Home 9000 - The ULTIMATE Doorbell

Step 3 Creating the 'Monster'

Why I needed this:

Largely for security purposes, I needed a way to be able to answer my doorbell, no matter where I am (no, I am not that lazy. Well, yes I am ...) from anywhere in the world, but give the illusion that I am actually present in the house.

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I decided that Ferris Bueller had the right idea, but I wanted to take that ingenuity a step farther. I needed a way to talk to the person ringing the doorbell, as well as supplying a canned message that I was not there right now and leave a message (In burglar talk that means "Go ahead break in!").  I considered that as long as I am conversing, I would like to see the person as well. This brought me to the idea of using my iPhone and Apple's Facetime.