My homemade CyberQ Wifi

yzzi · January 2013

So since I don't have a fancy CyberQ WiFi I decided to make a little utility that uses my computer's webcam to send picture messages of my maverick to my cell phone every 10 minutes or so. Decided to do a brisket tomorrow so now I can just run this and get updates on my phone. Saves me a few bucks and only took 10 minutes or so to do. Doesn't have any fancy bells or whistles, but I get what I need wherever I am.

This utility runs on the computer with the webcam pointing to the maverick

And this is what I get on my phone

What do you think?

BigWader · January 2013

Great work... check out what this guy has done with a DIY Cyber Q wifi... It seems like you may have the skills to actually build one...

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?22136-LinkMeter-v2-Homebrew-BBQ-Controller-Part-1

yzzi · January 2013

BigWader said:

Great work... check out what this guy has done with a DIY Cyber Q wifi... It seems like you may have the skills to actually build one...

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?22136-LinkMeter-v2-Homebrew-BBQ-Controller-Part-1

That looks really interesting. I've priced out some parts a few weeks ago that I would use for trying an building my own, but I think I would have spent more than if I just bought the cyberq. Oh well. It may not have automatic temperature control (which I guess makes my title for the thread misleading), but at least I'll know when I need to go check on the grill.

BigWader · January 2013

@yzzi up here in the snowy frozen, or raining and damp (this weekend) North - anything that helps not go outside is a blessing.

yzzi · January 2013

I probably shouldn't tell you that my 10 day forecast is all upper 70's and 80's then.

BigWader · January 2013

yeah that's quite enviable. I like the snow - I don't like the temp swings our winters have become. This weekend 13'C (60F) and 1/2-1 inch of rain. If that was snow - well I'd be hunkering down but still hard letting the dog out and cleaning paws all "winter" long because everything is mud.

henapple · January 2013

Creative...love it.

caliking · January 2013

Nifty. I have used the webcam on my laptop and an app called join me. Its basically a way to share screen views, so whatever my laptop monitor is showing, comes up on my phone's web browser. But I think I like your idea better.

My homemade CyberQ Wifi

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