There are some applications in the city where a good set of steel bars on the windows is the best protection.  For many residential applications especially in the suburbs it may not be attractive to put steel bars on the windows.  Fortunately there are new Mylar window films that are specifically made for security purposes [...]

With all the advances in medicine we are seeing many senior parents living into their nineties in relatively good health.   Often a senior parent may be a widow however and may be living alone in the house that has been in the family for many years.  A web based interactive security system can protect your [...]

A noted psychologist once wrote a humorous article about teenagers that describes how their “baby brain” falls out and is eventually replaced with an “adult brain”.  The gap between when the baby brain falls out and when the adult brain grows in can be difficult for both the adolescent children and for their parents.   We [...]

Imagine you are a burglar and you are sneaking up to a home at 3 AM and all of a sudden there is a 500 watt Halogen Floodlight illuminating your every move.  The light is so bright that you can even read the help wanted section of a newspaper if you were inclined to do [...]

Cat Burglar – Coming Into Homes at Night in Virginia:  There is a burglar or perhaps a couple of serial burglars that are working the northern Virginia area that are coming into homes late at night or in the early morning while homeowners are sleeping. According to police spokesman they have attempted over 100 burglaries [...]

In a weak economy you need to use your security system and lock your doors and windows. If you don’t have a security system you should consider getting one. This may sound like obvious advice and we are not trying to insult your intelligence. Going back even 2 years we only saw a couple of [...]