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  • The Advantages and Disadvantages of Installing a Smart Lock

    When you were a child, you may have seen sci-fi programs on TV in which doors unlocked themselves as people approached. Well, this is no longer confined to the realm of science fiction, with the advent of smart locks it is now science fact! Below is a guide to everything you need to know about smart locks. How Smart Locks Work Smart locks make use two forms of technology to function.
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  • Lock Bumping: Why it's a Problem and How You can Prevent It

    Lock bumping is also called key bumping, cylinder snapping or lock snapping. It is a burglary method that involves creation of a 'bump key' which causes the inner pins and springs of a regular cylinder lock to fall out of place and hence a door to be opened. Why is lock bumping a threat? Many homes only have standard cylinder locks to deter burglars, without additional security measures. Key bumping works when a burglar finds a key that can fit into a lock, even though it doesn't open.
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  • 3 Mistakes Commonly Made when Finding a Trustworthy Emergency Locksmith

    Locking yourself out of your home, car or business can be distressing, especially when you don't have a spare set that can be delivered in a timely manner. In such cases, you need the intervention of an emergency locksmith to help you get into your house or car. There are many locksmiths around, but careful selection is important because of the sensitive nature of the trade. It isn't unheard of to have a poser coming in, offering service and then later coming to rob you since they made a copy of your keys, or charging extra once the work is done.
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  • Could Your Children Be Compromising Your Home Security?

    In today's world with parents with busy careers and a load of things to take care of in the evening, being at home before the children get back from school is almost impossible. For this reason, most parents end up giving the kids the keys to their home so they can let themselves in. While this may be convenient, your children can unconsciously compromise your home security and expose it to burglars.
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  • Five Tips for Securing Your Tiny Home

    Your home may be tiny, but it can still be big on security. Wondering what you need to secure your tiny home? Here are five tips to explore and consider: 1. Add door and window locks  When you live in a tiny home, everything in the home has been carefully selected to meet a need of yours. In some cases, those are material needs, but they also include aesthetic needs, intellectual needs, entertainment and sentimental needs.
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  • How to Increase the Efficiency of Digital Door Locks

    Digital door locks are a way to replace keyed locks or to add automated features to your doors such as remote locking and unlocking.  The digital lock technology has long been used in automobiles, but has been adopted by homes and businesses in recent years. Various types of digital door locks for residential and commercial use are on the market today. Digital door locks have numerous benefits compared to their traditional counterparts.
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  • Common Questions about Lock Bumping and What You Can Do

    You may have heard about lock bumping and how the practice represents a significant security threat. As many homes use pin and tumbler locks that are vulnerable to the practice, it's a scary thought that someone can enter your home with just a quick bumping motion and no signs of forced entry. Furthermore a simple Internet search can allow would-be criminals the means to learn the practice, and how to obtain bump keys with special grooves.
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  • Why Call for Emergency Glass Repair When a Car Windscreen is Broken?

    If your car windscreen is chipped, cracked, leaking around the side, or otherwise broken, you may not think it's very important to get it repaired or replaced since you can still drive your car with a chipped windscreen. You also may not think that a leaking seal is very important. Before you take your car back on the road, you might note some reasons why it's good to call for emergency glass repair no matter the size of the break or where it's located.
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  • 4 Types Of Ancient Locks That Are Still Used Today

    As times move on, so do the advances of technology, and with that the introduction of electronic devices that inevitably take over the responsibilities of the older physical devices. However, as far as the locksmith trade goes, there is still very much a need for expertise on locks that have been around for hundreds of years as they have proved the best and most secure. For your information, here are four ancient locks still in use today.
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  • Different Types of Locks You Can Install in Your New Home

    Moving can be a very overwhelming experience from having to relocate to a new neighborhood to getting all the utilities changed over into your name. It is easy to let some of the more simple needs of your new property to fall by the wayside. However, having the locks changed on a new property is essential to safety. New lock installation is one of the first things you should focus on as a new homeowner.
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