Home security software
Free software package - 'mystuff'
Housebreaking is one of the most common crimes experienced by residents in the ACT. By identifying your valuables and putting together a record of all your property, not only will you deter thieves; you'll give ACT Policing a better chance of finding your stolen property and returning it to you.
That's where mystuff comes in. It is a free, easy-to-use home security record management software system provided by ACT Policing to help you protect your property. It allows you to create an accurate, concise, and permanent record of your personal property.
mystuff also includes a number of important home security tips to help safeguard your home and property against house break-ins.
It will take approximately seven to ten minutes to download mystuff, using a 56k modem with a good telephone connection. However this can vary according to modems, telephone lines and internet traffic.
Download the free software package, mystuff:
Download instructions for PC
- When you click download, a dialogue box will appear. Choose 'save to disk.' The usual default is the temp folder. Click OK and follow the directions. The mystuff zip file will then download to that folder.
- Go to the folder and double click the mystuff zip file. The Winzip dialogue box will appear. Extract the file to the folder.
- There should now be an 'install mystuff.exe' file in the folder. Double click it. The install program will guide you through the simple installation process and automatically create an icon on the desktop for ease of future use. The software is now installed and you are ready to go.
Requirements
- A 486/33 PC or higher
- At least 16 MB of RAM
- A hard disk with at least 20 MB of free space
- Windows 95 or later, with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later
- an unzipping program such as Winzip
Download instructions for Mac
- When you click download, the file will be downloaded to the desktop (unless you have have configured your browser otherwise)
- Most browsers will also launch the 'Stuffit Expander' program automatically, which will decompress the "mystuff.sit" file and place the "install mystuff.sea" file on your desktop.
- If you can see the "install mystuff.sea" file on your desktop, double-click it. If you can't, double click the "mystuff.sit" file to decompress it
- The "install mystuff" program will ask you where to save the mystuff folder. Choose a location on you hard disk to install the folder. We suggest selected the "Applications" folder on the top level of your hard disk. Click save.
- To launch mystuff, go to the location on your hard disk where you saved the folder, open it, and double click the 'click here for mystuff' icon
Requirements
- A power Macintosh or MacOS with a PPC 601 processor or higher
- At least 16 MB of RAM
- A hard disk with at least 24 MB of free space
- MacOS8.1 or later
- an unzipping program such as Stuffit Expander