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Home-Based Business Safety and Security Issues
Anyone that operates a business from home knows that home-based business security issues often come up. This is just part and parcel of running any home-based business. Realistically, in order to be successful at a home-based business, a business owner needs to release their address and phone number to potential clients or buyers eventually....

Home Security: How to Defend Your Home When You Are Away
Is your home going to be empty for several days while you go on vacation? That's when your home or apartment is most vulnerable to break-ins. Here are several specific things you can do to ensure your home stays safe even when you are away. * The best defense for your home is to have a house sitter. There's no getting around it. A house...

Home Security: How to Make Your Home Burglar-Resistant
Home security is a huge concern these days, given the increasingly unsafe environment we live in. The fact is, there are a number of easy, practical steps you can take to minimize the chances of your home being burglarized. * Prevention if usually better than cure. Before you rent or buy a home / apartment, get to know the neighborhood. Talk...


Handling Weather Emergencies. Part 2; Home Security, Evacuation and Emergency Kits
Introduction Part 1 of this article on preparing for weather emergencies discussed forming an emergency plan to reduce the stress and worry of facing a full blown weather crisis. The focus was on safeguarding your family by planning well in advance of any threat. This, the second half of the article, looks at two things. Preparing your...

Home Security The Doors to your home.
In part 3 of this occasional series on home security we are going to look at the main points of entry to your home the doors. It makes no sense to have flimsy weak doors on your house, what you really need is something that a House Breaker will bounce off when they try to force it. In the next article in the series I will deal with the locks and...

Top Ten House Alarm and Home Security Devices
A man's home is his castle, as the saying goes. But homes today don't normally feature ramparts, drawbridges, moats and six-foot thick stone walls to keep out unwanted visitors. Today, a house alarm, and preferably a managed home security system, is needed to ensure your home's security. Not only does installing a home security system improve the...



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Dublin Mom Regrets Free Trial Offer
A Dublin mother is feeling regret after agreeing to a free trial for a home security system. She called NBC 4 hoping that others could learn from her experience.

Home security of the future
Austin's uControl has developed a home security system that will run over the broadband and wireless connections. The service will be offered by your cable or phone company.

5 PLEASE ROB ME Signs Apartment Renters Often Post
Burglars use these 5 signs to quickly scope apartments. Many renters dont know that apartments are 85% more likely to be robbed according to the National Crime Prevention Council. The checklist below will help renters achieve greater apartment security.