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8 Great Ways to Have a Smarter, Safer Home

Increasing home safety seems to be on everyone’s long-term to-do list but something we never quite get around to. But it doesn’t have to be that way. So we want to encourage you with 8 fast and easy ways to add security.

Burglar Deterrents: What Works and What Doesn’t

Nobody ever thinks that their home will ever be a target of a burglary. It is just something that happens on television or to the house down the street, but never ours. However, a burglary happens every 15 seconds somewhere in the United States…

Smart Parenting: Even Safer Homes

Nearly every parent has had that moment where they realize their child is NOT in their room where you left them and the accompanying sheer panic as you run through the house looking for them. Even worse is when you find that in that half a second…

5 Unique Ways to Reduce Holiday Stresses with Home Automation

The holiday season a wonderful time for friends and family. It can also be a very busy and stressful time of managing a million details. Finding the perfect gift, keeping up with online purchases, welcoming guests, cooking, and more is enough…

6 Ways to Use Home Automation Technologies to Shut Down an Unauthorized House Party

If you are raising teens, you know just how determined to get into trouble they can sometimes be. The moment you turn your back, they have some trouble brewing in a millisecond. When the teen has some time off from work and school, but you do…
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Critical Concerns: Home Security and Domestic Violence

The topic of home security is a serious one by nature and becomes more serious when we talk about real life applications. An example of this is in the area of home security safety planning in cases of domestic violence. Domestic violence isn’t…

Minimizing Fire Damage: Smart Technologies Mean Earlier Detection

Each year more than 2,500 people die, and 12,600 are injured in home fires. Direct property loss due to fire damage is estimated at $7.3 billion each year. These statistics are sobering and even more so knowing that most fires can be prevented,…
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Home Automation Help: Halloween Shouldn’t Be Scary

We all like to think that Halloween is reserved for nothing but fun for our youngsters (and the young at heart) but crime never takes and night off, even for Halloween. Criminals take advantage of opportunities like Halloween because most people…

Your Smoke Alarm Is More Important Than You Think

You probably have a smoke detector in your home, but studies show that most residents never give their smoke detector another thought. And that is not good. Research shows that 3 out of 5 fire related deaths are a result of malfunctioning…
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Top Advantages of Using a Smart Video Doorbell

Sometimes small things can make a huge difference in our lives. But because they are small and blend into our lives so well, we may overlook them at first glance. This can be true of video doorbells. Sleek and amazingly sophisticated, video…
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Home Theater Fails and How to Avoid Them

One of the best things about technology today is that it is diverse, accessible, and affordable. That is great news for every facet of our lives, including the time we spend in relaxation and recreation. Today, we can make our homes the center…

Forget Wheaties, Start Your Morning with Home Automation

Wheaties may be the breakfast of champions, but home automation is what turns mornings into winning ones. Mornings are important, and how you begin can set the stage for the entire day. Small annoyances can add up to huge time wasters that become…