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On this better late then never episode of Hak5 Darren is joined by Hak5 IRC's very own Rkiver to talk Android Root. Then Shannon has just the tool to get a peak at your desktop using Dropbox. Plus, Evil Server and a boat.
There are plenty of times when I leave my computer on and running while I go run some errands. I love it when I get home and the evil progress bar is finished! But, how can I monitor it from my iphone while I'm out? We have Remote Desktop Monitoring with Dropbox. Dropbox is the tool that we use at Hak5 to send each other screencaptures and video clips. You can also use this tool to remotely monitor your computer, whether you need it to check a status, check what your kids are using your computer for, or make sure no one is using your computer while you're away from the desk.
Basically, you'll take a screen capture and the image will be saved in your Dropbox folder at timed intervals, and you'll be able to see the images on the DropBox website. This is how it works:
First, if you haven't already got an account over at Dropbox.com - Sign up for a free account. Next, download Screen Grabber for Dropbox. Screen Grabber will capture screenshots right into your Dropbox folder. If you have SnagIt, you can use that instead. Unzip the files and run the .exe. Once it's running, you can find it in your taskbar. Right click and open settings. Disable toast to run 'quiet' screen captures. This way, your computer wont show notifications. Change the image format to jpg for small files. Choose your folder and leave all the other options the same. Next use this Autohotkey script to get screenshots and regular intervals: Loop { Send, {SHIFTDOWN}{F10}{SHIFTUP} Sleep, 300000 } (This script will run in the background and hold down those keys for you after a set amount of time). Or, if you've never used Autohotkey, you can download this compiled version. Either of these will press Shift + F10 (which is the default key combo in Screen Grabber) every 5 minutes. Run this on your PC or laptop that you want to monitor and you will get a bunch of jpg files in your dropbox folder for you to keep tabs on.
A couple of things I noticed: If you have more than one monitor, it'll only capture the main screen. Also, don't leave the script running and forget about it because you could potentially use up all your dropbox storage! Screen Grabber is short and simple, easy enough for anyone to use and I things it's a nifty little tool. Email me your feedback at feedback@hak5.org.
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