Does your son or daughter want to become a locksmith? My daughter, Hazel is a highly intelligent girl with many skills so I asked my daughter Hazel to join me and learn skills such as how to pick a lock and how to cut a key for “Take Your Kids to Work Day.” Picking a lock does […]
Review: Kwikset Convert Z-Wave Smart Lock is Ideal for Retrofit, Rentals
Kwikset Convert is a Z-Wave connected smart lock that replaces an interior deadbolt but uses the existing exterior lock hardware.
Weighing Character vs. Skill When Hiring New Employees
While a potential employee may have an impressive skill set, also make sure to judge their character and determine how it fits within the company.
Injured U.S. Army Sergeant Caleb Brewer Honored With Specially Adapted Smart Home
The Gary Sinise Foundation worked with local integration firm JL Automation to create the perfect smart home for disabled war veteran Caleb Brewer and his family.
CE Pro Presents 2019 Quest for Quality Awards: Checking All The Right Boxes
Manufacturers and distributors serving the custom channel must stay on top of communications, lead generation, technology services, website resources, social media matters and more to help integrators profit. Here’s how the industry’s best stay at it and earn CE Pro’s Quest for Quality Awards.
Best and Worst States for Amazon Package Theft
Study reveals Wyoming, Vermont and California are the worst states per capita for amazon package theft. Mississippi is the safest. December and November months have highest theft rates.
Vivint Adds Connected Cars to Security and Smart-Home Ecosystem
Powered by Mojio, Vivint Smart Home’s new Car Guard lets homeowners monitor the security, location and diagnostics of a car in the same app used for home security and home automation.
Analysis: Impact of ADT Pulse Replacement; 3G Doom as ‘Opportunity’
ADT Pulse replaced by ‘dream’ security and home-automation system ADT Command and Control, powered by Alarm.com, but ADT faces upgrade challenge for some 3.7 million customers due to 3G, CDMA sunset.











