Halloween Safety Tips
Never let children go “Trick or Treating” alone. Young children should be accompanied by an adult, and the older children should go with friends. A parent or guardian should accompany young children right to the front door of homes that they approach. And NEVER approach a house that is not well lit. Parents should only allow children to knock on …
Cyber Security
No one is totally safe today from cyber attacks. Websites are hacked daily. People have a tendency to use only one password for their online activities, and if a hacker gets into one area of your life, he can invade it all. Here are some basic tips to make your passwords a bit safer. Do NOT use your name as …
Solar Powered Security
The Costs of Monitoring Vacant buildings Or The costs of NOT monitoring Vacant buildings. Features: This system can monitor for: Intrusion: Motion sensors will guard the plumbing in a home and the control panel itself. The unit has been made totally silent so as not to attract attention to itself. It can also monitor for Low Temperature and Water Leaks, …
Vacation Safety Tips
Vacation Safety Tips Summer is here and one of the things that people wait for the last minute to do, is prepare their home for vacation. Burglars spend on average, less than ten minutes ransacking a home, so whether you go away for a weekend or a month, some of the same things should be done. 1) NEVER announce your …
Rutgers University study confirms the effectiveness of security systems
I just read the following in a security trade magazine: A study released in 2009 by researchers at Rutgers University concluded that residential burglar alarm systems decrease crime and have a positive effect in the overall crime rate locally. The research, which was funded by the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF,) analyzed data from 2001 to 2005 provided …
Notice from AT&T received 3/12/2014
The document below was sent out to alarm dealers this morning, pertaining to security systems that use GSM 2G radios for alarm communicators. Fortunately, this only affects a small number of my customers. The change that is being implemented was originally slated for February, 2017…..Three years from now. I found this letter extremely upsetting and hope that my customers that …
Carbon Monoxide Detection
Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense (or lighter) than room air. It is toxic to humans and animals when encountered in high concentrations. It occurs naturally and is usually associated with products of combustion. Sources of Carbon Monoxide in a home generally come from one of several places. The furnace, a gas water …
Smoke Detectors
1) There are two basic types of smoke detectors available: The contractor style called an Ionization detector and a Photoelectric smoke detector. 2) Ionization detectors react to rapid changes in the ions in the air. They would more correctly be called a flaming fire detector (but that wouldn’t sell the product.) They do not react well to smoldering fires. The …
Holiday Shopping / Safety Tips
1) Take inventory of your wallet BEFORE you leave the house to go holiday shopping. An easy way to do that now is to photograph your credit cards with your cell phone and then send the photos to your email account. That way if your wallet is lost or stolen, you know EXACTLY what cards were in it. It may …
