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Mobile Apps for Home Security Management

If you still own an alarm system with clunky buttons, loud beeps and endless codes to memorize, then everything you know about home security is wrong. Today’s systems are much better managed with mobile apps, and homeowners are better off for it. Here’s why.

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Show Your Home Some Love with Home Control

Valentines Day may be behind us but love is still in the air, and there’s no better way to show your home some love this February than to give it a smart home upgrade. Home control is no small promotion for the average household; it’s a major advancement that makes a home run more efficiently for the benefit of the entire family. Here’s an essential

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Discovering the Benefits of Access Control For Your Business

Changing outdated, traditional door locks to access control systems that take away the worries of losing keys should be an easy decision for business owners who are concerned about security. But for those who still need convincing, here are some other benefits of moving up to access control.

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Ex-Criminal Confessions: What Burglars Hate to See

Sometimes, reporters ask rehabilitated burglars and other ex-criminals to give their tips on preventing break-ins. They may ask questions about what the burglars saw as good opportunities for breaking into a home, vs. what things might have discouraged them from attempting. In this case, our tips are based on what discourages burglars – those things they absolutely hate to see when they attempt to break

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Do I Really Need Glass Break Monitoring?

Aren’t motion detectors enough to stop an intruder in his tracks? In some cases, yes – but if an intruder breaks the glass on a door or window, it’s often the glass break detectors that stop him from going any further.

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