How to receive (email, RSS) Notifications about Windows Update

Question

The prewritten code I have is supposed to access my USB webcam. It uses an URL-scheme as far as I understand it (I am new to programming, so sorry if I am talking nonsense). So I am having the following code now, and I was wondering how I can make it access the camera using opencv_capture instead of for example DummyCapture. How do I confirm the condition "if scheme == 'opencv' "?

It would be a big help if somebody new how to solve that!

from traits.trait_base import ETSConfig
#ETSConfig.toolkit = "wx"
# fix window color on unity TODO: gets overriden by splitter
if ETSConfig.toolkit == "wx":
    from traitsui.wx import constants
    constants.WindowColor = constants.wx.NullColor

import optparse, logging, urlparse

from capture import BaseCapture, DummyCapture
from bullseye import Bullseye
from process import Process

def main():
   p = optparse.OptionParser(usage="%prog [options]")
   p.add_option("-c", "--camera", default="any:",
           help="camera uri (none:, any:, dc1394://guid/b09d01009981f9, "
                "fc2://index/1, replay://glob/beam*.npz) [%default]")
   p.add_option("-s", "--save", default=None,
           help="save images accordint to strftime() "
                "format string (e.g. 'beam_%Y%m%d%H%M%S.npz'), "
                "compressed npz format [%default]")
   p.add_option("-l", "--log",
           help="log output file [stderr]")
   p.add_option("-d", "--debug", default="info",
           help="log level (debug, info, warn, error, "
                "critical, fatal) [%default]")
   opts, args = p.parse_args()
   logging.basicConfig(filename=opts.log,
           level=getattr(logging, opts.debug.upper()),
           format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
   scheme, loc, path, query, frag = urlparse.urlsplit(opts.camera)
   if scheme == "opencv":
       from .opencv_capture import OpenCVCapture
       if loc == "index":
          cam = OpenCVCapture(int(path[1:]))
   elif scheme == "none":
       from capture import DummyCapture
          cam = DummyCapture()
   elif scheme == "any":
       try:
          from .opencv_capture import OpenCVCapture
          cam = OpenCVCapture()
       except Exception, e:
          logging.debug("opencv error: %s", e)
          from capture import DummyCapture
          cam = DummyCapture()
  logging.debug("running with capture device: %s", cam)
  if opts.save:
      cam.save_format = opts.save
  proc = Process(capture=cam)
  bull = Bullseye(process=proc)
  bull.configure_traits()
  bull.close()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Solution

I know of three ways to get this info in various methods:

1. TechNet Technical Security Notifications

• You can receive these via RSS or Email.
• Varying levels of information depending on what you want/need to know.
• Only support MS products. But supports all currently supported MS products.

Get it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/dd252948

2. Microsoft Security Newletter

• More of a power-user informational alert.
• Monthly notification email with released bulletins and patches and other security related information from MS.
• Still limited to MS patches and information.
• Email only.

Get it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc307424

3. Shavlik XML update bulletin

• Provides notifications of updates for wide array of common software, including all currently supported MS OSes and products, several different browsers, common plugins, media players, chat clients, programming tools, etc.
• Email only.
• May be a day or two later than other notifications as each patch is tested and approved by Shavlik/VMWare prior to publishing.

Get it here: http://www.shavlik.com/support/protect/ (Scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up for email)

UPDATE 2/17/2015:

Shavlik now offers notification via Twitter as well as an RSS feed of their patch file updates which, as before, include more than just Microsoft products.

For all their update methods, see this KB article: https://community.shavlik.com/docs/DOC-23176

• Shavlik XML Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShavlikXML
• Shavlik Protect Blog: http://protect7.shavlik.com/
• RSS Feed of the Shavlik Protect Blog: http://protect7.shavlik.com/feed/

Both the Blog and RSS Feed contain full details on the patches included in the new XML file, while the Twitter account updates with links to the most recent Shavlik Protect Blog entry, and Shavlik states their intent to release new XML files the same day patches are released.

As before, you do not need to be a Shavlik customer or subscriber to uses these notification methods.

Notes:

While these are just notifications, using a WSUS server or a third-party tools such as Shavlik (which I've used extensively) allows you to manage patching on as automated or manual a level as you like, and both WSUS and Shavlik will make deployment much easier.

Comments

[Admin]

There is a site that does just that. But sadly I cannot remember nor find it on google. Think it was kbinfo.org, but it's not.

[Ravindra Bawane]

Alois, does this answer your question?

[Ravindra Bawane]

Glad to be of service.

[Jennan]

Yes you are right, this is a part of a Beamprofiler code. The thing is, that I don't really want a live Video from my camera, but I want the upper code to access the camera so that the real Beamprofiler code can evaluate the infomations got from the camera.

[Jennan]

sure, you can finde the code here: github.com/jordens/bullseye I haven't been able to get my camera to work with it. I use a Playstation camera where only the CCD chip is left, so no lenses etc. I can easily Access the camera with simplecv or opencv, but I couldnt figure out how to Combine it with the bullseye code.

[Jennan]

So the plan was to use the prewritten adapter for opencv which is called "opencv_capture" and which is included, and place it as URL-Scheme somewhere in the code...

[Jennan]

Thank you very much! I will try that right away! thanks for taking time to help me! :)

[Jennan]

so update, I still get an error massage, but just because it claimes, that there is no module 'cv'. But in general it works (It does import opencv_capture) So I guess I will figure the rest out! Thank's again!

[Tiger-222]

It means that it matches if scheme == 'opencv', then you will need python modules to continue. Can you set the answer as answered if you think it is good?