Door to Door Security Systems Scams

August 12, 2013

  For the past several summers, there have been many reports of door-to-door salesmen offering upgrades and no install fee services.  This has seen an increase not just in Houston, but across the country this year.   This was mentioned in a previous post here, and apparently this summer is as bad as any. The […]

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How to catch a burglar using video

July 10, 2013

I’ve heard others in the security industry state that video is only used for victims to see their property being hauled away after the fact, by a thief that will probably never be caught.  I submit there is another way.   Please see the article below.  It states an actual case where an alarm system […]

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OMNI adds the S2 Pronto to their access line

June 18, 2013

June, 2013, Houston, Tx Access control OMNI is proud to announce the addition of the S2 access control system to our product line!  If you know access control, you probably know that the former IEI eMerge product, which was bought out by Linear, is being discontinued.  We still have access to replacement parts as of […]

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Do we need a home alarm more now than 25 years ago?

May 8, 2013

Were we safer in Houston, Tx in 1985 than we were in 2010? While there has been significant decreases in rapes (-58%), murders (-41%) and Burglary (-32%), Robberies are just as prevalent now as they were then.   Another point is, that there are more home alarms than there were 1985, and in the alarm […]

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Houston Police Active Shooter Program

January 25, 2013

Office Stephen Daniel,  Senior Community Liaison with the Houston Police Dept heads up a training course for dealing with active shooters, a very hot topic currently.  I recently saw the program at our local Houston Alarm Association meeting (HGCAA) and came away quite impressed.  They quickly show you skills you can use, without weapons, that […]

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Verified Video – The False alarm free system

January 21, 2013

If  you’ve steered away from motion detection in your home security system; or even in your business security system, perhaps you’ll want to consider the Videofied system, with live human verification before any police dispatch? With Videofied, we first send a ten second video clip to our 24 hour monitoring center for verification before the […]

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Does the price of illegal drugs affect you?

July 31, 2012

This article, in the Galveston Daily News http://galvestondailynews.com/story/331034#.UBiDL_xlAKI.mailto Discusses the rising price of illegal drugs in the Houston area.  How does this affect you?  The criminals need more money for drugs, that could spell more crime.  More copper theft on commercial property, or, “copper shoppers”, more home break ins, as well as robbery and other […]

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Give us your toughest job – you may qualify for a free 4 week trial.

May 15, 2012

Have a tough area that you’d like to protect with a security system?  Perhaps you’re concerned about false alarms? We would love to come and take a look!  We are looking for a challenge. What are your worst issues? Animals? Outside areas? Perhaps an old factory or warehouse building? No power or telephones? With our […]

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Connect to your alarm system via your smart phone

April 6, 2012

If you’re like me, you can’t have enough APPS! My smartphone and tablet are slowly replacing my laptop and desktop. You’ve probably seen many commercials showing people connecting to their homes and offices via smart phone apps. Well, we can do that too!  Here are a few of things you can do: View your security […]

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Save this house for $14?

March 26, 2012

On Friday, March 23, 2012, my wife and I were driving to dinner in remote Northern New Mexico. We had just enjoyed a great day of skiing.  However, this story is not about skiing. We were looking for a little pizza joint in a tiny town called Mora.  We had eaten there before. As we […]

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