Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
If you've ever shopped for a safe or vault for your home or office, you might have noticed how drab everything on the market is. Black, gray, beige, white... that's about it for color choices. Granted, you're shopping for something to protect your valuables from fire and theft, ...
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
Do you ever forget to close the garage door at night? Then in the morning when you leave for work, it's sitting there gaping open, and you realize anyone could have walked into your garage (and probably right into your house, if you have an attached garage) any time ...
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
So, you want a safe to protect your valuables (documents, jewelry, passports, etc.), but you don't want a big eye sore in your house. And maybe you don't need a huge square thing that takes up a third of your closet. Sure, you could go for a between-the-studs ...
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
It's always a good idea to have some back-up lighting in your home in case there's an emergency or the power just goes out in a storm. You can make do with candles and flashlights for a while, but it's certainly easier to operate with more reliable light sources.
These ...
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Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Even if you haven't experienced mail theft in your neighborhood, a secure mailbox just makes sense. Why take chances when you're mailing out checks? And in this day and age, sometimes all it takes is for someone to snag a piece of your mail to perpetrate identify theft ...
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Friday, February 9th, 2007
If you have a house where the bedrooms are on the 2nd or 3rd floors, you should think about how you and your family would get out in the event of a fire or other emergency (such as an earthquake) that might render the hallway and stairs inaccessible. The ...
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007
A driveway alarm or monitor can be a handy device since it chimes when someone drives up to your house or comes up the walkway. It alerts you to a visitor before they're actually on your doorstep (and if the alarm chimes but no one ever knocks on the ...
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