Archive for May, 2010
Designing Thief-proof Windows
Where is the most vulnerable part of a property? It’s not actually the door or even the garage. It’s actually the windows. There are a lot of things intruders can do to get into your property through the windows. They can simply break, unlock, or lift them. They can also remove the panes until there [...]
Doors and Locks Tips
Any homeowner should be considered about doors and locks. Before windows, doors are usually the entry points of intruders. Once they can get inside your home, it could be all hell breaks loose for you. Moreover, trespassers are getting wiser by the day. They have learned numerous techniques on how to open locks. The first [...]
How to Go about Office Surveillance
Are you planning to put surveillance systems in offices? There are actually a lot of reasons why you should. First, it’s still remains one of the best ways to deal with office crimes. You can also use the footages for different purposes. You can also present it to insurance companies if you need to file [...]
How to Security Proof Your Garage
In the recent article published in Spartan Daily on March 22, 2010, the University Police Department of SJSU admitted that there is an increase of garage crimes. Some include theft of motor vehicles, burglaries, and vandalism. Indeed, one of the common entry points of intruders is usually the garage, because not a lot of homeowners [...]
Pros and Cons of Home Surveillance
Alexis Neiers is a pretty upcoming actress who starred in Pretty Wild Star. However, before her career could ever take off, she became a convicted felon and is now sentenced to serve 6 months in prison and 3 years in probation. The main cause? She was seen entering into Orlando Bloom’s home in Hollywood Hills [...]
Surveillance Camera Costs
Between 1999 and 2003, the United Kingdom, which is one of the biggest users of CCTV cameras, had already spent more than 170 million pounds. Moreover, almost three-fourths of their entire crime prevention budget is spent on purchasing CCTV cameras. It turns out, though, that it’s not only governments that are spending on surveillance equipment. [...]
Teaching Your Kids about Security
Children should be taught about the importance and the how’s of security for a number of reasons. First, they are the most helpless when it comes to crimes. The top three crimes that are committed against them are sexual assault, bullying, and homicide. Moreover, kids who have been abused when they were still young would [...]
Home Security Systems – To Have Monitored Or Not TO Have Monitored
Ever since the marketplace first saw a monitored home alarm system, the interest in monitored home security systems to be professionally installed has steadily risen. Increasingly home owners are asking not just for professional installation, but they’re choosing to have it professionally monitored. The main question you should be asking yourself is not whether or [...]
How to Buy a Surveillance Camera on eBay
eBay still remains one of the biggest auction websites in the world today. It has sold millions of items all over the world, including surveillance cameras. However, even if its network is huge and it is well managed, you should still not be complacent when you are purchasing your goods from the website, especially if [...]
How to Install Your Covert Cameras
You can definitely install covert or hidden cameras, especially if you are talking about your own property, such as your home and yard. The good thing about this is that as long as you pay attention to the instructions, you can do this activity even without the help of experts. Hence, you can save on [...]
How to Purchase a Security Camera Online
A family in Carlisle has expressed disgust and frustration over the worth of fishing equipment pieces that were stolen directly at their own home. So far, they already amounted to as much as 7,000 pounds. Among the items that were taken included a chainsaw, fishing rods, and drills. The worst thing was that the incident [...]
How to Select Your Security Camera Installation Expert
Here is the good news: according to the preliminary findings of the Department of Justice of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the crime rates in the United States have decreased to close to 10 percent compared to last year’s figures. The bad news is that there are still thousands of people who fall prey to [...]
New Technologies Used in Security Cameras
If you have no idea how technologies change in security cameras, you can just watch at least 5 of the James Bond films. This franchise is famous not only for its sexy leads but also for the wide array of spy gadgets utilized. However, it would be too much of a fiction for you if [...]
Spy the Nanny with Covert Cameras
We all know that hiring a nanny can be especially risky. You are bringing into your household someone who is a total stranger. Still, you would have to trust that person with your household the whole time while you are away at work. You are entrusting not only the house hold but also your children [...]
The Benefits of Using a Surveillance Camera
In United Kingdom, there is at least 1 surveillance camera for every 14 people in the country. Meanwhile, in the United States, these types of equipment are being used in so many states. Moreover, it is not only the business establishments such as banks and casinos that are using these gadgets. Even homes have already [...]