Archive for the ‘Home Security’ Category

Garage Door Monitor Makes Security Sense

Monday, April 14th, 2008

A garage door monitor is a device that simply lets you know if your garage door has been left open. If you've found yours up more than once (hey, it's easy to forget to push the button when you're herding kids inside while toting bags full of groceries), then ...

Locking Insert Turns Your Mailbox into a Secure Mailbox

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

We've talked about what a good idea secure locking mailboxes are before. In this day and age of identity theft, you have to worry about a lot more than someone swiping a check out of your outgoing mail pile and cashing it. Being the victim of identity theft ...

Fake Security Stickers for Your Windows

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

I'm not one to advocate putting fake security company stickers on the windows in hopes of fooling burglars into thinking you have a high speed, professional alarm system installed, but I can certainly understand the allure of paying $3 for some stickers instead of $3,000 for a full-fledged home security ...

Automatic Garage Door Closer

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 ...

Stylish Locking Mailboxes Secure Your Mail

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 ...

Wirelss Driveway Alarm Alerts You to Visitors

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 ...

Automatic Driveway Gate Lock for Your Fence

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

If you have a fence that extends all the way around your property, then you've likely got to drive through a gate in the front to get to your garage. Let's hope you've got an automatic gate opener, so you don't have to get out of your car every ...

Do It Yourself Home Security Projects

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

You can spend a lot of money having someone else install a home security system for you, or you can join the DIY (do it yourself) crowd and install your own system. Home Depot, king of the DIY home improvement movement, has DVDs on numerous topics including this one. ...