Entries by Brent Mele

12 Home Security Strategies To Combat Burglary

The good news about burglary is that there are things you can do to dramatically reduce your chances of being burglarized—and the benefits can extend into your neighborhood. Here are just a few of the many ways you can improve your safety and security using home security and home automation.

How Smart Home Security Systems Can Save You Money

Believe it or not, air conditioning is a 100+ year old invention – one we all continue to embrace to this day. Unfortunately, utilizing this invention doesn’t come cheap. But if you own a smart home security system, your system can help you lower your AC bills as we move into the hot summer months. Here’s how. 

Home Security While On Spring Break

Home security matters just as much when you aren’t home as it does when you are. So if your family plans to take a trip for this year’s spring break and you haven’t yet invested in a smart home security system – or if you have made the upgrade to a smart home system, but you aren’t sure how to get the most out of it – then it’s time to consider how such a system can protect your house while you’re away.

3 Ways to Create Smart Home Scenes

Typically, “making a scene” is not something you want to do – but with your smart home security system, making a scene is exactly what you want to do. With your smart home security app on your mobile phone, you can control a whole network of smart home devices with a single command.

Burglary Prevention From Former Criminals

It can be thought-provoking to find out what types of complications ex-criminals came across “back in the day” – obstacles that were so great, they actually sabotaged a criminal’s plans. So, what are those complications? Here are a few you may want to make a note of.

Pets and the Burglar Alarm: Ways to Integrate Them

Alarm systems are designed to help protect every member of your family, and that includes the ones with fur on their backs. That’s right, we’re talking about your family pets. Understandably, some homeowners are concerned about integrating a security system with their beloved family dogs. With that in mind, here are ways you can do it easily and conveniently.