're at the cabin? If you use the 4g modem, is it always on or do you have to turn it...
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    Is my NVR hacked by someone?

    I cant help but speculate that port forwarding is in effect here and this is what happens often with it. I think you've left ports exposed and it got scanned and hit. Personally I like OpenVPN to shield my systems from such. disclaimer: I know very little about NVR other than they're typically...
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    5.2.1.0 new features?

    Ok here's where I think he tried to implement it but might not have understood what I was asking or even decided to do it differently. In the manual now, the update specifies: "The “live pause” icon at the top/right of the cameras window now also pauses camera autocycle as well as live video...
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    5.2.1.0 new features?

    This just came out today and the release notes say: Assign sources and zones to action set actions. Wait action updates. Pause auto-cycle. Other minor enhancements and bug fixes. I had requested that we be able to pause auto-cycle and Ken said it would go in this release. So I'm confident its...
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    Wyze and BI

    Lots of problems reported w/ Wyze cams trying to do anything other than their own app. Supposedly v2 with Beta firmware is possible but I've never seen anyone say its stable. I think you're facing 2 issues. One is wireless in general. 2.4ghz especially with any camera brand is likely to have...
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    BI crashing when I try to zoom in on a camera under review?

    Here we go. I'm not sure what it could be. I think my proc/memory is all good. I have plenty of storage. Fwiw, I store everything local for one day and then it gets moved to the NAS. I woudlnt think that would be it as this happens when I watch a video from last night. (I could guess that would...
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    Migrating from Blue Iris 3 to Blue Iris 5

    as far as I know, that SHOULD do it for you. Its worked for me in the past iirc. been a while since my last HW upgrade though
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    Anything wrong with the Netgear GS408EPP 8 port POE switch?

    I can't speak for everyone. this is just my thoughts. I like Netgear just as much as the other mainline brands. I tend to stay away from bvtech & the other discount, no name brands. I try to stay with main brands that have the features I NEED and not just WANT. Another thought is that you say...
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    BI crashing when I try to zoom in on a camera under review?

    polite bump after 24 hrs. is anyone else seeing this issue? Answer even if its just "nah....no problem here". It helps direct me that the issue is my own system
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    24 Port Switch

    Just a 24 port switch? No manageability needed? (ok if you don't, I'm just asking to make sure) If so, I like Dlink, Netgear, and even TPLink. Those are cheaper general switches. If you only need 10/100 you can get crazy cheap now.
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    Anything wrong with the Netgear GS408EPP 8 port POE switch?

    like everything in this hobby, it depends on the features you NEED and those you WANT 72 bucks and is still Netgear if you're sticking w/ the brand. I see TPLink cheaper often. Just depends on which brands you trust...
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    Anything wrong with the Netgear GS408EPP 8 port POE switch?

    nothing "wrong" that I know of. A question I would ask is do you need gigabit for a bunch of poe cameras? If you're going for Netgear and really need 8 poe ports, you could go 10/100 much cheaper. As for the price, 3 Camels shows that the price dropped to that at the end of December so the...
  21. area651

    Where did these tires come from?

    Do you really think that kind of person would be embarrassed? Also if you turn over the footage to the news where it gets publicly blasted, how long would it take them to watch it, and determine which house the video came from? THEN....you're really likely to get some flashback about it.
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    Where did these tires come from?

    You go and ask her/them to pick them up and you'll immediately identify yourself for retaliation. Anyone who drives to a different part of their own neighborhood (or ANYWHERE to illegally dump I guess....) isn't someone that you want to deal with. I wouldn't even bother calling the police. If...
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    1 a.m. Guy In A Mask

    So what was the ultimate outcome of the vid??? (I can likely guess but I'm always hopeful to hear otherwise)
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    1 a.m. Guy In A Mask

    Geez lucky you. I wish they would pry ours open. They're welcome to all that junk mail. I get nothing via paper mail anymore. It's not secure, obscured by junk mail and no way to verify received unless you're willing to spend a bit. I kind of laugh when someone asks for my mailing address. I...
  25. area651

    Excessive CPU usage 85-95% constant

    welcome. I'd start here - Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris essential optimizations especially Optimizing Blue Iris's CPU Usage
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    BI crashing when I try to zoom in on a camera under review?

    I'm wondering if its just setting of mine causing this or if anyone else is encountering this issue. Each morning I'll pull up a group of cameras (outside front) and roll back the timeline to the previous night (10pm for example) and then press "play" (normal speed or even accelerated so I'm...
  27. area651

    Toddler rushes to hug pizza man – without knowing how meaningful it was to him

    I got to admit I've done the same. After a long night of drinking and I order a pizza and it finally arrives. I'm so happy......
  28. area651

    I got a free IP5M-T1179EW-28MM from Amcrest - Same Menu's as Dahua?

    Thanks but I left facebook a long time ago. It was mostly people ranting/complaining about anything and everything. That and "viral challenges" or politics. dang
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    1 a.m. Guy In A Mask

    lol....we check our mail maybe every 2 weeks. But then we have the community mailboxes that are locked anyway. Thing is, the only thing that we ever get is junkmail flyers. All of my bills are online and anything "important" is going to come fedex. All of the neighborhoods in my area use these...
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    1 a.m. Guy In A Mask

    Then there's also the idea of looking for delivered packaged via mail or even credit cards.
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