Turn that old computer into a security system!

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I know the basics, I know enough to be able to create a few terminal scripts for Linux but not enough to call myself a Python programmer. I've not looked at Python for months but i can certainly relate to it more than any other language.

I posted a mish mash of a few threads singing the praises of Python here:
http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=565