question about 'remote storage'

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:11:50 -0700, gormand53 wrote:

I wonder if anyone here can advise me on a rather unusual problem.

I'm being harrassed by antisocial teenagers in my neighbourhood, and the
police can't help me because I don't know their names or where they
live. And there are never any adults around whom I can point them out
to.

It looks as if the only solution is for me to get either photos or video
of them, and show that to the police.

I don't have a camcorder, but I do have a digital camera that can take
video footage. And things have got so bad, I'd even consider buying a
camcorder, if it helps to get these people caught.

But the main problem is this: these teenagers are such a bad lot,
there's every chance that they'd take the camera off me, so I'd be no
further forward.

So what I'm looking for is a fairly cheap way of taking photos or video
in such a way that it's instantly transmitted to a remote storage
device, such as my PC, so that even if they take my camera, the evidence
will be safe.

All the harassment is taking place less than a quarter of a mile from my
home, so there's no great transmission distance involved here.

Ideally, I'd like a system that can be always ready, because I never
know when I'm going to bump into these yobs.

I should mention also that although I can get onto the Internet via
public computers, my home PC isn't on the Net.

I'd be extremely grateful for any advice I can get on this. These yobs
are glorying in the thought that they can't be traced, and I'd love to
prove them wrong!

If it happens with any degree of predictability I'd talk with the police
folk about a 'sting' operation - they could actually catch them in the act.