How You Can Create A Safer House

Keeping your home safe is something that you should be continuously working on. It means doing what you can to make your house harder for an intruder to enter, and making sure you aren't doing other things that can bring trouble to your house. The ideas detailed here should serve as a helpful guide to protecting yourself, your family, and your home in general. Hold a family meeting The first thing you want to do when it comes to better protecting your home is to make sure that everyone in it is on the same page. [Read More]

How To Lend New Visual Appeal To Your Audio System

You know what a speaker system looks like. In fact, they all look pretty much the same with their boxy, rectangular speakers attached to a stack of high-tech silver or black electronic gadgets, regardless of how badly they clash with a home's elegant decor. But there's no reason that an amazing-sounding audio system has to look like every other system on Earth. If you're ready to break the aesthetic mold, here are some ways you can make your sound system complement your environment instead of looking like a last-minute addition to it. [Read More]

Three Ways To Protect Your Home Theater System

A home theater system can cost as little as $900 for a basic setup or $30,000 or more for a custom installation, depending on your needs and preferences. Regardless of the price, a ton of things can happen to your electronics that can damage them and turn them into expensive paperweights. Here are three things you can do to protect your investment so you can enjoy it for years to come. [Read More]

Who Will Monitor Your Residential Security System?

If you are in the process of choosing a security system for your home, you will find you have many different systems to choose from. Some systems are more expensive than others, and  some come with more options. Choosing the right system can often be overwhelming. The first thing you must decide is how your system will be monitored. Will you do it yourself, or will you have someone else do it for you? [Read More]