South Carolina – The Palmetto State South Carolina was the 8th state admitted into the union, on May 23rd, 1788. It is the twenty-third most populous state in the United States, and the capital city is Columbia. The state mottos are “Dum spiro spero,” which translate from Latin into English as “While I Breathe I … Read more
About the Fibaro SwipeIn 2015, home automation giant Fibaro released their Fibaro Swipe. It’s a motion gesture pad designed to revolutionize how you control your smart devices. It’s minimally designed to look like a modern picture frame and comes with a stylish stand that resembles a mini Apple iMac monitor. It comes with a magnetic … Read more
Congratulations on your new house! Now is a great time to lay the foundation for a safe and secure home. I’m here to walk you through the must-have improvements to your home that are practical and offer a significant security boost. Purchasing a new home is a big accomplishment, and while it might be easy … Read more
Going out of town for a while? The last minute preparations and packing can be pretty overwhelming, so we’ve put together a home security checklist that you can use as a guide to make sure your house is just as ready for the trip as you are. Some of these home security tips aren’t as … Read more
Homemade Traps for Burglars and Bears The idea of using booby traps for home security seems downright crazy. Check out these ideas if you don’t believe us. They may even get you tossed in jail. But, there are some less than lethal traps that you could use in the right situation. Check out the list … Read more
Sick of forgetting to arm your alarm when you leave? Ever accidentally set your alarm system off when you get back home because your forgot to disarm it? Tired of scrambling for your code when the security company calls your phone? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. While some alarm systems have a feature to … Read more
Have spotty internet? Don’t want an enterprising thief to cut your internet service before breaking into the house? We’ll run through the systems that use a backup communication using cellular service to keep your security system online and active keeping your home safe. Laying the Groundwork: Backup CommsWhen choosing a home alarm system, you might … Read more
You might have seen viral videos in Youtube that are hilarious, creepy, scary, or even secret activities that were unintentionally exposed by security cameras. We’ve chosen the best security camera videos to show you some of the captured videos that will either make you laugh or give you goosebumps. Want to capture a few dumb … Read more
What defines cheap home security systems? It should be apparent that cheap can mean different things to different people, depending on exactly what your requirements for a home security system are. For this article, we’ll be focusing on cheapest home security systems in the sense of cost. We recognize that value can be subjective and … Read more
For those of you that don’t know, IFTTT is a web service that lets you integrate all sorts of things like phones and home automation devices with each other. In essence, it lets you automate things based on triggers. For example: I use it to automatically send an email to my wife when I leave … Read more
Security cameras have long been regular fixtures securing high value targets like banks and businesses. The older cameras usually send video back to a central station over a cable that records the data on a hard drive or tape in the same building. And, the resolutions and frame rates were pretty poor for anything that … Read more
ChristyHi, I’m Christy, and I’m an electronics engineer by profession. I have taught in a university for 2 years while pursuing my master’s degree in cognitive radio and worked for a company to develop wireless medical devices. Currently, I’m doing research for a doctorate degree in engineering using a wireless sensor network for smart agriculture. I’ve … Read more
I usually don’t get too worked up about new product releases. But, I know how time-consuming reviewing security camera footage can be. That’s what caught my interest with the new FLIR FX camera. They’ve got a great review feature that overlays all of the days important events into one video clip. We’ll take a look … Read more
ChristyHi, I’m Christy, and I’m an electronics engineer by profession. I have taught in a university for 2 years while pursuing my master’s degree in cognitive radio and worked for a company to develop wireless medical devices. Currently, I’m doing research for a doctorate degree in engineering using a wireless sensor network for smart agriculture. I’ve … Read more
Preamble Want to get an idea of what you would be getting into if you choose a do it yourself (DIY) alarm system installation? You have come to the right place. If you are looking for instructions for specific DIY home alarm systems, you should first contact the manufacturer of the system and request any … Read more
