Over the past few years, Twitter has gone from being a fun way to share your cereal habits to a sharp tool for building brands, reaching fans, and inspiring political change. But when any system gets powerful, people start trying to game it. 140 characters in the wrong hands can blow up the White House or turn a Mickey Mouse Club alum into a candidate for exorcism. Read on for seven hacks that range from fun to frightening, plus tips on how to keep your own account safe from cybercrime.
The SimpliSafe team is happy to announce that Smoke Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Detectors are now available! The new detectors integrate seamlessly into the rest of the system, and the existing monitoring plans. They're easy to install (via mounting bracket), easy to order online, and just as good-looking as the rest of the family, if we do say so ourselves.
Comic books are more valuable than ever, and, like any magical object, this means that they (and their caretakers!) are in greater and greater danger. The bad news? Iron Man can't pop out of the pages and rescue you. The good news? There are some easy things you can do to protect yourself and your stash. Whether you keep your comics in a controlled-climate case or in a shoebox under your bed, here are some tricks you can use to make sure bad guys keep their grubby paws off them.
Are you the kind of person who feels great making to-do lists, and then has somehow misplaced them when things actually need to get done? Who updates her calendar fastidiously but then never checks it on the necessary day? Who wants to take good care of her home, but doesn't always have the time to dig through appliance manuals and city regulations? I sure am — so I was delighted to discover HomeSpot, a website that keeps track of your house for you. I've been using HomeSpot Home Management Software for the past month and I can say with certainty that my floors are shinier, my dishwasher runs smoother, and my home feels much homier overall.
Plants. We feed them, we water them, we play them Mozart. And in return, they give us — what? Oxygen? Stress relief? Nice colors to gaze at? Turns out that plants have been hiding their trump card for a while — they're home security superstars. Beneath those pretty petals, they're packing some serious heat. It's time to start making your garden work for you: read on and learn how to squeeze the most protection out of your plants.
We love DIY ingenuity over here at SimpliSafe — that's why we make it so easy to customize our security systems, from sensors to setup to smartphone notifications. So when one of our valued customers posted on our Facebook wall to let us know how he was able to rig a SimpliSafe system to catch some repeat burglars, we couldn't wait to share his savvy solution with the rest of you!
If you don't have one eye on bitcoins already, you will soon. For weeks, the digital currency has been skyrocketing in dollar value and in cultural cache. Owners are watching the trendlines, wondering whether to buy or sell. Economists, tech nerds and opinionated citizens are debating whether the bubble will burst. Some people are still wondering what the heck they are (if you're one of those, never fear — an intro is below!). For companies, though, the conversation isn't speculative — figuring out whether or not to accept bitcoins as payment is an important business decision. Our office is currently embroiled in a debate over this very issue, and we decided to lay out the arguments for and against.
Ready to take your home protection to the next level? Read on to learn about Smart Alerts, Secret Alerts, Remote Arm/Disarm, and more ways to make your life safer AND easier with the SimpliSafe App and Online Command.
Think of your home's first line of defense — what comes to mind? Your security system? Your barbed-wire fence? Your adorable but secretly vicious poodle? All of these will do in a pinch, but cast the net a little wider and you'll find security starts up the street, around the corner, and everywhere in between. Statistics show that ⅔ of people feel safer in their homes because they know their neighbors, which makes sense when you learn about some of these hometown heroes. Read on to see how these neighbors have earned their stripes, and how you can, too.