Being able to remotely control your home's security system is one of the perks of continually evolving technology. But if you need something more comprehensive, consider ADT Pulse, a whole-home automation system that's customizable to your needs.
ADT Pulse goes beyond security, allowing you to access home automation, climate and light control and remote video monitoring. ADT calls it "lifestyle management," and it's an apt description. You can adjust lights and thermostats to help keep your home energy efficient. Remote video monitoring allows you to see who's at the door without actually going to the door. And, of course, you can arm and disarm your home's security system, even if you're not there.
Unless you've been hiding out in a bomb shelter in fear of Cold War nuclear attacks, you'd know the biggest possibly-irrational fear in the post-modern world is the zombie apocalypse. From TV shows to survival guides to the actual discovery of fungus-infested zombie ants in the Amazon (it's starting ...) preparing and being able to survive an otherworldly attack is at the forefront of more people's minds than you may think. In that regard, we'd like to introduce to you the world's first zombie proof house:
Designed by KWK Promes of Poland, this house entitled "Safe House" is built with the utmost in post-apocalyptic security in mind.
Home security camera systems don't have to be outside your budget. For $300 you can pick up this system from Logitech that is easy to setup and provides many of the features you'd find on a security system many times it's cost.
The Logitech Alert security system comes with one indoor camera and the software to set it up on your home computer. Mac users beware as you'll need a PC to do the initial install but after that you can manage and view the system over any platform.
The camera is small an non-obtrusive. Which is good as you don't want a unit that draws attention to itself. It can sit in its included cradle on any shelf or flat surface and it can also be mounted to a window or from the ceiling or wall.
I live in a smaller city near the largest Air Force Base in the nation, the intersection of two major interstate highways, and about a million college campuses. So despite the fact that I by no means live out in the boondocks, sometimes technological advances take a wee bit longer to reach southwest Ohio than they do to say, most other major and minor cities.
That's why I was so excited the other day to discover that my city's police department had launched an interactive website that maps neighborhood crime statistics based on the parameters you set for it.
