Buying Guides & Articles:Home Safety & Security

Choose a central location outside or within sleeping areas and other living space. Don't put alarms inside garages, where initially high CO from car exhausts can trigger... Read more

Homeowners who want the warmth of a hearth without the bother of burning wood are increasingly turning to gas fireplaces. With gas flames that curl around woodlike... Read more

Last summer my colleague Erik Larkin went to Defcon, the security conference. He learned how to unlock card-protected, locked office doors with a homemade $10 gadget. He... Read more

In the world of comic books, every bad guy is an evil genius. On the Web, hackers, spammers, and phishers may be evil, but they're not required to be geniuses. They can... Read more

Most people carry five to 10 keys with them whenever they go out. On your key ring you might have several keys for the house, one or two more for the car and a few for... Read more

A wide variety of natural disasters can cause long-term power outages... Read more

Some home security systems are complex and should be installed by a professional... Read more

Smoke detectors are one of those amazing inventions that, because of mass production, cost practically nothing... Read more

While it's difficult to protect your home from professional thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs... Read more

When a customer breaks the beam, the photosensor detects the change in the amount of light and rings a bell... Read more