Security Archive

In their most basic form, locks have been around forever. You can go back to the renaissance era, and find some absolutely stunning locks. But until very recently, a good lock was a luxury of the very rich. The craftsmanship required to make a lock without mass-production was simply too expensive. But with the coming of the industrial revolution, locks became widespread. Nowadays, we put …

Few things are more important than the safety of your home. And fewer things are more essential to that safety than a good quality deadbolt. But locks have come a long way over the years. In ancient and medieval times, only the very wealthy could even afford to own a lock. The craftsmanship required was simply too expensive for the average person to afford. Later …

Now more than ever, it’s essential to secure the safety of your home. You never know who might be prowling about, or waiting to steal your things as soon as you’re gone. These are not new issues, though, and they don’t necessarily require a modern solution. Mechanical keys have been up to the task for at least a century. But there are some inherent weaknesses …

If you’re looking to improve your home’s security, you’re not the only one. Over the past few years, smart devices have enabled people to make their homes safer than ever. Surveillance cameras are a good example. They used to clunky, and prohibitively expensive for ordinary people. Unless you were wealthy, or needed to protect a business, they weren’t an option you’d consider. But nowadays, anyone …

These days, the average person has more options for home security than ever before. A great example of this is security cameras. In years past, they were big and bulky, not to mention expensive. They also needed to be hardwired, which required professional installation. Not only that, but you needed some way to monitor them. A CRT TV was necessary at a bare minimum. And …