Web cams are actually quite inexpensive these days. You could try a really cheap one like this: http://www.amazon.com/Webcam-Camera-Vision-Meeting-compatible/dp/B0015TJNEY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327376047&sr=8-2 But with a really cheap model the picture may not be good enough to identify the thief. You'd probably have better results with a little higher resolution model like a 720p or 1080p: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-960-000585-HD-Webcam-C310/dp/B003LVZO8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327376047&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-HD-Pro-Webcam-C910/dp/B003M2YT96/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327376047&sr=8-3 If you already have a digital camera you should be able to hook that up as well. You would have to connect the camera to your computer with a USB cable and have the computer running software that will take pictures every 5 seconds. Point the camera out a window at your front garden. My camera came with software that will do this. Sometimes people use this type of software to make time lapse movies of plants growing or flowers opening. Taking time lapse photos rather than movies or eat up less space on your hard drive. Here is a link that might be useful: webcam

I can certainly sympathize with your situation...I have been without a printer for many months now because the ink cartridges are so expensive. I have a Canon Multipass 550 which has been a lifesaver in the past...being able to fax, copy and print...then when you do breakdown to buy one...install it and it still says empty cartridge, you really want to scream. But get this...the cartridge isn't the problem...it's the print head...to the tune of $50 or so and this is the third time I have replaced it and lord only knows how many cartridges were full before I wised up! Now get this....those print heads can be washed in your kitchen sink, dried on the counter and reinstalled...I sure am glad I saved the other two, i'll try that next time! But, now...I can't get the printer to print everything on the page....it prints one or two lines of the document, then skips a good paragraph size area and picks up the print again......any suggestions! and of course, it doesn't help that the manual is online and no hard copy is provided...I'm ready to do the old uninstall/reinstall thing and see if that helps! Technology sucks....here today, obsolete before noon the next day! and it wasn't a cheapee either...about $250- $300 smack a roos 2-3 years ago! Even with the cheapees....you spend a fortune on ink, that's were they make the money i guess! So what do I have to lose if the washing dosen't work......blank pages! Congratulations to anyone who can buy Canon Cartridges for $2.00 what is the secret! Here is a link that might be useful: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wilf.james/cartclen.htm

this may be the artilce about dial a fix. Broken Windows Fixed Quick with Dial-a-Fix dial a fix is a neat little tool and is used on the support forums, it is generally preferred that it be used with the guidance of support forum teams or from djlizards lunarsoft forum. It does basically what we have been doing by typing in the commands in command line but it does all the typing for you which is good because it is easy to type wrong of course. You can definitely try it just for this application. If you want to check out their forum here is the link Lunarsoft and a link to his wiki about dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix Lynn you could try going ahead to windows update and running it again it might give you the option to uncheck sp3 (to not install) if it does not and looks like it is going to install it you can always just hit cancel. OR another option is to go now and get that sp3 blocker tool I posted the link for in the sp3 thread and install that on your pc so that if it does try to install it that tool should block it.

I understand your question on the heat side in northern climates. I represented Fujitsu for 12 years and covered the 6 New England States. Serious heating territory. I am no longer affiliated with any mshp manuf. What is actually happening in that territory is that people are buying mshp's for the heat. I told my contractors and consumers to "buy it for the heat. I'll give you the cooling for free". The heat savings are where the return on investment comes in. I have a friend who has a big old farm house overlooking Lake Champlain just south of Burlington, VT. He has oil fired radiant and a quad Fujitsu. With the specs on his system, he runs the mshp down to 15-20* and olny fires up the oil below that. As the vast majority of heat hours, even in VT, is above 20 he is running the mshp probalby 80% of the winter. He has over the past 5 years reduced his oil consumption by 70%. I don't know his dollar ot dollar savings but he says they are significant. He paid for the system in 3 years according to him. As to whether the single unit operation on a multi is efficient, I would say that while there may be a small penalty, it is unlikely that a unit would be run in that configuration for extended periods. If it is, then it is mis application. You have to understand the way people are living as a part of equipment selection. For instance, I put in a 24 dual for my upstairs bedrooms. I run the one bedroom this time of the year (100* today), but didin't turn the heat side on all winter. The 25 SEER/12HSPF unit downstairs runs every real hot afternoon in the summer and every day in the winter. That is the best combination for comfort and efficiency for my home and use. When I talk about the duct tests, it is going to become a part of the codes. It is in CA all ready. to replace a furnace or heat pump you have to have a third party come in and test the duct. New construction must achieve no more than 6% leakage. Retrofits must achieve 16%. These duct repairs are costly to do. I spoke with the local fellow who does these tests and virtually every house requires significant repair. The unitary manuf can put all the technology the want into their boxes. The problem is they cannot deliver it as the duct systems stink. Consider the national energy impact of that. It is a big issue that we have been sweeping under the rug for a long time.