letgo, I recently purchased a Nestcam.

About the size of a golf ball(same case as Dropcam), all it requires is power by plugging a supplied USB adapter into any home electrical outlet.

The unit more or less, self configures through a PC and USB connection first .

Firmware (choose PC or other) on the unit when plugged into PC usb, called NestAPP, then initiates, where It detects WiFi network which you then log onto.

When the handshake takes place, a driver does not configure on the PC. The unit configures to a self generated account on the NEST site where the owner then assumes the account.

When that completes, you then unplug the USB from the PC and plug it into the home electrical outlet with supplied adapter and that's it.

At that point you can plug it into any outlet and move the camera around within a WiFi footprint area, where it self detects and logs onto the network when plugged in.

You can log it onto any network.

The camera does not function off the PC, you then remotely articulate the camera off the NEST site....through any PC, any phone, or any tablet.

All you need do is log in to the NEST account.

The camera records 24/7 to the NEST account (server) in real time, processes the data to storage, and turns the data stream in real time back to your modem, router and PC.

The remote software on he NEST site has, Timeline, and general camera configurations: OFF,ON....focus...3 modes of video quality, sound, and a host of other remote ability.

You can remotely set up different colored zones within the cameras visibility to alert with motion sensor or sound sensor to pick up an incidence within a zone.

Camera angle is 110 degree....really wide, allowing different zones to monitor.

You Pick and choose which, or combine the differing sensors to alert or mark an event on the time line.

Alerts can be sent to your phone as you choose.

The stored video data can be viewed at any recorded time sequence < >. You can move in an out of the video any where. IMO, e.Digitals methods of EDIT and mark.

The differing Zone markers appear on the time line which are color code to match the zone color. Point to a marker and you get a pop-up still image generated at that marker of the incident. You can then elect to review the video under it, clip it and save independently, or do nothing.

It's 100.00 annually for last ten days saved, or they offer a last 30 day storage for 300 annually.

NESTcam is the latest version over DROPCAM.

They combine the different products to work with each other.

I watched my first NEST tv commissarial recently, seeing that, NEST will be on the move soon.

doni