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Spy - 1.0

Displays static or live view of your desktop in a browser

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All Time:	(4.9)
Version 1.0:	(4.8)
Selected Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2003-01-30
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0):	360
Downloads (all versions):	15,156

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Product Description:

Spy allows you to run a small server on your Mac, that when accessed by any normal web browser, allows people to see your screen, as well as information about your Macintosh. But it doesn't stop there - they can look at a normal static image, or they can look at your screen, live, in real-time! You can also choose which image format you want to use - JPEG or PNG. Not only that, but the user can choose what picture quality they want by manually specifying their desired quality and scale in the picture.jpg or picture.png request! Other features include 2 built-in layouts and custom layout support, and a Live Connection manager that lets you see everyone that is viewing your desktop live as well as disconnect any of those users. Best of all, Spy is totally free.

What's new in this version:

When viewing the Live stream, Safari v54 and below now see some text explaining that Safari does not support Live, rather than just seeing a blank image. This is only for v54 and below since later versions (not yet released as of the time of this writing) might support Live and we would not want to incorrectly block them out.
Fixed a complicated bug that would sometimes cause the main layout to change from your custom layout back to the "Spy Default" layout if the alternate layout was not a custom layout or was missing.
Added "How can I get help?", "How do I get started?", and "Unexpectedly Quit error" sections to the Read Me file.
Attempted to fix "Bus Speed" and "CPU Speed" values sometimes being 1 MHz lower than they should be.
Fixed the "Live Connections" window not showing up if the Log window was at the bottom of the screen.
Fields which normally only need numbers should now only take numbers and reject all other letters.
Moved a few things around in the Preferences window and fixed a minor graphical bug on Mac OS X.
Removed the "Max. Access Log Size" feature becuase it was not even implemented at all.
Fixed the "CPU Load" value sometimes being blank. Now it should always work.
The "CPU Type" tag now says "PowerPC G4" if it used to say "cput value 268".
The "Get SPY!" image is now turned on by default in new installations.
Fixed "Startup Disk Used Space" value sometimes being incorrect.
Removed a beep that was accidentally left in for debugging reasons.
Cleaned up the output for the "Startup Disk" values.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0:
Overall Rating:	(4.8)	Features:	Not rated (0.0)	Support:	Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use:	Not rated (0.0)	Quality / Stability:	Not rated (0.0)	Price:	Not rated (0.0)

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Great tool for user support - Version: 1.1, 7/5/2003 06:43AM PST

Andy Baird 1

I've used Spy with to help troubleshoot problems remotely and to talk users through unfamiliar (to them) procedures, and it's been invaluable. Being able to see exactly what is going on on the etrh end makes all the differnce. OK, it isn't Timbuktu--but what it does, it does superbly, and you can't beat the price! My deepest gratitude to the author.

No! Not the same as below link! - Version: 1.1, 7/4/2003 02:49PM PST

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Mike Richardson

SilverNetworks Spy product is NOT the same as the product called "Spy" published by "James "007" Bond". The link below will NOT direct you to a newer version of SilverNetworks Spy.

Yes, please rename... - Version: 1.1, 7/3/2003 03:50PM PST

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nsfbr

Since Spy is a copyrighted software for the Mac.