video cameras; video and or audio input devices for computers, namely, cameras and/or microphones; hardware and software for creating still and video images and uploading or downloading still and video images to/from web pages, wide area computer network sites and local computers and recording devices; computer software for acquiring, capturing, creating, manipulating, converting, transferring, cataloging, presenting and storing still and video images; computer software and hardware/software system comprising computers, video cameras and/or microphones and software for monitoring areas and events captured by the input devices, detecting motion, sound or predefined activity or images, for creating, storing and logging video clips at defined intervals, for playback of images and events, for allowing remote access and control of monitoring functions, and for alerting users and monitoring stations by E-mail, telephone, fax or pager, all of the foregoing using digital technology, and instructional manuals sold as a unit therewith