Home security has significantly changed over the last several years. With technology moving into our homes at a rapid pace and mobile connectivity becoming more important to homeowners, there are now more options than ever before. Home security was once just about protecting your home and family from burglary and home invasion.
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Did you know that 34% of break-ins occur right through the front door?
Gutsy, Right?
This makes sense when the most common "tactic" involves the front door. A would-be thief will check out a neighborhood, maybe they found some "clues" like an empty TV box by the trash can, a new Samsung - 65" TV. Or they can see through a window and your laptop is sitting hte in plane sight and no one is home...
Now there is a burglar at your front door... He'll knock and look like he has an appointment with you. He's knocking. Waiting. He has a clipboard in his hand. He's looking at his watch and looking, well... pissed off that you aren't answering. He peeks in a window and looks up and down the street again, then at his watch. Mrs. Applegate figures you missed an appointment and goes back to, well, baking pies or whatever she does on a Wednesday afternoon. Mr. McBurglar knows he's in the clear and in 30 seconds has kicked your door in and no one saw it! If they saw him at all, they saw a young guy in a uniform or dark pants, but he looked like he had business there... and oh baby did he!
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ADT Home Security has been steadily securing it's spot in the Home Automation arena. A new partnership with Nest Laboratories adds a new dimension to the ever expanding smart home scene. In 2010 ADT Pulse offered the first home security / home automation platform for the mass market. This partnership with Nest offers what is hopefully the first of many after market items slated for integration to an existing Pulse system for use with new installs.
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If you talk to most any home security expert, they will tell you that home security is about layers. The more layers of protection there are between you and danger, the safer than you are. Crime in the U.S. is up and police budgets across the nation are slashed every year. That said, the very first "layer" of protection is FREE. That's right, free. The first layer of protection is deciding to be aware and taking action to be safe. Things like locking doors, motion lights, trimming bushes back so that burglars can't hide and enter your home, basically summing up your home and lifestyle and making changes to be more conscience of safety.
At this point, many clients come to California Security Pro because they decide have a home security system in their home the basic next step in home security. As amazing as the home security systems are these days, there is a whole world of options to take your home security experience to Extreme Home Security. A monitored security system, along with your smarts, make up the heart of any security plan. Check out some very budget worthy and budget exploding options that can take your system to the extreme!
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September is an eventful month for the city of Oakland. Now we can all say goodbye to summer on a good note as we enjoy the festivities and events going on in Oakland, here are a few that may be well worth a visit. Get your Oakland groove on at Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid food trucks, music, and more! Join OMCA every Friday for a family-friendly take on a festive night market, with the best in Bay Area curbside cuisine from gourmet food trucks, local beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Welcome to Sacramento in the fall, with normal temperatures reaching 100 degrees during the summer months, fall is a welcome dip in temperatures. The pleasant temperatures bring lots of activities to partake in. Visit some of the Farm to Fork festivities. Come face to face with local fares and the men and women that provide it to you! You will find food, wine and beer from regional eateries and purveyors, as well as live music, cooking demonstrations, a kids’ zone, interactive booths from local grocers, farms and ranches, and more. Find more info. here. For some time with the tots, visit Wee Wednesday at Crocker Art Museum. Children ages 3 to 5 and their grownups are invited to this gallery-based art experience. The adventure begins in Tot Land with groups leaving at 10:30 and 11:00 AM. Find this and other Crocker Museum events here. There are oodles of other events, for a more detailed list of all the events taking place during the month of September, check out the September events calendar here.
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Being the oldest Home Security Company in the industry has its advantages. And being their customer has advantages as well! For one, with over 100 years of protecting families and businesses all over the world, ADT has been able to obtain and hold onto a solid reputation. Because of that stability, ADT can offer you promises smaller companies can't. Here's how having monitoring with ADT benefits you:
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Home Security Systems are pretty straight forward, however, choosing one can make for a challenging decision. One reason might be the pressures. For many, you just had a break in or a neighbor did, maybe you just brought home a little bundle of joy and a heightened sense of vulnerability along with it, or you just moved in and met the pushy neighborhood sales guy. Top that off with some price confusions. One company charges $99 and another charges $999 for systems that look exactly the same.
Choosing your new alarm system can start to feel more like a sledge-hammer to the head. To help you out, here's a list of what you need to think about to make a wise and informed home security decision:
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The Department of Defense (DoD) goes through an extensive process in vetting and accrediting secured facilities within and outside the Continental United States. In this article, I would like to discuss three areas that the DoD typically examines in accrediting these facilities. This information can be useful to help residents better defend their homes.
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Home Security should cover every area of your home. And since there is far more that just the well known door and window sensors and motion detectors these days, it is simple to do. While those sensors are the base of most systems, there are an array of other sensors that not only protect your home, but also make your home work for you. Some of these sensors even do double time to protect things you probably haven't even thought about. If you have a baseball card that makes the collection worth over $50,000, wouldn't it make sense to put a door sensor on the cabinet door. Even when the system is not armed you will hear a beep and receive a text saying the Mickey Mantle or Shoeless Joe is in trouble.
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