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Through this website you can access many interesting and informative articles on home security. These are practical ways you can protect your property and your person. It is all original content written and compiled by security expert and syndicated columnist Frank Fourchalk. This is security information you can use…written in language that’s easily understood.

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Taking Cover At Night
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What's with "fish bowl" homes? I'm sure many of you have spotted these in your neighborhood.
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Better Safe Than Sorry      
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It's a feeling of panic!  You've just locked yourself out of your home
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Making a secure investment
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A gated community had recently experienced a rash of break-ins.
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Alarm Companies Keep Consumers On A Short Lease
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It's a well know fact, not all home alarm companies possess the same ethical values
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False sense of security
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There are many areas of home security that are still misunderstood.
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Community Capers
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Canada suffers from hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction theft every month.
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Your First Line Of Defense Is The Fence
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It's your property's "first line of defense". So when selecting a fence for your new home you must first determine your needs.
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Burglars Can Be Choosers!
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I have said many times, "The residents of Condos frighten me more than the burglars".
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Crime Doesn't Play
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All the locks and alarms in the world are rendered useless in the hands of an uninformed child.
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The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home         
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It's sitting in the dark with the drapes pulled. Newspapers piled on the front porch and a noticeably unkept yard.
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Behind Closed Doors   
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It might be what you "don't see" that closes the deal on your new home.
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Painting A Clear Picture Of An Old Scam
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Beware of an old scam hitting new homes in new developments.
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Crime Free Multi-Housing Program a Huge Success
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Many cities are embracing the "Crime Free Multi-Housing Program for their Condominiums.
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Keep An Eye On Your Home Security
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We've all seen those horror stories on television. The nanny physically beating and yelling at an innocent child.
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Poor fitting doors create lock problems
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I think everybody at some time has experienced door problems.
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Burglar Courtesy Will Cost You
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Do you know whom you are letting into your apartment building?
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YOUR HOME SECURITY Q&A

Question: Our home is well secured and I have but one security concern. We travel a lot so consequently use light timers to give the illusion of occupancy. These plug-in light timers are great because we can set the time to control when the light turns on and off.
 
However the consistency of these timers bothers me. I feel we are vulnerable and could be an easy target because of the distinct lighting patterns. We don't want to bother our neighbors to constantly change the times on these timers. Do you have any suggestions to alleviate my concerns?
 
Fourchalk: Go to your favorite hardware store and purchase a few photoelectric light switches.  These units are similar to plug-in timers but are controlled by the amount of light that enters the room by a photo cell eye located in the front of the unit.
 
Just plug the chosen lamp into the front of the photocell and plug the unit into an electrical outlet. Now you no longer have to set the times to control your designated lamps. The light fixture is controlled by the amount of natural daylight that enters the room. Natural daylight turns the light fixture off, while darkness turns it on. This will eliminate your concern of detection of lighting patterns, because the light will come on at different times of the day depending how quickly darkness falls.

 



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