A simple way to add lights to your Spykee / Rovio?

I’ve had an interesting idea for mounting lighting on my Spykee…

The problem is not how to fit a light, but how to control it by turning it on and off when you need to. So I came up with this idea:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SpotOn-Light-White-pack/dp/B000PVX678/ref=tag_tdp_sv_edpp_i

Basically, it’s a motion-sensitive, battery-powered night light. You’re supposed to mount it in places like cupboards, so that when you open the door, the light comes on.

However – in this case, the motion will be provided by the environment around the Spykee, as it moves. Hopefully, I can stick a couple of these on the front, and although it’s dark when I connect, as soon as it starts driving, the lights should come on.

I have one at home already, so I’ll give it a go this weekend and provide feedback on whether it works. Definitely no warranty invalidation with this one.

Spykee Control working through Checkpoint SecureRemote Firewall

Finally – I can control my Spykee from my work laptop!

Network Settings

For anyone who hasn’t already guessed, Spykee is a hash of poorly-written software that needs some tweaking to get working.

And, after two weeks (admittedly not spend solidly on the problem), I found that the problem was, as expected, my Checkpoint SecureRemote client.

To fix the problem:

• Disconnect from your VPN
• Stop the SecureRemote Client in the taskbar
• Go into Network Properties for whichever interface you’re using for LAN/WAN, hit Properties, Networking, and then untick Check Point SecurRemote.

Yep – you actually have to completely unbind the firewall from your network adapter to get it working! Jeez!

While I’m on the subject, I tried remotely controlling the Spykee from Paris to London. Peformance… isn’t too bad. I am tapping the keys a step at a time, and often it’ll do a complete 180 when I press ‘left’ for a single tap, but it’s.. well.. navigable enough. As I say – not great, but just about worth the discounted £100 I paid at Amazon.