The Yale Fire Safes are built with the latest technology in fire insulation which gives excellent protection and allows more room for your valuables inside your safe due to the thinner wall thickness. Are all Yale safes fireproof? 1 x … Continue reading →

Myth: WD-40 Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant. Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product’s formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, … Continue reading →

Open up the August App. Select the house from the keychain. If you want to update an existing personal entry code, follow the steps above, then: Select the Entry Code you wish to change. Enter a new code or update … Continue reading →

Medeco® Rim and Mortise cylinders provide patented key control and UL437 Physical Security in adaptable retrofit cylinder formats. Additionally, Medeco® offers several eCylinder solutions available… Why are Medeco keys so expensive? Here’s why medeco keys are “expensive”. They aren’t regular … Continue reading →

Battery Life Disposable batteries last longer than rechargeable batteries, but only initially. The initial charge of a disposable battery tends to make it last significantly longer than its counterpart in most applications, making it the better buy at first glance. … Continue reading →

Typically NiMH batteries can be recharged hundreds of times, potentially allowing them to be equivalent to hundreds of alkaline batteries in total service over their lifetime. However, battery life is limited to 5 years or less. Do NiMH batteries wear … Continue reading →

Can you recharge a dead rechargeable battery? Put the negative parts one against the other and make sure they have a good contact. Now hold the positive ends with the clamp, and hold everything together for about 30 seconds. And … Continue reading →

PLEASE NOTE: Your status as either a lock Owner or a Guest, as well as your reason for removing the lock, determines the best method for removing the device from your account. Guests Open the August App. Select the lock … Continue reading →

Face ID and Touch ID are Generally Secure In general, Touch ID and Face ID are secure. Apple claims that there is a 1 in 50,000 chance that someone else’s fingerprint will falsely unlock your iPhone and a 1 in … Continue reading →

In short, Smart Lock keeps Android devices unlocked when they’re in your pocket or you’re close to home, or in another trusted location. That means you won’t have to use your pin, pattern, or password to unlock it. To activate … Continue reading →

Z-Wave. Z-Wave is the “it girl” of the home automation world. It’s the most popular smart home protocol around, especially in the United States. And it’s easygoing. Z-Wave works with hundreds of different manufacturers and thousands of different smart home … Continue reading →

Finally, Google has opted to include Thread radio support in the new Nest Hub. Thread technology is a communication protocol similar to Zigbee that allows smart devices to function more securely by creating a mesh network. Is Google Nest hub … Continue reading →

A lot of things can cause your battery to drain quickly. If you have your screen brightness turned up, for example, or if you’re out of range of Wi-Fi or cellular, your battery might drain quicker than normal. It might … Continue reading →

On a computer: Open Chrome. On the right side of the toolbar, click the circular Profile, then click Passwords. From there, you can view, delete, or export your saved passwords. View saved passwords: Click the eye icon to the right … Continue reading →

Go to the Gmail sign in page at https://mail.google.com/ and after entering your e-mail address click the “Forgot password? link. Go directly to the start of the recovery process at https://accounts.google.com/signin/recovery. How can I recover my Gmail account without phone … Continue reading →