National Night Out​ is 08-01-17 #NNO is the best way to build a safer community is to know your neighbors and your surroundings. It triumphs over a culture that isolates us from each other and allows us to rediscover our own communities. But as we're getting together to keep each other safe, remember theives will see a lot of empty houses. Make sure you lock your doors while you're out with your neighbors. Also, if you have a security app on your phone, be sure to ha

08-04-17 Is Single Working Women's Day - And all though we admire the hard work all women do, today we celebrate women working hard on their own. We know work-life balance is hard - heck it might seem like an elusive unicorn, but there are some tools to make it easy for yourself - check out Alarm.com​'s home interactive security systems and home smart access tools to keep yourself safer, more organized and to save yourself extra time. We know you have no intentions on slowing

When you go on vacation, it's extra-relaxing to have a friend or family member keeping an eye on things at home. This year, though, you could give your regular housesitter a break—and give yourself a new level of peace of mind. When it comes to protecting, securing, and keeping an eye on your home, new technology can rival even the most diligent housesitter. A smart security system powered by Alarm.com watches your home around the clock, and can take proactive measures

When you thought your summer days were going to be more like this... ...but in reality, you're just as busy as you've ever been! Did you know that Alarm.com​ and a #SmartHomeSecuritySystem can help with your summer scheduling nightmares?! Take for example: Summer Sports Schedules For The Kids: You can arrange for 1 child to get a ride home with a teammate's parent and let herself in with her own four-digit Alarm.com user code. You can even get a video alert from your doorbel

Time at the cabin shold be relaxing. Not Time Spent Trying To Solve A Crime. Here's another great tip on how to keep your cabin safe from break-ins: Try out motion sensative cameras. Technology can be a real help when it comes to keeping an eye on your cottage when you’re away. Motion-sensitive digital cameras can help document anything—or anyone—who comes onto your property when you’re not there, snapping pics of license plates and faces that can be used if something does ha

Friday in Minnesota Means: It's Time To Head Up To The Cabin. We want to help you keep your cabin safe frm break-ins this summer. Start with this tip: Keep everything valuable out of view When you go home at the end of the weekend, make sure everything is out of view is someone looks in your windows. (Choosing whether or not to draw the curtains is up to you—some experts suggest leaving them slightly open so would-be thieves can see there’s nothing to steal.) Put any electron

It's Friday and you're counting down the hours before you can head up north. We know, we get it! Like many of your friends, family and neighbors we're looking forward to a relax weekend up north and one way to enjoy time away from the cities is in a cool and comfortable cabin. The problem is, you probably only spend a handful of weekends at the cabin, and when you’re not there, you may have less control over your heating & cooling equipment. During that time, you could be dr

Are you having a good time this week? Make sure your family's best friend is too. When you're out enjoying fireworks, cookouts and vacations, a smart home security system can help you ensure that your dog is happy and comfortable at home. 1: When fireworks are bursting, make sure they're okay While we humans find the booms and flashes of fireworks exciting, dogs can get anxious. There's a lot you can do to make your dog comfortable at home before you go out to watch