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Alarm System: Smoke and Heat Detectors (19 Jun 2006)
Smoke & Heat Detectors- Smoke detectors are available that will interface with your security system. The smoke detectors that are already in your home can't be tied into your security system.

Alarm System: Window Screens (19 Jun 2006)
Alarm System Window Screens- Window screens are the ultimate perimeter device. The windows in your home look as if they have normal screens on them, however the actual screen mesh is an alarm circuit.

Alarm System: Contacts (Window & Door Switches) (19 Jun 2006)
Alarm Contacts- Contact switches are magnetic switches used to protect doors and windows for the most part. There are three main styles that are used by most alarm companies.

Alarm System: Glass Break Detectors (19 Jun 2006)
Alarm System Glass-break detectors- Glass-break detectors are also known as "Audio Discriminators". They are a perimeter device because they catch a burglar attempting to make entry into your home or business as opposed to walking around the interior and being picked up by a motion detector.

Alarm System: Sirens (19 Jun 2006)
Alarm Sirens- There is both inside and outside sirens. Many towns have a noise ordinance, which should prevent your installer from putting yours outside, unless you are on a ranch where you need to know what's going on while your out in the barn.

Alarm System: Wireless Remotes (19 Jun 2006)
WIRELESS ALARM SYSTEM REMOTESThese remotes are also known as "key fobs" or "4 button key chains". They are wonderful to have in addition to your keypad as you can turn your alarm on or off without going to the keypad.

Alarm System Keypads (19 Jun 2006)
The keypad is the device you and your loved ones will interface with daily. It is typically placed at one or more of the following locations:* House to garage door hall.

Security Alarm System Motion Detectors (19 Jun 2006)
Passive Infrared Motion Detectors- These detectors are also known as PIR detectors. The technology they utilize is "passive infrared".

Where Does Safety & Security Begin? Security Expert Explains (19 Jun 2006)
Personal safety begins with you. It is widely accepted that a wide-ranging personal safety strategy must incorporate prevention, deterrence and defiance.

Who Has Keys to Your Castle? (19 Jun 2006)
One area of home security that is often overlooked, and one of the most visible, is the common key. Even if you are the owner of a new house, or the first tenant of your apartment, you cannot be sure that no one else has a key to your door.

What is Your Security Awareness IQ? (19 Jun 2006)
Are you aware of the need for security?Your awareness of the need for security, is the best place to begin a discussion on physical property security. What is security awareness? Our definition is multi-faceted, and includes the ability to identify known and unknown threats, being aware of the technologies, products and services that can defuse those threats, knowing how to operate the products and systems you have, and most importantly the awareness that these systems must be used, and must be used all of the time.

Home Security System, You Are A winner (19 Jun 2006)
Have you ever been to a local trade show or fair and filled out a raffle and later you find out you have won a Home Security System? Well, you are not alone. Sometimes everyone one wins.

Someone Spying? (19 Jun 2006)
Someone Spying? So are the Teddy Bear and the Potted PlantSee the cuddly teddy bear over on the shelf? Well, it sees you too. "Right here in the camera, behind the left eye.

Estate and Mega-Yacht Security Systems and Safe Rooms (19 Jun 2006)
Why do I need a "safe room? I really don't need one; I'm not that high profile". This is typical V.

The Case for Personal, Estate, Corporate and Child Abduction Security in today's World (19 Jun 2006)
When one considers the historical nature of security applications and programs of any type, i.e.

Six Common Criminal Types And How To Avoid Them (19 Jun 2006)
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" that saying is as true for crime, as it is for health. After taking literally thousands of reports over the years I spent as a police officer; I found that a lot of crimes that had happened could have been prevented.

Alarm Controls are the Brain of your Security System, Use Yours When Choosing One (19 Jun 2006)
The alarm control is the brain of your security system. It is typically placed in an area that is out of the way like a basement, attic, closet or office.

Alarm Systems & Automobile Tires? (19 Jun 2006)
What do alarm systems and automobile tires have in common? This may sound like a strange question to the untrained ear, but lend me yours and I will make sense of it.The reason I mention car tires is that they are a necessity that most all of us have some experience purchasing, at least once in a while.

Alarm Systems: Not Just For The Wealthy Anymore! (19 Jun 2006)
Over the last 22 years that I have been involved in the security alarm industry, I have seen quite an evolution. Changes have not only taken place in what type of equipment is available, but also in how the consumer buys and use's the equipment.

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