Archive for April, 2010

The new VISEC Surveillance Software

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The  following is a story how the VISEC Surveillance
Software was used.

Jay loved his new house.  He rolled over the money he invested
from his year-end bonus into a down payment, now that he could
afford to pay the monthly mortgage.

Many of the neighbors on his quiet, tree-lined street had lived
there for generations. He loved the idea of starting a family in
that house, even though he knew he’d have to jump a few more pay
grades at work before that could happen.

When he returned from work one night, he noticed a few things out
of place.  A few of his picture frames had been knocked over.  A
soda can left on the coffee table from last night’s television
watching rolled on its side.

After a quick inspection, Jimmy felt secure that nothing valuable
was missing. None of the doors had been unlocked, and none of the
windows broken. So he went to work the next morning curious, but
not concerned.

He grew alarmed when he returned the next day, and saw some trash
strewn around the living room.  Now, things were looking pretty
strange. He worried that he might have to use the money he was
saving for vacation to buy an expensive security system.

After Brenda, the head of the neighborhood watch, assured Jay
that their neighborhood was safe from both pranksters and career
criminals, she asked if he had a computer with a webcam. A little
puzzled, he told her that he had one, though he didn’t seem to
use it that often.

“That’s just fine,” said Brenda.  ”A few months before you moved
in, I got a little spooked by something I saw on the news.  Some
days I can’t get home from work before the bus drops my kids off
from sports practice. So I found some software that lets me keep
an eye on them. I think it might work for your situation, too.”

A few days later, Jay installed his own copy of the VISEC
Surveillance Software.  Although there hadn’t been any more
strange occurrences in the last few days, he still didn’t want to
take a chance.

The following week, Brenda’s advice paid off.  Jay’s cell phone
buzzed with a text message from his VISEC system.  Jay had
programmed it to alert him to any activity in the house.

With a lump in his throat, Jay swung around to his office
workstation, and clicked on the special link that allowed him to
watch what was happening at his house.

To his surprise, he saw a little gray kitten bouncing around on
his couch.  He actually started to crack up as he watched the
tiny cat attack a throw cushion.

Later that night, Jay pulled the recordings that VISEC had
automatically made when it sensed motion in the house. He saw the
cat peek out from a loose ventilation grate in the corner of the
living room. It looks like Jay had a stowaway!

After luring the cat back out from hiding with a little lunchmeat
Jay fixed the grate and made an appointment with the neighborhood
vet. He and his new companion slept soundly, under a protective
set of eyes and ears.

Yours in safety,

Douglas Austin


Child Guard

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

The  following is a story how the Child Guard was used.

“I cannot believe you are going to put that THING on our child.”

Amy leered at Craig.

He responded sheepishly, “but you know how Ryan likes to take
off, honey. This bungee leash is the only way we’ll be sure he
doesn’t get away from us!”

“We’re going to a kiddie park,” barked Amy, “not the Westminster
Kennel Club!”

The doorbell rang. Craig skulked over to open the door for Amy’s
best friend, Sarah, and her daughter, Ashley.

After one look at Ryan, Ashley tugged on Sarah’s trouser leg and
asked, “Is Ryan gonna play doggie?”

“Craig, didn’t I tell you that thing was a bad idea?” Sarah
reached into her purse and produced a tiny plastic panda. “Here,
I got an extra one of these, and it looks like you can use it.”

Sarah told her friends that she worried about Ashley, too, but
that she didn’t want her to miss out on having fun in crowded
places. She explained how the Child Guard alerts parents by
beeping if a child strays more than a few feet away.

“Mommy says I need to hold on to my kitty,” interrupted Ashley,
showing off her cat-shaped Child Guard, on a ribbon around her
neck.

“They’re shaped like little pets, so the kids don’t mind it when
they’re clipped to their clothes,” said Sarah.

Craig studied the panda and wondered aloud, “but what happens
when we’re all using our Child Guards at the same time? How do we
know what our kid’s doing?”

“That’s what’s great about the system,” said Sarah, “it scouts
around for a clear frequency, so it doesn’t interfere with anyone
else’s system. So, are we going to the park, or what?”

Later that afternoon, Ryan and Ashley played on a swing set while
a trio of parents relaxed on a park bench. Ryan’s panda and
Ashley’s kitty dangled from their necks in unison.

Ryan glanced up at a cloud, and heard the familiar sound of the
ice cream truck pulling into the park. A split second later, the
Child Guard receiver he had attached to his key ring started to
beep.

“Like father, like son,” deadpanned Amy.

Craig rushed off to scoop up Ryan on his dash for the sweets. As
they saw another young child straining against a nylon harness,
Craig reminded himself to thank Sarah for helping them enjoy the
afternoon without that kind of embarrassment.

Yours in safety.   Doug Austin         http://www.heylooksecurity.com/catalog/child-safety-c-240_239.html


Voice Alert Home/Driveway Alert

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

The  following is a true story how the Voice Alert was
used.  At the end of the story, you will find a bonus offer just
for you.

When Dr. Ron Caro’s wife wanted to leave their apartment after
their new mountain bikes were stolen from their balcony facing
the alley, Dr. Caro installed a security system that has caught
and prosecuted more than 14 perpetrators in the past two years.

Dr.Caro lives in an upscale neighborhood in Whittier, California,
in an apartment directly above the complex’s carports adjacent to
the alley. Two year’s ago, after his bikes were stolen, Dr. Caro
purchased four bullet cameras, a time-lapse video recorder, and a
quad to monitor the activity in and around the carports, alley,
and patio.  The week after installing the system, a neighbor had
a break-in, so Dr. Caro reviewed the tape to see what happened.
He found the incident and gave the tape to the police.

“The police took a report and told me that unless I knew where
the suspect lived or who he was there was really no way to catch
the guy,” Dr. Caro explained.

So Dr. Caro added Voice Alert, a wireless notification device, to
his system.  The Voice Alert system combines wireless infrared
sensors with a speaker/receiver that allows the user to record up
to six individual messages.  When a sensor is triggered by
activity, a signal is sent to the receiver/speaker and it plays
the corresponding message to alert the home or business owner
that an incident has occurred.

Dr. Caro installed three Voice Alert sensors in the carport and
positioned them so that the infrared beams intersected to detect
anything that entered the carport.  Less than a week after he
installed Voice Alert, the receiver speaker sounded at 4 a.m.
playing the message “Someone’s in the carport!” and waking
Dr. Caro.

He turned on his monitor and saw the same guy who robbed his
neighbor a week earlier in his carport.  The time-lapse recorder
was recording and Caro, a former Marine Corps Officer, held the
suspect until police arrived.  Dr. Caro gave the time-lapse
recording to the police, providing enough evidence to prosecute
the suspect.  That same scenario, with different suspects, has
occurred numerous times over the past two years. Each with the
same outcome, the suspect gets caught and prosecuted.

“One police officer even mentioned that more people should have a
system like mine,”  said Dr. Caro. “As far as I’m concerned,
surveillance without sensors is not effective.  You need to catch
them in the act.”

Dr. Caro looked at other notification systems and found Voice
Alert to have the best wireless range and the best price. “It’s a
great piece of equipment,” said Dr. Caro.

Yours in safety,                           http://www.heylooksecurity.com/catalog/voice-alert-transmitter-p-196.html

Douglas Austin


Just Testing

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

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How the Taser c2 helped a cashier

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

A story how the C2 Taser was used.
At the end of the story, you will find a bonus offer just for
you.

Freddy started hanging around old man Benson’s sporting goods
store when he was just ten years old. Now sixteen, and saving up
his cash for college, he ran the cash register on weekends when
the owner took a few hours off to spend time with his daughter
and grandkids.

Weekend afternoons were pretty quiet in the neighborhood. Most
folks did their shopping at the mall these days, though many of
the office workers still stopped by during the week. For Freddy,
it usually meant a chance to catch up on inventory or even the
rare opportunity to get some more homework done.

Melissa, who helped her father run the store, had spent some time
and energy upgrading the store’s security in the past few months.
She and her father didn’t believe in stashing a gun behind the
counter – they didn’t want to run the risk that it might be used
against them, or stolen at night and used in some other crime.

So Melissa picked up a Taser. She figured that if someone came in
and threatened her father or one of her clerks, they could point
and shoot it just like a gun.

As the Bensons enjoyed their afternoon in the park, Freddy caught
up on some of his schoolwork. He couldn’t wait to enroll in pre-
med courses that fall. As he looked up from his textbook, he
noticed an unfamiliar figure hovering around the store. The guy
was easily a foot taller than Freddy, and weighed about two
hundred fifty pounds.

“Can I help you?” Freddy shouted.

The man darted his eyes at Freddy in between glances at the four
corners of the store.

Freddy leaned up off his chair, and asked, “Is there something I
can help you find?”

Suddenly, the man darted toward Freddy, eyes ablaze. He bellowed,
“Yeah! You can help me find all the money in your cash register,
punk! And when you’re done with that, I want you to come in to
the back room and get that safe open!”

Freddy noticed a bulge in the man’s sweatshirt, and didn’t want
to risk what might happen if that was any kind of weapon. In a
split second, he grabbed the Taser from underneath the counter.
Freddy locked the laser sight onto his target and pulled the
trigger.

Even though the robber was still about fifteen feet away, two
small darts found their mark and channeled 50,000 volts of
electricity over the pair of wires. The criminal collapsed, and
Freddy knew from biology class that the attacker’s muscles
wouldn’t stop contracting until he was stuck in the fetal
position.

After the cops and paramedics arrived, Freddy learned that the
robber was high on meth, looking for cash for a quick score.
Without the Taser, who knows what he might have done. Freddy knew
that, in that state, the guy could even have survived a gunshot
and still done some serious damage.

Closing the store that day, he couldn’t wait to swing by the park
and give Melissa the news.           http://www.heylooksecurity.com/catalog/taserreg-devices-c-240_93.html