Have you considered a smart thermostat for your home this summer? Smart thermostats are all the rage. They’re connected to the internet, and you can control them with a smartphone app. Some of them can ‘learn’ your behavior in order to anticipate the temperature you might need at any given time. Pretty smart, right? However,…
Wouldn’t it be great to know what’s happening at home, anytime, from anywhere? It’s easy to do with a smart video camera. Just take out your phone, open your app, and you have an instant view of activity inside or outside your home. Smart video cameras can enhance your peace of mind, keep you connected…
When you leave your vacation home this year, how will you keep it safe? With a place you love and want to protect, out of sight does not equal out of mind. You can check and double-check every window and door; you’ll still worry about your home away from home. Give yourself peace of mind…
One of the benefits of having your surveillance camera system installed by a professional security company is that our solutions are designed for security from the ground up. All cameras are not created equal, however. You may have heard news lately about several major brands of DIY surveillance cameras with glaring security holes. These DIY…
The Alarm.com skill for Amazon Echo makes it easier than ever to control your smart home with the hands-free convenience of voice commands. Want to check the arming status of your smart home security system, change the temperature, or turn your living room light off? Just ask Alarm.com via Alexa, the Echo’s voice-controlled assistant. And,…
As this year’s winter freeze hits, many thousands of unlucky homeowners will suffer the costly effects of burst water pipes. Burst pipes can happen year-round but they’re a particular problem in winter. It happens when the water in a pipes freezes and expands, causing the pipe to crack, split, and—when the ice melts—to flood the…
“The system worked the time I needed it to work.” It’s a testimonial of which we’re proud. For your security system to reliably protect you in an emergency—a fire, a break-in, extreme weather—it’s essential that you choose one with the most reliable technology for communicating with the outside world. The emergency signal that saved Benjamin’s…
Back-to-school time comes with big changes to schedules and new concerns for parents. With smart home security from Alarm.com, your child coming home safely is less likely to be one of them. If you’re a working parent with older kids, you’re not going to be there every night when the bus drops them off. Traditionally,…
If you’re a newly-minted homeowner, you’re probably working through a list of home improvements, considering which projects to undertake. You’re dividing ‘essentials’ from ‘nice-to-haves’, and balancing upfront costs with return on investment. Smart Home technology is a fast, affordable improvement with immediate benefits. It makes your home safe and secure for your family, helps reduce…
The more a smart thermostat knows, the more useful it is. When it knows what you’re doing, it can make smarter decisions in real time, which translate into more energy savings that don’t impact your comfort at home. However, most thermostats don’t know a lot. Confined to one room, they have limited information about your…