Everything about Permanent Holiday Lights
Permanent holiday lights are the latest home technology craze since the invention of the LED. The idea is simple: install your lights once and stay off the ladder for years to come. They’re not...
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Four Questions to Consider About Home Security
What Is the Advantage of Monitored Alarm Systems? The main difference between monitored and unmonitored solutions is whether or not a monitoring station is alerted when an alarm is tripped. With unmonitored systems, you’ll...
How to Plan a Security System
In this video, you’ll see the process I used to determine where I need sensors for my new alarm system. The drawing tool I used is http://draw.io. It’s free and runs in your browser;...
Reolink Argus for Neighborhood Hero
World’s First Wire-Free Battery-Powered 1080p Weatherproof Smart Camera Reolink Argus is a completely wireless security camera that connects via WiFi and records to a MicroSD card when it senses motion. In this video, I...
How to Secure Off-Campus Housing
When your kids want to break free from all those dorm rules and supervision and move into off-campus housing, how will you prevent their things from getting stolen? Are you going to trust their...
Canary All-in-One Home Security System
Meet Canary The all-in-one home security system you control from your phone. It’s built to learn and sends intelligent alerts with HD video and audio directly to your phone. Canary is an innovative alternative...
Home Surveillance System Upgrade
My previous home surveillance system provided me four years of reliable service and it was still going strong. But after I helped my neighbor install a high definition Lorex system, I saw first-hand how beautiful that...
Why Upgrade your Surveillance System?
In 2012, I described my purchase of my first surveillance system as a “one-time investment”. I was, of course, referring to the fact that I wouldn’t have to pay monthly fees to a central...
SuperMom Surveillance Installation
My neighbor, Jen, mentioned to a friend that she wanted to install a home surveillance system. The friend told her to watch my Home Surveillance Installation video from 2012 when I installed a Zmodo...
Home Surveillance System Installation
A few years ago, we had a series of break-ins in my area, and some were close enough to be considered “too close for comfort.” After a number of ADT and competing security company...
