With all the technological advancements at our fingertips, our lives can be made easier but most of us use it for nothing more than a major time suck. How do we use the technology for our convenience?
Connect your smart phone or iPad to your home and get technology working for the safety for you and your family. You can control small appliances and lighting with a tap of your fingertip. Check to make sure that your daughter turned off her curling iron or that your husband turned off the stove after breakfast. You can turn lights on and off in your house while you’re on vacation to make it appear like your home for an added security benefit.
Automated lock systems are a great thing to have for several reasons. How often have you been running late and realized that you haven’t locked the door? Or do you leave for work before you kids go to school? You can easily have control of your locks any time of day. You can be alerted whenever someone enters your home and allows you to monitor who is entering your home at all times even when you’re not there.
We can’t be everywhere at once but we can feel like we are by installing an automated security system with cameras. You can monitor these cameras day or night from anywhere when you link it to your smart phone. -I had a friend tell me once that when she called the house she liked to look at the cameras because she could see if her husband was avoiding her calls or not. 🙂
Adjusting your thermostat has never been easier than it is now. You can keep your house at a steady temperature when you’re gone but set it to start cooling, or heating, so your house is comfortable when you get home. You can do this all from your phone.
Having any of these systems creates time saving conveniences. No longer do you have to run home to check on an appliance or beat your child home from school to open the door for them. It also saves money on your monthly utility bill. You’re not spending money on appliances left on or on gas to run home to check on these things. These facts also help you keep your energy levels green.
The best benefit of all is that all these technology conveniences increases peace of mind. We no longer have to obsessively worry about whether or not everything is in order, even when we’re out of town.
My son is going to school to do networking and there is a guy in the school that did his project before graduation and he wired his whole house to be ran from his cell phone, I am hoping that my son will be able to wire our house with a security systems of some kind like that. This is a great article and I hope that you will keep up the good work.