SimpliSafe Smart Door Lock: In Use It turns out your alarm system’s master code also unlocks your door. This makes sense, but also means if you are giving someone a code you are sharing with them the ability to turn … Continue reading →

One of the most common ways a locksmith will attempt to open your door is by picking the lock. Their lock picking kit will contain the tools needed to open your locks. Lock picking leaves your lock in good working … Continue reading →

Large Bolt with Spinning Pin Nowadays, most heavy duty locks come with a solid 1 inch bolt for better kick-in resistance. Some lock manufacturers such as Schlage and Medeco also equip their bolts with a hardened steel pin inside that … Continue reading →

Security experts generally recommend that you use strong, unique passwords for each of your online services and accounts.Using a unique password for each account means that even in the event of a data breach in one of the services you … Continue reading →

When is it time to repair a damaged deadbolt, and when is it time to replace it altogether? That’s a question most property owners will have to confront eventually, as even the sturdiest lock is eventually going to wear out. … Continue reading →

Black electrical tape is perfect for covering the camera on a cell phone. Peel off a small piece of electrical tape and trim it to size using scissors. Put one small piece of tape over the front camera and a … Continue reading →

The new Cam Pan from Wyze can record color videos in the dark, as well as scare off intruders with a “mini-siren.” Arriving three years after the budget-priced original, the auto-tracking Wyze Cam Pan v2 adds Starlight sensor-powered color night … Continue reading →

To do this: 1) Hold the battery on to the terminals, whilst keeping the 9V battery held on with your other hand 2) Touch the digital screen to ‘wake up’ the safe’s display 3) Enter your code in the normal … Continue reading →

If you use your phone for navigation like Google Maps or Waze then this works with Echo Auto too.Open the Alexa app, head into settings > traffic > default navigation app and you can select the app you want Alexa … Continue reading →

Amazon rolled out Alexa Guard in the U.S. on Tuesday (May 14), enabling Echo speakers to listen for intruders and other dangers and alert users to them. With the free update, the Echo speaker will listen for sounds such as … Continue reading →

You can have Alexa call 911 on your cell if you add 911 as a contact in your contact list.There is another option though, which involves using any android tablet and Google or Siri and setting those up with your … Continue reading →

Alexa can respond to snoring, coughing, a baby crying or a dog barking. Here’s how to set up sound detection, plus why you’d even want to.When your device detects those sounds, it can then launch a series of commands in … Continue reading →

Read on to find out more about disabling the sound on Wyze Cam.Follow these steps: Open the Wyze app on your iPhone or Android. Select your Wyze Cam of choice. Go into Settings. Tap on Alert Settings. Disable sound detection … Continue reading →

How to Disable Sound Detection on Wyze Cam Open the Wyze app on your iPhone or Android. Select your Wyze Cam of choice. Go into Settings. Tap on Alert Settings. Disable sound detection by moving its slider to the left. … Continue reading →

The feature works through Alexa, so you’ll need to use either a voice remote or the Fire TV Remote app. Just say “Show [camera name]” and a live feed of that camera will be displayed in full screen. Amazon initially … Continue reading →